Sadio Mane: An African Legend Rises Above the Whiff of Toxic Petrol
KEN UGBECHIE Away with a people’s seasonal show of shame. Away with the tacky tale of a nation unable to wean herself from getting drunk with her own urine. Let’s…
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Ethiopians sweep the stakes
February 12, 2022 Two Ethiopian marathoners, Daresa Ulfata and Dagne Siranesh have emerged both male and female winners of the 42-km 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday…
Zouma cat case rekindles racism fire in England, club suspends brother
February 11, 2022 The cat-slapping tale involving West Ham’s Kurt Zouma and his brother, Yoan, has rekindled the flames of racism often vainly suppressed by English football authorities. Zouma and…
Busted! Police arrest 20-year-old hacker of Neymar’s account
February 10, 2022 Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money totaling more than 40,000 dollars, officials in…
FIFA clears Lookman, may star in Nigeria-Ghana World Cup play-off
February 11, 2022 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says world football governing body FIFA has approved the application of Leicester City FC player Ademola Lookman to switch national association allegiance….
The miracle of Sadio Mane: From barefoot to class of Champions
February 9, 2022 Sadio Mane lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy is the latest step in his remarkable football journey. The Liverpool forward scored the decisive penalty as he…
Super Eagles: Nigerians hail NFF for dropping Peseiro for Eguavoen
February 8, 2022 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has bowed to the popular wish of Nigerians as it announced the reconstitution of the technical crew of the senior men’s national…
AFCON: We showed character- Cameroon; we were unprofessional – Burkina Faso
February 6, 2022 It was a story of contrasting fortunes but a thriller in the eyes of the watchers as Camerron completed a rare comeback against Burkina Faso to win…
AFCON Final: Odds favour Egypt but red card puts coach Queiroz out of dugout
February 5, 2022 As Egypt square up against gritty Senegal in the ongoing AFCON final, the odds favour the North African team to win but this will be without their…
AFCON: We wanted to write history, but it didn’t work out – Cameroon coach
February 5, 2022 Antonio Conceiçao, Coach of Cameroon, says he wanted to make history with his team but it did not go as planned. “We wanted to write history, but…