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Football

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NWFL Premiership relegation play-off gets May 7 kick-off date

The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) 2020/2021 Premiership play-off has been scheduled for May 7-11, in Benin City, Edo State. According to the NWFL Chief Operating Officer (COO), Modupe Shabi, the event will take place in the main bowl of...

Chelsea focus on Lukaku

Sections of the British press are reporting that Chelsea are looking to bring their former striker, Romelu Lukaku back to the club.The Sun claims that the priority seems to be a ready-made forward, one that will come in straight...

Enyimba leave it late to book CAF CC quarter final ticket

Nigerian club, Enyimba International produced a late steal against South Africa's Orlando Pirates to book a ticket to the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Nigerians needed a win to avoid elimination at the Group stages and dug deep,...

Guardiola calls for focus after PSG heroics

Pep Guardiola says his side must be focused ahead of the second leg of their UEFA Champions League clash against Manchester City next week.City turned on the style with a dominant second half display to beat PSG 2-1 in...

Tuchel relishing UCL test vs Real Madrid

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel cannot wait to face Real Madrid with his young squad in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Tuchel has told his defenders to embrace the experience of facing Los Blancos as the Blues attempt...

Crunch time for the People’s Elephant as Pirates come hunting

The final chapter of the CAF Confederation Cup group phase will take center stage on Wednesday (April 28). All eyes, especially the Algerian, Libyan and Nigerian faithful, will most certainly be on group A as the second, third and fourth...

Bailly extends Manchester United contract

Eric Bailly has extended his current contract at Manchester United and will now remain with the club until at least June 2024. Bailly's previous deal was due to expire at the end of next season, but the 27-year-old defender...

Osho predicts Enyimba’s CAFCC quarterfinals ticket

Enyimba manager, Fatai Osho has expressed deep confidence in his wards to secure one of the group’s quarterfinals tickets at the ongoing 2021 Caf Confederation Cup. The two-time African champions are hosts of the South African giants, Orlando Pirates in...

Bayern announce Nagelsmann as new manager

Bayern Munich have announced that Julian Nagelsmann will become their new manager and will replace Hansi Flick at the end of the season. The Bundesliga champions will fork out a €25 million compensation to RB Leipzig with the 33-year-old trainer...

DFB vow not to pay release clause for Flick

The German Football Association (DFB) has announced that it will not pay a release fee to make Hansi Flick the new coach of the national team.The DFB is currently in the process of identifying a suitable new head coach...
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