Manchester United have reportedly agreed personal terms with Shanghai Shenhua forward Odion Ighalo as the Nigerian closed in on a switch to Old Trafford. According to Sky Sports News, the Red Devils reached an agreement with the former Watford attacker on personal terms and salary over a six-month loan deal. The report claims that the 20- time English champions will ...

Nigerian men’s club preferences tend to dominate in the family home. Shutterstock Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan There are about 100 million active soccer fans in Nigeria and the majority actively follow Europe’s UEFA Champions League and the UK’s Premier League. Domestic leagues in Nigeria have produced star players like Segun Odegbami and Rashidi Yekini. But globalisation and packaging of ...

National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner, Adam Silver, says the NBA family is devastated on the passing of Kobe Bryant. In a statement on Sunday, Silver said, “The NBA family is devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna. “For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to ...

The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, African qualifiers is out. Super Eagles of Nigeria will play Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in the qualifiers. Information on the team’s Twitter handle has it that the four teams are in Group C for the African qualifiers. The group phase qualifiers will get underway in March this year, which ...

Frank Lampard admitted he wants to sign a new striker after Newcastle damaged Chelsea’s bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League with a dramatic 1-0 win at St James’ Park on Saturday. With Tottenham held by Watford earlier in the day and Manchester United facing runaway leaders Liverpool on Sunday, Chelsea would have cemented their grip on fourth ...

Ernesto Valverde has been sacked by Barcelona with immediate effect – and has been replaced by Quique Setien. The Spanish coach has been dismissed, despite winning La Liga in each of his two seasons at the helm, and with the Blaugrana currently topping the table once more – albeit level on points with Real Madrid. Former star Andres Iniesta stated ahead of the official ...

Liverpool’s striker Sadio Mane has been named the Confederation of African (CAF) Player of the Year for 2019, with teammate Mohamed Salah finishing in the top three. Mane and Salah were both named in the final three for the award, with Man City‘s Riyad Mahrez lining up alongside the Reds duo. The Liverpool’s talisman clinched the award, which took place ...

Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, were named as the three candidates for this year’s African Footballer of the Year award, to be decided next month. Senegal talisman Mane will be the favourite for the award ahead of his Egyptian club mate after Liverpool won the UEFA Champions League. However, he faces stiff ...

Everton announced the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the club’s new manager on Saturday, with the experienced Italian taking charge at Goodison Park on a four-and-a-half year deal. Ancelotti will attend Saturday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal, but will not take charge until the Boxing Day visit of Burnley. AFP

Philip Osondu, former golden eaglets’ striker has died at the age of 48. The former El-Kanami warrior player was part of the nation’s squad that participated in the U-16 Canada in 1987. He reportedly died on arrival at a Belgian hospital he took himself to for treatment on Thursday after observing some abnormal physiology of his body system. Osondu, who was regarded ...