Category: SPORT

Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle Former coach of Mali national football team, Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle has been appointed as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. NFF’s Executive Committee endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Chelle, who won five caps for the Aiglons of Mali and had club coaching experience with GS Consolat, FC Martigues, Boulogne and MC Oran, and has been Head Coach of the Malian national team since 2022. At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cote…

By Tony Adibe The Barrister Amobi Ezeaku-led management of Rangers International F.C said it has kicked off the new year, 2025, with a compassionate message to the coaches, players, staff, and supporters of the club,  thanking them for their unrelenting efforts, dedication, and strong support in the year, 2024. In a press release issued in Enugu, Ezeaku specially thanked the executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr. Peter Mbah, for his all-time support and belief in Rangers International F.C which has, in no small way, led the club to…

Substitute Rodrigo Muniz scored the winner late into six minutes of stoppage time as Fulham staged a magnificent late comeback to stun Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea looked to be maintaining the pressure on Premier League pace-setters Liverpool as they defended a lead given to them by Cole Palmer’s smooth 16th-minute strike. Fulham, however, never took a backward step and were rewarded in the most dramatic fashion with two late goals as Chelsea’s title aspirations suffered a serious setback. Marco Silva’s Fulham substitutions worked to perfection, first when Harry Wilson…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club are in danger of missing out on a place in next season’s Champions League. City are currently in their 14th consecutive season in European football’s most prestigious club competition. Only Arsenal between 1998 and 2017, and Manchester United between 1996 and 2014, have a longer record of qualifying among English clubs. City are seventh in the Premier League after 17 matches, four points behind Nottingham Forest in fourth and a point behind fifth-placed Bournemouth. England are currently top of Uefa’s European Performance…

Jake Paul emerged victorious in a high-profile boxing clash against legendary fighter Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The match concluded with a unanimous decision in favor of Paul, with judges scoring the bout 80-72, 79-73, and 79-73. This historic fight saw the largest age gap between opponents in professional boxing history—31 years. Tyson, 57, returned to the ring for the first time since his 2005 loss to Kevin McBride. Paul, 26, continued his unconventional rise in the sport, solidifying his position with a dominant performance. The 8-round…

Mike Tyson threatened to kick off his fight with Jake Paul a day early after SLAPPING him during their final face-off. The heavyweight legend returns to the ring for a controversial comeback bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Texas. And Tyson looked in sensational shape as he hit the scales at 228.4lb (16st 3lb) while wearing a pair of Versace briefs. That was just before Paul came in a career-heaviest 227.2lb (16st 2lb) nearly Two Stone above his usual fighting weight. The two squared off for the final time but Tyson…

Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday secured qualification to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled to be held in Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Super Eagles secured a berth at the continental showpiece with two games to spare, even before they took to the pitch to take on Benin Republic. This was after Libya snatched a narrow 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali in an earlier Group D encounter, thanks to a late strike by Fahd Saad Mohamed. The result meant table-toppers Nigeria…