The governorship election in Adamawa State is clearly between two candidates: Ahmadu Fintiri of PDP who also happens to be the incumbent governor and Aishatu Ahmed Binani of APC who enjoys near equal rating with Fintiri and could spring surprises. With his power of incumbency, coupled with widely acknowledged high performance in office as governor … Read more
EDITED- Former England man, Rio Ferdinand has reckoned that Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen will join Chelsea when the transfer window reopens in June. He also believes that England captain Harry Kane tops Manchester United’s striker list. Osimhen, Kane and Benfica’s Goncalo Ramos are the three strikers in Erik ten Hag wishlist for the summer transfer … Read more
Forward Chijoke Akuneto has been linked with a move to eight-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions, Enyimba. Akuneto was the top scorer in the NPFL last season, netting 19 times to help Rivers United win the title for the first time. The 25-year-old was spotted at the Enyimba Stadium on Sunday during Enyimba’s Abia State … Read more
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked three of the goals scored by the Flying Eagles among the Top 10 goals of the just concluded 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. Jude Sunday’s third goal in Nigeria’s 4-0 win against the Young Carthage Eagles of Tunisia made the list. The winger dribbled past three … Read more
Al-Hilal striker, Odion Ighalo is currently leading the top scorers’ chart in the Saudi Arabia Pro League. Ighalo scored a brace to help his side thrash Al Taawon 4-0 on Saturday. The Nigerian striker scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute and added a second in the 45th minute. Ighalo is ahead of Al-Nassr … 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
Benfica midfielder, Joao Mario has topped the list of best midfielders in Europe, according to FIFA. The list was released after the first legs of the Champions League Round of sixteen were completed on Wednesday night. Benfica defeated Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate after two-legged matches in the round of sixteen with Mario in the … Read more
Italian agent, Guiseppe Pisano has backed Ademola Lookman to improve his performance at Atalanta. Lookman had a strong start at Atalanta but seems to have struggled in recent outings. The 24-year-old has failed to register a goal in his last six league games. But despite the drought, Pisano is upbeat that the Nigeria international will … Read more
Chelsea manager, Graham Potter has hailed Marc Cucurella after the defender was named man of the match for the Blues’ Champions League round of 16 second-leg 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. Potter said he was delighted for Cucurella, adding that the Spaniard put in a top performance during the encounter. Cucurella was … Read more
Ajax defender, Calvin Bassey has revealed the secret behind his impressive form for the club. Bassey had come under intense criticism following his poor form in recent times. The Nigeria international was however awarded the Man of the Match after a sensational performance against NEC last weekend. “While I was on the subs’ bench, I … Read more
Mohamed Salah has penned his name in Liverpool’s and English Premier League’s history books by overtaking Robbie Fowler as the Reds’ all-time highest Premier League goalscorer against rivals Manchester United. Salah smashed in Liverpool’s fourth goal to grab his brace and wrote his name in the annals of EPL football history. Liverpool ran riot over … Read more
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has admitted that Arsenal “deserve” to be top of the table. Guardiola has seen his former assistant Mikel Arteta lead the Gunners to be title contenders this season. Arsenal has remained at the summit of the Premier League for most of the campaign. Although they lost it briefly when City … Read more
Former Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique and former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane are both ‘in the running’ to become the new Chelsea manager. According to Sport, Enrique and Zidane are now the latest big names to be linked to the Chelsea job, as both men are in contention to replace Potter. Potter is currently under … Read more
Flying Eagle’s Solomon Agbalaka and Ibrahim Muhammad’s goals have been picked by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, among the top five goals scored in the group stage of the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. Agbalaka scored from a wonderful header in the Flying Eagles’ 1-0 win against hosts Egypt last week. The left-back … Read more
Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers has admitted Arsenal were the better side as they lost 1-0 to the Premier League leaders. Gabriel Martinelli struck early in the second half to hand the Gunners a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium. The result would have been more comfortable, but Arsenal had two goals disallowed in … Read more
Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has lavished praise on in-form forward, Marcus Rashford after his impressive performances for Erik ten Hag’s side this season.Rooney described Rashford as a top player, adding that the England international is back at his best for Man United. Rashford has been impressive for the Red Devils so far this season, … Read more
Former Arsenal and Chelsea star. Olivier Giroud has picked Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen to win the highest goalscorer award in the Serie A this season. Osimhen has scored eighteen goals in 23 matches in the Italian topflight this season, leading Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez with five and Ademola Lookman with six goals. The Super … Read more
Doma United head coach, Akinade Onigbinde is determined to keep his key players from the claws of top clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League. The Gombe-based club, who are making their debut appearance in the NPFL, have fared well despite their low budget. A number of their players have caught the eye and are … Read more
Following the conclusion of this week’s UEFA Europa League play-off second-leg fixtures on Thursday night, below are the leading top scorers and assists in the Europe second top-flight competition so far. Recall that Manchester United defeated Barcelona 2-1 at Old Trafford, while Juventus defeated Nantes 3-0 in France. AS Roma defeated RB Salzburg 2-0 in … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that Lagos, Kano and Kaduna States top the list of 87.2m collected Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. The disclosure is contained in a document issued by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the daily briefing held at the National Collation Centre on Thursday in Abuja. Recall that PVC … Read more