Category: SPORT

Nigeria’s reigning league champions, Rangers International F.C continued its chase for a place in the group stage of TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2024/2025 with a 1-0 win over Angola’ vice-champions of the Girabola, G.D Sagrada Esperanca in the first leg, second preliminary round of the premier continental club competition. Kazeem Ogunleye’ 78th minute strike proved to be the match winner after his fierce shot on his weaker foot found its way past Leonardo Mutunda who was spectacular between the sticks for the visiting side who proved a hard nut to…

In a press conference following Napoli’s 2-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Maradona, coach Antonio Conte addressed the ongoing Victor Osimhen transfer saga, emphasizing the club’s consistent approach to the situation. Conte confirmed that the Nigerian forward will not be reintroduced to the first team despite the failure to secure a transfer during the summer window. Osimhen, who was left out of Napoli’s Serie A squad, has been replaced by the newly acquired Romelu Lukaku. Throughout the summer, Osimhen was linked with potential moves to Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and…

Technical Adviser to reigning NPFL champions, Rangers International F.C and 2024 Coach-of-the-Year award winner, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has assured the club’s numerous supporters that his team has a perfect game plan to prosecute the 2024/2025 NPFL season-opening game against El-Kanemi Warriors even though he insisted that it will be a tough match. The season’s opening encounter, which is set to take place inside Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, on Saturday, August 31, 2024, with kick-off fixed for 4:00 pm will see the league champions trade tackles with the winners of the President…

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he plans to retire from football within the next “two or three years,” though he hasn’t finalised when to bring his illustrious career to a close. The 39-year-old, who will turn 40 on February 5, 2025, continues to excel with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and remains active on the international stage.In a recent interview with NOW, Ronaldo revealed that his retirement from  international football will be a spontaneous decision, catching everyone by surprise, reports Marca. The Portuguese star, who recently faced speculation about his future…

Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has been named in the squad for the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda next week. The list released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and new coach, Bruno Labbadia also includes African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen who last played for the Super Eagles in the final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Cote d’Ivoire early in the year alongside Ekong. The 23-man squad list also include Ola Aina, Taiwo Awoniyi and Olisa Ndah of Orlando Pirates. Others…

Arsenal have completed the signing of Spain midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad for a fee that could reach £31.6million. The 28-year-old moves to north London on a four-year contract with the option of a further year after the Gunners agreed to pay an initial £27.4million plus £4.2million in add-ons. Merino was part of the Spain squad that won Euro 2024, featuring in all seven matches in the tournament and scoring a late winner in extra time against Germany in the quarter-final. He becomes Arsenal’s third signing of the transfer…

David Raya’s wonder save at Villa Arsenal’s match at Aston Villa may have been only their second of the new Premier League season, but for manager Mikel Arteta it groaned under the weight of significance. Arsenal and Arteta are now painfully aware of the levels of perfection required to cross the bridge from second place to champions, having fallen short to Manchester City in the past two seasons. And if there is one opponent guaranteed to bring that task into even sharper focus it is Aston Villa, who inflicted the…

Enugu State Commissioner of Youth and Sports, Barrister Lloyd Ekweremadu has said that the maiden edition of the Under-15 Youth Games in Enugu the Enugu State capital sponsored by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) will go a long way in discovering hidden talented youths in athletics and other sporting activities in the state. Ekweremadu stated this while briefing journalists in Enugu on Wednesday on the 2024 Under-15 youth Games which started on August 20, stressing that it might go beyond August 25 because of late registration of athletes. He said:…

The Chairman, Rangers International Football Club Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, has advocated for the use of multi-sporting activities and engagements to reduce stress and worries that usual occupy the human mind. Amaraizu said this on Saturday while giving a presentation on “Coping with Life Challenges as Teenagers” during an interface with children and young persons at the ongoing Catch-Them-Young Holiday Table Tennis Clinic at the Indoor Hall of Enugu State Sports Council. The two week-long event is being organised by Enugu State Table Tennis Association in partnership with state’s Ministry…