The airwaves of Nigeria is soon to be set alight again as Africa’s most exceptional talent hunt, De9jaspirit Talent Hunt is set to open registration for the Season 3 (2023 Edition) of the show, which as usual, will accommodate contestants, with talents ranging from contortion, music, ball dancing, comedy, choreography, poetry, to numerous other kinds … Read more
The management of Akwa United have announced a three-week end-of-season break for players and officials of the club. The Promise Keepers had a disappointing 2022-23 Nigeria Premier Football League season missing out on the Super Six playoff ticket. The former NPFL champions were also bundled out of the Federation Cup in the Round of 32 … Read more
Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola names the club well positioned to win the UEFA Champions League this season Zola reckoned that Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will claim the title for the very first time in their history this term. Manchester City have won the Premier League four times in the last five seasons. But the Citizens … Read more
Simi, D’banj and Obi Asika would return alongside the host, IK Osakioduwa, to preside as judges on the popular reality TV singing competition, Nigerian Idol, Season Eight series. The return of the judges was announced in Lagos on Tuesday by MultiChoice Nigeria. Following the success of the last edition that saw Progress Chukwuyem emerge as … Read more
At least 11 players could leave Chelsea this summer. According to The Athletic, the Blues are looking to cut down the squad following a host of new arrivals over the last two transfer windows. Since Todd Boehly took over the Premier League club last year, he has approved £566million on new players. In January alone, … Read more
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has predicted teams that could finish within the top four of the 2022-23 Premier League table. The Italian believes Manchester United have already secured its place in the top three and is backing Chelsea to mount a surprise challenge for the remaining top-four place. Conte feels there is only one Champions … Read more
Former Liverpool player, Didi Hamann has named the favourite to win the Champions League this summer. Bayern Munich, Chelsea, AC Milan and Benfica became the first four teams to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. The remaining spots will be decided next week when the rest of the last-16 teams will play their second legs … Read more
Following the conclusion of this week’s UEFA Europa League round of 16 second-leg fixtures on Thursday night, below are the leading top scorers and assists in the Europe second top-flight competition so far. Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is currently the joint-top scorer in the Europa League. The England international scored a goal in Man … Read more
Nigeria National League outfit, Ekiti United have unveiled their new head coach, Kehinde Anjorin and new jerseys for the 2023 season. The unveiling ceremony took place at the at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti. At the ceremony, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, represented by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akin Oyebode, reassured the players … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte has admitted the club could fire him before the season ends. Conte was reacting to their exit from the Champions League on Wednesday night. Spurs were eliminated by AC Milan on a 1-0 aggregate, with the second leg ending 0-0 in North London. Conte’s men managed just two shots on … Read more
Manchester United legend, Patrice Evra, has lavished praises on Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey for his performances for the Gunners so far this season. Evra said Partey is having a great season for Arsenal. Partey, 29, has been crucial for Arsenal so far this season. The former Atletico Madrid star has made 26 appearances across competitions … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has been ruled out for the rest of this season. The Brazilian will need surgery on an ankle injury he suffered last month. Neymar was forced off during PSG’s win over Lille on February 19. The club has now said Neymar will miss between three and four months. “Following his last … Read more
Lobi Stars have announced they will be meeting with their supporters this evening ahead of the second stanza of the season. According to a statement on the club’s social media handle, the interaction with the fans will hold at the Macarthy Stadium, Makurdi. The Pride of Benue are using the medium to bring the supporters … Read more
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has tipped the club to win the Premier League this season. This was following the Gunner’s dramatic comeback victory over Bournemouth on Saturday which restored their five-point lead over Manchester City. The Gunners came from behind to record a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium after falling 2-0 … Read more
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said their next three fixtures will define their season. Guardiola was speaking after their 2-0 win over Newcastle in Saturday’s early kick-off. Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva scored for the Premier League champions as they kept track with leaders Arsenal. “We played a really good first half and after … Read more
Sky Bet Championship club, Watford have revealed former Flying Eagles midfielder, Tom Dele-Bashiru will not play again this season. Dele-Bashiru spent last season on loan at another Sky Bet Championship club, Reading. The Nigerian who returned to the Vicarage Road has, however, been blighted by injury. The 23-year-old has been in and out of the … Read more
Sky Sports pundit, Graeme Souness has admitted he expected Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez to get “exposed” in the Premier League. There were concerns over Martinez’s height following his £57m move from Ajax last summer. But the 25-year-old has emerged as one of Erik ten Hag’s most important squad members. Souness has now said Martinez’s … Read more
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has opened up on digging up and cutting off the roads to certain communities in the State. Bello had engaged a construction firm to cut off the roads to frustrate elections in certain communities by preventing the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security agents and … Read more
Old Trafford legend, Gary Neville has named Casemiro as Manchester United’s most important player this season. He also named former Real Madrid and France international, Raphael Varane as the Red Devils’ most important option in defence. Casemiro moved to Old Trafford from Real Madrid for a fee of £70 million last summer and has been … Read more
British broadcaster, Piers Morgan, has named defender Oleksandr Zinchenko as his Premier League player of the Season. Morgan said this following Arsenal’s Premier League 4-0 win over Everton on Wednesday. He hailed Zinchenko for the impact he has made on the Gunners since joining the north London club from Manchester City last summer. Recall that … Read more