Despite the time difference between Kuwait and Northern Ireland, Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel was awake to monitor proceedings at Windsor Park in Belfast on Wednesday as the Blues faced Villarreal in the 2021 edition of the Super Cup.Chelsea’s class of 2021 did one better than Mikel and his teammates in 2012 and 2013 by…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has dropped three places and are now ranked 32nd in the world in the latest FIFA ranking released on Wednesday. They also lost their position as the third-ranked team in Africa to Algeria, dropping to the fourth position.The Eagles had earlier been ranked 29th in the September ranking which was…
Learning the language of their country of residence helps people integrate better and enjoy more stability, and a language expert has revealed how two Nigerian internationals are faring on that fron Girondins de Bordeaux’s language expert Annabelle Creuzé has revealed that the Nigerian duo of Samuel Kalu and Josh Maja are among the foreign players…
Silas Nwankwo says he’s yet to come to term with Nasarawa United’s Aiteo Cup defeat to Bayelsa United last Sunday.Nwankwo was in action for the Solid Miners in the defeat to Bayelsa United in the final played in Benin City, the capital city of Edo State. The game ended 2-2 after regulation time, but the…
Nantes forward Moses Simon has revealed that it’s an excellent thing to have Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer of his generation, in the French Ligue 1.Messi completed a stunning switch to Paris Saint Germain from Barcelona a couple of days ago, ending his more than twenty years stay at the La Liga giants.The Argentine…
William Troost-Ekong will make his long-awaited debut in the Premier League this weekend, when Watford go up against Aston Villa, and the Nigeria defender is keen to prove himself in England’s top divisioHe has taken a roundabout route to making his oft-stated dream come true, via eight years of football in Holland, Belgium, Norway, Turkey,…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has welcomed Paris Saint-Germain’s new attacker Lionel Messi, to Paris. Okocha sent his welcome message via his Instagram handle to Messi, who just moved to Ligue 1 after an emotional exit from Barcelona. Okocha, who was a former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, earlier congratulated Messi and said he…
Championship club Reading are on the verge of announcing the signing of Watford midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru.Watford Observer has reported that the Nigeria underage international is set to join the Royals on a season-long loan and allnigeriasoccer.com has additional confirmation that the move is ‘definitely happening’ subject to a routine medical. This website can report with certainty that…
By Trust Africa News With this renewal, Nigerian football fans that passionately follow the EPL are assured of live broadcast of English Premier League (EPL) matches on SuperSport channels on DSTV all through the year, as the 2021/2022 season officially kicks off on Friday, August 13. Speaking on the 2021/ 2022 EPL football season, Globacom,…
