FOOTBALL FIFA’s Secretary General Fatma Samoura took part in the closing session of the World Football Summit Live today in a wide ranging discussion that covered disruption, wokeness and the impact of the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan on global football. In an interview led by South African broadcaster Carol Tshabalala, Fatma Samoura spoke about the effect the Read more
FOOTBALL Nigeria striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has revealed he prefers to leave Liverpool, after failing to secure a UK work permit since his arrival to the club in 2015. Awoniyi joined Liverpool following his stunning performance at the 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup and 2015 Africa U20 Championship, where he helped Nigeria win both tournaments. The Read more
SPORTS The new date was arrived at during a virtual a meeting on Thursday, convened by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has approved January 3-17, 2021 for the National Sports Festival, Edo 2020. This is coming after the nation’s sporting events scheduled to hold Read more
Maradona was a major influence on Argentina’s path to their second FIFA World Cup victory in Mexico 1986, captaining the team that trounced West Germany in the final World football icon and Argentine legend, Diego Armando Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The Albiceleste superstar had been hospitalised Read more
By AFP The original awards ceremony was postponed in September due to coronavirus and the new ceremony will be a ‘virtual’ event. FIFA’s The Best Awards: Messi Successor To Be Announced Dec 17 FIFA’s The Best awards ceremony is now slated to take place December 17, where the successors to Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe Read more
By AFP Eden Hazard scored his first goal for Real Madrid in over a year and his team appeared to turn a corner as they beat newly-promoted Huesca 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday. Hazard has had a terrible time with injuries since joining Madrid for 100 million euros ($113 million) from Chelsea in 2019 Read more
Portugal and Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has tested positive to coronavirus while away on international duty and will now undertake a period in quarantine after contracting the disease. The legendary football icon has been ruled out of Portugal’s clash with Sweden after testing positive for COVID-19. The Portuguese Football Federation confirmed the news in an official statement on Tuesday, which reads: “Cristiano Read more
Football By AFP Edinson Cavani has revealed a last-minute conversation with former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera helped convince him to decide on a move to Old Trafford. The prolific striker ended protracted speculation about his future by signing for United on transfer deadline day following his departure from Paris Saint-Germain The 33-year-old was linked Read more
A Nigerian football club, Kwara United FC of Ilorin has completed the signing of Brazilian winger Ribeiro Alves Lucas ahead of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The club announced this vie a Tweet post on Tuesday. The 25-year-old winger had previously played for Los Angeles based Seahorses in the US. He was Read more
The Secretary-General of FIFA, Fatma Samoura, has said one of the ways of tackling racism is to call out a negative behaviour when one sees it happening. Samoura made this known on Monday as one of the speakers at the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) online conference on “Racism and Discrimination in sport”. The FIFA Read more
