The management of Vandrezzer FC has filed an official complaint to the Nigeria National League and other relevant bodies against Shooting Stars Sport Club (3SC) of Ibadan over illegal recruitment of their players Kolawole Adeyemi Daniel and David Oguntunde Mark, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
By our reporter
Gomber United have bolster the squad with the signing of twelve new players ahead the kickoff of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.
Super Eagles midfielder Peter Etebo will be out of action for four to five months with a torn quad muscle, Watford have confirmed.
Cristiano Ronaldo's driver waited nearly seven hours to fill up the Manchester United star's Bentley but left without any petrol amid the ongoing fuel crisis crippling the United Kingdom.
FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger and two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winning coach Jill Ellis, who has assumed the role of FIFA Technical Advisory Group leader for women’s football, have stressed their aims of ensuring men’s and women’s football coexist as part of the ongoing consultation in relation to the future International Match Calendar (IMC).
Abia State Governor Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has lauded the appointment of Finidi George as the Head Coach of Enyimba Football Club.
By Taofeek Babalola
Kwara United new signing Samad Kadiri has expressed his readiness to help the Harmony Boys win silverware in the 2021/2022 football season, SportingLens.blogspot.com reports
By Taofeek Babalola
Three Ball Boys and two Laundry Boys were among member of Sunshine Stars FC technical crew disengaged by the Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA) on Thursday.
.Musa, Ekong, Iheanacho, others for double CAR games
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has handed fresh national team call-up to Glasgow Rangers FC of Scotland left back Calvin Ughelumba ahead of the Super Eagles’ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 double qualifying encounters against the Central African Republic in Lagos and Douala next week.
Sheriff Tiraspol beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu courtesy of an incredible last minute goal. The Moldovan side are playing in the Champions League group stages for the first time in the history and made their presence felt with a huge upset on Tuesday evening.
Lionel Messi’s scored his first PSG goal to help the French side to a 2-0 victory in Tuesday night’s heavyweight Champions League clash with Manchester City.
●Former Super Eagles star says competition can drive development
●Encourages calendar changes to have
positive impact on African football
By Taofeek Babalola
Former Super Eagles winger Emmanuel Amuneke has said that educating African young players and preparing them for the future is the key in a new reform for the future of football.
Oleksandr Usyk handed his newly-won heavyweight belts back to Anthony Joshua following his boxing masterclass on Saturday night as the Brit told his rival 'see you soon' during a brief dressing room chat.
Pep Guardiola concedes he does not know how to stop Paris St Germain's formidable forward line of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
.Flying Antelopes recruit 8 players, to get seven more
.Retain 19
players
By Taofeek
Babalola
The management of Rangers Rangers International F.C of Enugu has announced the signing of former winger Ejike Uzoenyi ahead of the 2021/22 football league season.
Anthony Joshua has broke his silence after losing his world heavyweight title belts in a disappointing defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
D’Tigeress cemented their status as Africa’s top basketball team with a comfortable 70-59 victory over Mali in the 2021 final in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde on Sunday to complete a hat-trick of FIBA Women's Afrobasket titles.
Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka both claimed a goal and an assist as Arsenal won the north London derby honours with a 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium.
Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna have announced the signing of three new players to beef up the squad ahead of the 2021/2022 football season.
There’s no let-up in LaLiga Santander following the midweek action, with Matchday 7 kicking off on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There are some nicely balanced fixtures even at this early stage of the season, with Real Madrid vs Villarreal CF on Saturday night standing out.
Antonio Rudiger is set to make himself one of the highest paid defenders ever with a £400,000 pay packet abroad.
By Taofeek Babalola
Rangers International FC General manager Davidson Owumi has urged quartet of players from the ‘Flying Antelopes’ invited to the Super Eagles B team camp in Abuja to be club’s good ambassadors, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
By Taofeek Babalola
Villarreal boss Unai Emery has revealed that the Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze will not be available for the yellow submarine’s trip to the Santiago Bernabeu to take on Real Madrid in the LaLiga clash this evening, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
By By Taofeek Babalola
Nasiru Sani has completed his move to Katsina United from Kano Pillars, joining the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side for a second time, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
Coach Christopher Danjuma has expressed confidence in his Nigeria U20 girls as the real race for berths at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 begins for Nigeria in Douala on Saturday, with a first round, first leg encounter against the U20 girls of Central African Republic.
.Nets five goals in five games
By Taofeek Babalola
Super Eagles in-form striker Victor Osimhen struck twice in an impressive 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday to helped Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A.
By Taofeek Babalola
Plateau United General Manager, Pius Henwan has challenged newly appointed coaches Fidelis Ilechukwu and Hamza Abara to brace up for the challenges ahead by winning the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) title for the government and the sports loving people of Plateau State, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
Banyana Banyana of South Africa walloped the Super Falcons of Nigeria 4 – 2 in the final to emerge the best team in the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari invitational tournament at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos on Tuesday.
By Taofeek Babalola
Gbenga Ogunbote has said that he is proud and happy to join Remo Stars as Head Coach and aiming to take the club to higher levels.
By Taofeek Babalola
WIkki Tourists FC Technical Adviser Kabiru Dogo has said that the club will not conduct an open screening to recruit new players for the team ahead of the 2021/2022 campaign, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
Akwa United Football Club Head Coach Kennedy Boboye has admitted that his side lost to a more technically superior CR Belouizdad in their CAF Champions League encounter.
.Hamza Abara as Chief Coach
By Taofeek
Babalola
The management of Plateau United on Monday unveiled Fidelis Ilechukwu as the new Technical Adviser ahead of the 2021-2022 campaign.
The top two teams in women’s football on the African continent at the moment, Nigeria and South Africa, will face off in what is a potentially-explosive battle on the final day of hostilities in the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament at Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Tuesday evening at 4pm.
The buzz of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament got even wider and louder on Monday as the Secretary General of world football –governing body, FIFA, Mrs Fatma Samoura led football’s dignitaries to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Lagos Island for Day 5 of the showpiece.
Rivers United football club has uncovered plans by Young Africans of Tanzania to continue to keep four players and three officials of the club in Tanzania despite testing negative to Covid-19 on Thursday September 16, 2021.
2018 African Woman Player of the Year Thembi Kgatlana was the star of the evening as South Africa steamrolled Ghana 3-0 on Day 3 of the six-day Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament in Lagos.
.Confirm contract talks
with gaffer
.To continue searching for a suitable coach
By Taofeek
Babalola
Kano Pillars have resolved to look elsewhere for a suitable coach following the club’s inability to snatch Coach Salisu Yusuf away from Rangers International FC of Enugu, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
Players and officials of Enyimba FC of Aba have arrived in Omoku, River State on a closed camping tour ahead of their second preliminary round CAF Confederations Cup tie against Diambers FC of Senegal, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
Eight teams have booked their tickets to the Nigeria Basketball Federation organised Men’s Premier Basketball League.
Abia Warriors have completed the signing of goalkeeper Izundu Enyinnaya from Enyimba Int’l.
A brilliant goal by Fatima Tagnaout 13 minutes from time separated Cameroon and Morocco in the second match of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos.
By Taofeek Babalola
Gombe United technical adviser Aliyu Zubairu has said that Savannah Scorpions will compete for all tittles in the 2021/2022 football campaign, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick says that the presence of President of world –governing body FIFA, Mr Gianni Infantino and CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe at the opening ceremony of the maiden Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament in Lagos on Wednesday is a huge fillip to the push for more interest and attention to the challenges confronting the girl-child all over the African continent.
The Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne and FC Ebedei Stadium in Sagamu are set to co-host the 9th edition of Nigeria's most prestigious pre-season tournament, the Ogunjobi Gold Cup in October.
By Taofeek Babalola
Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Salzburg after a chaotic first half in which four penalties were awarded, three to the visitors, while the hosts were forced to play most of the second half with 10 men in the UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday night.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United honeymoon is over as the Red Devils suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Young Boys in the Champions League.
Reigning African champions Nigeria and opening –day opponents Mali both had a feel of the remodelled Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Tuesday, less than 24 hours to Wednesday’s commencement of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament in the City of Lagos.
Enyimba International FC of Aba will confront Senegalese side Diambers FC in the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
