Victor Ikpeba has faulted the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation to allow Austin Eguavoen handle the Home-Based Eagles. Eguaveon who is the Technical Director of the NFF will lead 26 NPFL stars to Congo for an invitational tournament.Recalled the former Super Eagles defender was also in charge of the squad for their last international…
CSKA Moscow manager Aleksey Berezutski has provided an update on the injury suffered by Chidera Ejuke during the closing minutes of his side’s 2-0 win against FK Nizhny Novgorod on Monday evening.The Nigeria international provided the assist for the opening goal scored by the Muscovites just past the half hour mark. Nine minutes from time,…
Former Napoli coach Ottavio Bianchi is convinced that Victor Osimhen is a quality young talent with massive potential and the desire to get even better. But the veteran Italian manager has warned that the free-scoring Nigerian attacker must continue to feature as a crucial component of Napoli’s first team when his goals temporarily dry off….
Victor Osimhen has been tipped to become a world class striker like Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane, Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland. Respected Italian-born ESPN pundit Gabriele Marcotti believes the Nigeria international is showing all the attributes to become a world-class striker. There is no…
Products of the previous edition of National Youth Games, Isaac Okeke, Goodness Ekunke and Deborah Quickpen yesterday showed shade of their respective talents on the continent when they emerged champions at the just concluded African junior chess event in Accra, Ghana. Aside from the trio who were products of the Youth games, another Nigerian, Olanrewaju…
Plateau United FC have unveiled 12 new players recently signed from different clubs across the country after former Heartland FC Chief coach Fidelis Ilechukwu was unveiled on Monday as the new Technical Adviser ahead of the 2021-2022 campaign.Toping the list of the newly recruited players are Suraj Ayeleso (Kano Pillars), Reuben Bala (Enyimba) and Samuel…
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti is delighted with performance of Victor Osimhen, but suggests the striker has to improve. Osimhen scored the first goal in the Azzurri’s win against Udinese to take his tally to three in all competitions.Assessing the performance of the Nigeria in Partenopei’s 4-0 win away at Udinese, Spalleti said Osimhen’s performance makes…
Nigerian star Victor Osimhen looks a lot like Ivorian legend Didier Drogba according to legendary Italian striker Giuseppe Signori. This comes after Osimhen grabbed two goals to help his Italian club SSC Napoli hold English side Leicester City to a 2-2 draw in the UEFA Europa League game on Thursday. The 22-year-old striker has previously…
Youth and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare says his ministry will ensure fairness and a level playing field for all those aspiring to get into the boards of national sports federations later this month. National sports federations elections are usually battlegrounds and hot spots for bitter rivalries and agitations oftentimes leading to long drawn feuds…
