Category: Sports

Anthony Okachi: Enyimba Loses Another Player Ahead Of Next Season

After losing their first-choice goalkeeper, Ojo Olorunleke, to a Sudanese club, Al Merreikh, Enyimba have lost another player, Anthony Okachi ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Anthony Okachi said he is embarking on a “new chapter in my football journey”, without confirming his next destination. The 23-year-old centre-forward moved to Enyimba from Shooting Stars on July […]

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Netherlands Head Coach, Ronald Koeman Predicts Euro 2024 Winner

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Netherlands head coach, Ronald Koeman has predicted the national team that could win the 2024 European Championship in Germany. Ronaldo Koeman attempted to win the championship after struggling in the group stage in which his team recorded one win, one defeat and one draw. The inconsistent run forced them to finish third in their group, […]

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Transfer Updates On Adeyemi, De Ligt, Duran, Sancho, Greenwood, Williams, Others

Chelsea are negotiating with Borussia Dortmund over the possibility of signing their German attacker Karim Adeyemi, 22, in this summer transfer window, Bild claimed. Matthijs de Ligt, a 24-year-old Netherlands and Bayern Munich defender, and Manchester United have verbally agreed on transfer terms, according to Melton Evening News. Jhon Duran, a 20-year-old Aston Villa and […]

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Ferdinand Defends Cristiano Ronaldo’s Euro 2024 Outing

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has admitted that Portuguese football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, didn’t have a good Euro 2024, but stressed that he didn’t deserve the criticism he has been getting. Cristiano Ronaldo went through five games in Euro 2024 without scoring a goal from open play, a new low he has been battling […]

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Remo Stars Coach Daniel Ogunmodede Laments Over NPFL Coaches’ Poor Salary

The head coach of Remo Stars, Daniel Ogunmodede, has stressed that coaches in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) are poorly paid. Daniel Ogunmodede noted that coaches in a country like Rwanda are better paid than coaches in Nigeria which is seen as a bigger footballing nation. Ogunmodede, who is one of the most famous […]

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Uruguay Coach Marcelo Bielsa Insists Football Is Dying

The head coach of Uruguay national, Marcelo Bielsa, has insisted that football is gradually dying even though more people are now attracted to the game. Marcelo Bielsa believes that the increased interest in football is not a sign of growth because what makes the sport more enjoyable (unpredictability) is gradually diminishing. According to him, the […]

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2024 Paris Olympics: USA Club, Bay FC Send Forth Asisat Oshoala

National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club, Bay FC, gave Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, a befitting sent forth as she prepares to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Asisat Oshoala who left FC Barcelona for the USA women’s football club earlier this year, is one of the 18 players coach Randy Waldrum […]

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