Two Chelsea academy products Dominic Solanke and Oladapo Afolayan have been named in Whoscored Team of the Week for the Championship and League One respectively.Solanke’s first half-half brace in a 2-2 draw with Blackpool helped the Cherries maintain their unbeaten start to the 2021-2022 campaign after five matches in all competitions.In a 4-4-2 formation, the…
Newcastle United are interested in signing left-footed Nigeria-eligible central defender Jordan Torunarigha, according to reports.German broadcaster Sport1 informs via its website that the Magpies are plotting a move for the former Germany youth international but face competition from the Serie A in the form of Atalanta.Torunarigha is frustrated at a lack of first-team opportunities in…
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Finidi George has charged the Nigeria senior national team to ensure they all that is possible to secure maximum points in their first Group D game of the 2021 AFCON against the Pharaohs of Egypt on January 11th next year to deter unnecessary pressure.The Eagles are paired in Group D alongside…
Gernot Rohr will not spring any surprises tomorrow when he announces his call-ups for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde.The coach himself has said he will not risk new call-ups as there is not enough time to train for the two qualifiers next month.That shuts the door for the time…
Former Super Eagles midfield star Prince Ikpe Ekong has told SCORENigeria his son, Emmanuel, will soon take his chance in the Italian Serie A.Emmanuel Ekong, 19, was an unused sub this past weekend, when Empoli fell 3-1 to Lazio in the opening game of the new Serie A season.This is the first season as a…
Bayelsa United coach Diepreye Teibowei believes the Yenagoa-based side can compete against Africa’s top teams and be worthy campaigners for Nigeria in the 2021/22 CAF Confederation Cup, provided he is able to make a few additions to the current squad.Teibowei’s side, who compete in the second-tier Nigeria National League (NNL), knocked out former champions and…
Pakistan has crossed another grim milestone of 25,000 coronavirus-related deaths as authorities struggle to contain the highly contagious Delta variant. At least 80 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 25,003, according to the health ministry on Monday Pakistan’s positive test rate was reported at 7 percent, with 3,772…
US grants full safety approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given full safety approval to Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in a landmark decision that will allow leading US employers and universities to mandate jabs. The FDA’s decision brings about the first US government licence of a…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has come under fire for remarks about women footballers having “flat chests” and suggesting they would not be attractive candidates for marriage. Hassan made the comments at a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate the victory of a national men’s team in a regional football championship, where ironically she also called…
