.3rd in Africa behind Senegal, Morocco.Egypt & Tunisia make top 5.Ghana slide to 61st in the world By Tunde Liadi and Agency reports Super Eagles have climbed four places up the ladder in the FIFA rankings for February to now occupy the 32nd spot in the world and third position in Africa despite exiting the…
Ghana are leaving nothing to chance in their bid to go past arch-rivals Super Eagles to this year’s World Cup in Qatar after they appointed a new and formidable coaching crew for next month’s final playoffs.The Black Stars welcome Nigeria to Cape Coast on March 24 and three days later they fly down to Abuja…
Super Eagles star Joe Aribo has urged his Rangers teammates to continue with their brilliant and intense gameplay as they look to retain their Premiership title.Rangers secured a tough 2-0 victory when they welcomed Hibernian at Ibrox on Wednesday. The win was the Gers’ second consecutive victory after an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Celtic in…
The award winning and history-making sports-loving Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Philip-Shaibu, has been scheduled to be in Lagos this weekend where he will be expected to play very important roles in different sporting activities in the city of acquatic splendor from February 11th to 13th, 2022.Philip-Shauibu, who is a registered player of…
Nigeria international Samson Tijani has revealed what convinced him to join Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2020.The defensive midfielder’s next career step was hot topic in these parts after putting himself in the shop window at the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup in Brazil, where he scored a brace in Nigeria’s…
The official website of the German Bundesliga has compiled a list of the top ten Nigerian players in Bundesliga history.Of the ten Nigerian players selected, two have won the Africa Cup of Nations – Austin Okocha and Sunday Oliseh, while four previous U17 World Cup winners in the shape of Jonathan Akpoborie (1985), Pascal Ojigwe…
• Hail striker despite Al Hilal’s CWC loss Super Eagles star Odion Ighalo was singled out for praise by FIFA’s official website despite Al Hilal’s loss to Chelsea in a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal clash at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Wednesday evening.The European champions booked their place in the showpiece thanks to…
Napoli are looking to fend off interest in Victor Osimhen by handing him a new contract, according to retired Italy international turned pundit Salvatore Bagni.Osimhen, who was bought by Napoli in 2020 for a club record fee of 70 million euros, still has around three and half years left on his contract with the Serie…
Rangers put in another strong performance for the second consecutive game, beating Hibernian 2-0 at Ibrox Stadium in a Scottish Premiership clash on Wednesday night.The champions have responded in a positive manner after their loss to city rivals Celtic, scoring seven goals combined without conceding in the two games.A first half penalty scored by James…
