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April, 2021

  • 20 April

    Opinion : Is Mourinho Really a Bad Coach?

    Yet again, for the third time in 7 years, Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach by a top English Football club. First, it was Chelsea in 2014, then Man United in Dec 2018, and now Tottenham Hotspur, midway into a coaching contract that was supposed to terminate in 2013. In Man United, despite winning the Europa League cup for ...

  • 19 April

    Tottenham Hotspur sacks Jose Mourinho as manager.

    The Athletic understands Spurs have decided to dispense with Mourinho after just over a season and a half in charge. Tottenham are in seventh in the Premier League and at risk of missing out on a place in the top four. How has Mourinho performed at Tottenham?Mourinho was brought in to take Tottenham to the next level, to do what ...

  • 19 April

    BREAKING: Kelechi Iheanacho shoots Leicester into FA Cup final

    Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho once more lived up to his billing on Sunday evening when his goal ensured that Leicester City qualified for the English FA Cup final for the first time in 52 years. Iheanacho struck in 55 minutes for what proved to be the only goal of the match in which his Nigerian compatriot Wilfred Ndidi also sparkled ...

  • 19 April

    Man U, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea, others plot new Super League.. UEFA warns

    Twelve top European football clubs have agreed to found a Super League as soon as possible, the clubs announced in a joint statement late on SundayThe founding clubs of the mid-week league were listed to include English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea.The others are Italy’s Juventus and Milan clubs AC and Inter, ...

  • 18 April

    Sheffield United relegated from Premier League

    Sheffield United’s relegation from the Premier League was sealed when they lost 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. The defeat left the Yorkshire club 19 points behind fourth-bottom Burnley with a maximum of 18 remaining. Sheffield United finished in the top half last season on their return to the top flight but have looked relegation favourites for a long time ...

  • 15 April

    Bayelsa State hires merchinery long-distance runner from Kenya, punished

    Can you imagine this? Bayelsa State brought a long-distance runner from Kenya to help the state get Gold in long-distance running events. Dino Ebarakumo a Kenyan Mercenary runner was discovered and Bayelsa State lost 4 Golds, and 2 Silver Medals dubiously won at Edo2020 National Sports Festival in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria? The question on the lips of many is ...

  • 14 April

    Musa’s back with Kano Pillars.. 11 years after

    Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has rejoined Kano Pillars for the remainder of the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League season. Musa joins Sai Masu Gida for the rest of the season, 11 years after he first featured for the club. The 28-year-old previously played for the Pride of Kano in 2009, and ended the season as the top scorer in ...

  • 8 April

    Breaking: National Sports Festival to end abruptly over lack of funds

    The Local Organising Committee, LOC of 20th National Sports Festival, “Edo 2020 has announced that it will end the games abruptly on Thursday due to lack of funds. The decision to end the festival at 12pm on Thursday was made at the emergency meeting of the Committee held on Wednesday evening. The LOC says it has to take the hard ...

  • 5 April

    CAF Cup: Enyimba beats Algeria’s Setif

    A brilliant dribble and perfect pass by Anayo Iwuala allowed Tosin Omoyele to score and earn Enyimba of Nigeria a 2-1 win over Entente Setif of Algeria Sunday in a high-profile CAF Confederation Cup clash. The showdown between former two-time CAF Champions League winners in southeastern city Aba was settled by the magic of Iwuala, who evaded six Algerians before ...

March, 2021

  • 31 March

    Super Eagles win after 10 yrs excite Sanwo Olu, others.

    Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said, “I am excited as for the first time in 20 years, we witness the homecoming of our dear Super Eagles as they play their AFCON qualifier at our state soccer home ground, the Teslim Balogun Stadium. Sport is an important part of our THEMES agenda for Lagos. “We have invested in developing our ...