Aba-based Enyimba Football Club has reacted to reports that its player, Mfon Udoh, has missed some league games due to his battle with stroke. The club management, in a statement issued on Wednesday, described the reports as “entirely false and misleading.” Enyimba FC blamed the author of the story, Saab Osuji, who writes for Complete…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons was knocked out of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada by their US counterpart on Tuesday night. The Falcons only needed a win to scale through to the round of 16, having drawn their first match and lost their second game in Group D to Sweden and Australia respectively. But…
A Nigerian player in the Malaysian league on Saturday died after he collapsed during a friendly match in the Asian country. The footballer, David Faramola Oniya, slumped on the pitch in the third minute of the game in Kota Bharu and was quickly rushed to the hospital for medical attention, where he eventually gave up…
Spanish club, Barcelona has been crowned winner of the 2014/2015 Champions League season. The club defeated Italian giant, Juventus to lift the trophy at the final game of the competition played in Berlin, Germany on Saturday. Ivan Rakitic opened the scoreline for Barca in the fourth minute, but Alvaro Morata cancelled the deficit for Juve…
The Nigerian Under 20 team at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in New Zealand opened their Group E match against Brazil with a loss. The Flying Eagles lost 4-2 to Brazil in a match played in the early hours of Monday (Nigerian time). Gabriel Fernando de Jesus opened the scoreline for Brazil in the 4th…
Lionel Messi’s brace and Neymar’s lone goal were enough to give Barcelona a comfortable lead in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League match played on Wednesday night against Bayern Munich. It took 77 minutes for Barcelona to break open the stubborn Bayern defence. After Messi’s first goal of the match in the 77th…
There is a negative report presently trailing Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo. The Rivers State-born politician with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been accused of duping billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga according to OrijoReporter Here is the full report by the online tabloid: When the Super Eagles of Nigeria players protested and boycotted the next…
Manchester United defeated their city arch-rival at Old Trafford in a Manchester derby on Sunday. The red side of the city came from a goal down in the first half to beat their ‘noisy neighbour’ 4-2 in a thrilling match. Sergio Aguero put Manchester City ahead in the 8th minute, but Ashley Young cancelled out…
Reigning African female footballer of the year, Asisat Oshoala, finally made her debut for Liverpool in the FA Women’s Super League on Wednesday. Oshoala became the first African female footballer to feature in the league. She played for Liverpool against Sunderland, but her club lost 2-1. Oshoala had the opportunity to level the game in…
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has berated players of the Super Eagles over their altitude of play when adoring the green-white-green. Pinnick, who spoke with the players and officials of the team after they lost 0-1 to Uganda on Wednesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom in a friendly match, said henceforth, he would…