Napoli will pay tribute to Diego Maradona on Sunday whenthey host Lazio hoping to put two painful and costlyconsecutive defeats behind them.The football world honored Maradona on the anniversary ofhis death on Thursday but Napoli are using this weekend’sfixture to enable Neapolitans to finally say goodbye at thea place where their icon was most at […]
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will reshuffle their startingside, before hosting Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday in a finaltune-up ahead of their top-of-the-table clash at Dortmund. Bielefeld earned a 3-3 draw when the clubs met in Munich lastFebruary and have picked up four points from their last twoleague games. Even with a host of stars sidelined, Bayern […]
Manchester United have reached an agreement with RalfRangnick to take over as new interim manager.Rangnick will be taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer whowas relieved of his position following a humbling 4-1 defeat byWatford, with the club being in an unfamiliar eighth position inthe league table.The German had been part of a short-list of experiencedmanagers […]
Fans have tipped Union Berlin striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, to be the directreplacement for the injured Victor Osimhen at the 2021 Africa Cup ofNations in Cameroon next year.The delayed AFCON is billed to hold from January 9 to February 6 butthe Super Eagles will be without their star striker Osimhen who hasbeen ruled out of action […]
Coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that the Super Eagles are expectedto camp in Nigeria ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations barringany last-minute decision. Rohr hopes to begin camping on December28.Nigeria have been drawn alongside Egypt, Guinea Bissau, and Sudanin Group D.The Eagles will face Egypt in their opening game on January 11 inGaroua, […]
Manchester United has ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s three-year reign as manager at Old Trafford on Sunday, but plan to wait until the end of the season to name the Norwegian’s permanent successor. Saturday’s 4-1 embarrassment at the hands of struggling Watford was the final straw for the United board, who had stuck by Solskjaer in […]
The Nigeria Football Federation is considering hiring Serbian Mladen Krstajić as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. Pressure has mounted on the NFF to sack Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr after the national team put up an underwhelming performance against Cape Verde in their Qatar 2022 World Cup Group C final qualifier at […]
Inter Milan legend, Sandro Mazzola, speaks highly of Nigeriainternational, Victor Osimhen, ahead of the Italian champions andNapoli mouth-watering clash in the Serie A on Sunday.The former Nerazzurri striker was full of praise for the 22-year-oldNigerian and said he loses sleep anytime Osimhen was with the ball.The former Lille striker has been in great form for […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria drew Sharks of Cape Verde 1-1 in thesecond leg of their FIFA World Cup qualifier at Teslim BalogunStadium, Lagos on Tuesday.With the draw, Super Eagles topped Group C with 13 points to qualifyfor the knockout round.Nigeria had a dream start when Victor Osimhen opened the scoringwith a neat low finish […]
Tyrone Mings headed his first England goal after San Marino’s DanteRossi was sent off, before Tammy Abraham and Bukayo Sakacompleted their country’s record-breaking win.Anthony Joshua will get his opportunity to take revenge on OleksandrUsyk within the opening months of 2022, says promoter Eddie Hearn.The pair met at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium two months ago andalthough […]