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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...

Tuchel unhappy with changes in Champions League

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is less than pleased with changes to the Champions League.The new changes will see clubs playing more matches in the group stage.Chelsea will play a minimum of 58 matches this season and a maximum of...

UEFA mull sactions for Real Madrid, Barcelona over ESL

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has revealed that Europe's football governing body could punish Spanish clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italian giants, Juventus for their failure to withdraw from the European Super League (ESL).The three clubs are yet...

NWFL sends Rivers to NFF as reps for WAFU B qualifiers

The Secretariat of Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) the name of Rivers Angels as the champions of the 2020/2021 NWFL Premiership season. The submission was made after a successful Angels outing...

Bayern reach agreement with Nagelsmann

Reports in Germany claim that Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Julian Nagelsmann over the coaching position at the Bavarian club. Hansi Flick is currently the head coach of Bayern but he has been widely expected to leave his...

Shearer and Henry inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame

Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry have been named inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Shearer and Henry have been honoured as part of the initial class of 2021, becoming the only two automatic selections in the group which...

Kuranyi tips Stuttgart’s Kalajdzic for big move

Kevin Kuranyi has backed VfB Stuttgart star Sasa Kalajdzic to join one of Europe's biggest clubs in the nearest future. Kalajdzic has been a major hit in the Bundesliga this season, scoring 14 goals and supplying four assists following Stuttgart's...

Bayern declare interest in Nagelsmann as Leipzig play hardball

Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have declared their interest in securing the services of Julian Nagelsmann as their new head coach. Nagelsmann is currently on the books of RB Leipzig who are reportedly asking Bayern to fork out a...