Ahmed Musa’s move from Leicester City to Al-Nassr FC appears to have gone down well with the club’s fans, who gave the Nigeria international an outrageous reaction upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia. In a video shared on his @AhmedMusa718 Twitter handle, the former CSKA Moscow forward is seem being mobbed by delirious fans upon […]
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Gernot Rohr backs ‘honest victim’ Salisu Yusuf after bribery sting
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has thrown his weight behind his assistant Salisu Yusuf, who is the subject of an internal NFF investigation after he was secretly filmed receiving cash from undercover reporters posing as football agents. Yusuf has denied that the money was a bribe, describing it as a ‘token’, and Rohr has now come […]
Man City beat Chelsea to win 5th Community Shield
Sergio Aguero scored twice on Sunday as Manchester City defeated Chelsea to win their fifth FA Community Shield at the Wembley Stadium. It was a good start for City and Aguero whose two goals ensured his 200th goal for the club. The game between title winners and Cup holders is the traditional curtain-raiser to the […]
Nigeria to bid for 2025 IAAF World Championships
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Shehu Gusau has said Nigeria would bid to host the 2025 IAAF World Athletics Championships. IAAF president Sebastian Coe, who was in Asaba for the 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships, during the week said the world body was working to ensure that Africa hosted their first World Championships […]
Athletics-Semenya speeds to 400m win in African Championships
Caster Semenya won the women’s 400 metres in a South African record time of 49.96 seconds, while Nijel Amos of Botswana retained his 800m title by beating Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir at the African Championships on Friday. Semenya, the Olympic and world 800m champion, clipped 0.09 seconds off the 18-year-old national record. She now holds the […]
Travel chaos at African championships as athletes stranded
The start of the African track and field championships in Nigeria was delayed Wednesday after hundreds of athletes were stranded at an airport, some for three days when they were left to sleep on the floor as they waited for a connecting flight to the host city. Those who did get on a plane from […]
Enyimba lose to Ivorian club in CAF Confederation Cup
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba slumped to a 0-2 defeat to Williamsville Athletic Club(WAC) of Cote d’ Ivoire in Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup Group C clash at the Robert Champroux Stadium in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a goal in each half from N’da Jean-Willy and Guy Serge Cdric Yameogo […]
Ronaldo avoids jail, to pay $22m to Spanish taxman
Spanish tax authorities have conceded that football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should pay close to 19 million euros ($22 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors in Madrid said the deal with tax authorities and Ronaldo’s advisors also includes a two-year jail sentence which he won’t serve. Sentences of up to two […]
Dangote targets 2020 Arsenal takeover amid Usmanov sale report
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has put a 2020 timeline on his goal of buying Arsenal, following a report that Alisher Usmanov is exploring a sale of his 30 percent stake. The Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to the Russian billionaire, that Usmanov has grown frustrated that the club’s majority owner, Stan […]