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July 22, 2020 No Responses

Sterling-Inspired Man City Hammer Watford

Watford were plunged into the relegation zone in the wake of Nigel Pearson’s surprise sacking as they were hammered by a Raheem Sterling-inspired Manchester City. The defeat, coupled with Aston Villa’s win over Arsenal on Tuesday, means the Hornets’ battle...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

Aubameyang Fires Arsenal Past Man City Into FA Cup final

Arsenal ambushed holders Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in a 2-0 victory in the FA Cup semi-final at an empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A few days after beating Premier League champions Liverpool, Arsenal gave another gritty and.....

June 21, 2020 No Responses

FIFA Explains Evaluation Of Colombia’s Bid To Host 2023 Women’s World Cup

FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia’s bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. It has now told the country’s unhappy football chief that the assessment was conducted in a “highly objective” manner. Colombian Football Federation pr...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Crowds Welcome Return Of English Football

The Manchester City-Arsenal game may have been played in an empty stadium in north-west England on Wednesday night because of the coronavirus pandemic but 6,500km (4,000 miles) away in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, there was little sign of any soc...

April 3, 2020 No Responses

Infantino: Football Will Be Totally Different After Coronavirus

Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday. “Football will come back, and when it does, we’ll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together,”...

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Liverpool: Klopp’s Side Qualify For Champions League Next Season

The knockout stage of this season’s Champions League hasn’t even started yet – but holders Liverpool have already qualified for next year’s competition. Chelsea’s failure to beat Manchester United on Monday night means the Premier...

February 10, 2020 No Responses

Oshoala’s Brace Helps Barcelona Win Maiden Spanish Super Cup

Asisat Oshoala scored twice to help Barcelona claim her maiden Spanish Super Cup trophy after thrashing Real Sociedad 10-1 on Sunday. It’s the first title for the team this season and the 25-year old’s 35th and 51st goals added spice...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Messi Scores In 700th Match As Barca Ease Into Last-16

Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday. The win for Barca ensured that they sealed a spot in...

November 25, 2019 No Responses

Ighalo, Osimhen, Nnadozie, Oshoala Nominated For CAF Awards

Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo, Victor Osimhen and Wilfred Ndidi have been shortlisted for the 2019 CAF Men Footballer of the Year. The trio were nominated alongside 27 others in a list released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday....

September 21, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors Captivates Football Fans With Inclusive 2019/20 UEFA Europa League

As an official partner of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League season, Kia Motors Corporation has kicked off a series of inspiring and enthralling marketing activities with the aim of vivifying fan engagement throughout Europe and around the world. Under the...

May 1, 2019 No Responses

Sifax Group Photo News

L-R: Solomon Fatoyinbo, Protocol Officer, SIFAX Group; Victor Olotu, Senior Manager, Business Development and Strategic Planning, SIFAX Group; Oloye Gbadamosi, Captain, Sunshine FC, Surulere; Seinde Fadeni, Chief Executive Officer, GMT Energy Resources Limited...

October 12, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), HadizaBala Usman (Middle) with the victorious NPA Football Team (Hadiza Warriors) and top Management of NPA, when the team paid a courtesy call on the MD at the NPA Corporate Headquarters...

April 30, 2018 No Responses

Barcelona crowned La Liga champions

Barcelona were crowned La Liga champions for the 25th time after beating Deportivo La Coruna 4-2 on Sunday with the help of Lionel Messi. Barca only needed a draw to clinch the title and complete an eighth domestic double...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

Odion Ighalo (left), Footballer with Chinese club, Changchun Yatai F.C. and the Nigerian National team presents his club jersey to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State during a visit to the governor to solicit support for the establishment of an...