(NNP) Swiss authorities have instituted a criminal case against FIFA president, Gianni Infantino. The Swiss special prosecutor Stefan Keller, concluded that there is sufficient evidence to charge the case to court after he had a chance to review the meeting FIFA president had with the Swiss attorney-General Michael Lauder. While the prosecution was not clear […]
By Jacob Ajom Two former Nigeria coaches, Clemens Westerhof and Johannes Bonfrere are locked in a legal battle in far away Holland, over allegations of match-fixing during Nigeria’s USA ’94 World Cup campaign. Coach Westerhof has sued Bonfrere for defamation of character and is praying that the Rechtbank Gelderland High Court in Arnhem, Netherlands should […]
If Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has his way, Nigerian Super Eagles target, Bukayo Saka will be encouraged to reject Nigeria and choose an international career with England. Arsenal’s talented teenager has represented England up to under-19 level, but now the Londoner is being courted by Nigeria, where his parents came from. ‘If I get asked […]
The 22-year-old forward who was stranded in Nigeria for a while due to the closure of international borders because of the global pandemic managed to find his way back to France on the 2nd of July this month. According to a close source, he was tested for coronavirus on his arrival. However, the club announced […]
(NNP) A Nigerian lady, Ms. Nneka Ede, is now the new owner of the 108-year old Portuguese Football Club Lusitana Ginasio. With this acquisition, Nneka Ede becomes the first African woman and the second African to own an European football club. In 2015, a Nigerian businessman, Kunle Soname, purchased Clube Desportivo Feirense, another Portuguese football club. […]
Leeds United have ended their 16-year wait for Premier League football after West Brom failed to beat Huddersfield on Friday night. Marcelo Bielsa’s side, who edged past Barnsley 1-0 on Thursday, have sealed promotion from the Championship with two games to spare, after the Baggies failed to keep the pressure up at the John Smith’s […]
Ms. Henrietta Ukaigwe By Olanrewaju Akojede The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) on Tuesday in Lagos announced the death of one of its board members, Ms Henrietta Ukaigwe. The NWFL Chairperson, Aisha Falode, who disclosed this in a statement, said the respected journalist died during a brief illness. “It’s a sad day for women football […]
Asisat Oshoala (centre) has been a big force in FC Barcelona Ladies’ dominance of Spanish women football. • Hails CAF over women Champions League • Faults cancellation of Women’s Nations Cup, Awards Super Falcons Captain, Asisat Oshoala, is worried that despite the strides women football has made in recent times, Africans still do not […]
By Nimot Adetola Sulaimon British-born Ghanaian footballer, Derrick Otim, has reportedly died after he drowned in Lake Keowee, South Carolina in the United State of America. At the time of his death, Derrick was 24 years old. According to reports, the former Nottingham Forest midfielder moved from the United Kingdom to the U.S to complete a […]
The Africa Cup has been postponed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic and is now to be held in Cameroon in January 2022. The African football confederation (CAF) said on Tuesday. “After consultation with stakeholders and taking into consideration the current global situation, the tournament has been rescheduled for January 2022,” the CAF […]
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