Friday, November 15, 2024

Football

The beautiful game played in Africa. News, events, results, analysis, statistics, profiles, colour stories and more, from across the continent.

Simy Nwankwo scored 15th goal in Serie A

Simy Nwankwo scored twice in Crotone's 3-4 defeat to Napoli in Serie A on Saturday.The Nigerian thus continues his fearsome record in the competition as he has now netted 15 league goals for The Shark of Calabria this season.His...

Tuchel bemoans ‘sloppy’ Chelsea performance versus WBA

Thomas Tuchel described Chelsea's performance as "sloppy and rusty" as the Blues slumped to a 5-2 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge to West Bromwich Albion.Saturday's defeat represented Tuchel's first defeat as Chelsea manager and the German well less...

Arteta angry over Arsenal display in Liverpool loss

Mikel Arteta was visibly angry with Arsenal's display against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.Arteta said he was left "in shock" after the Gunners capitulated 3-0 at home to the Reds.The seething manager attempted to take the blame...

“We want to help Musa find a club” – Gernot Rohr

The invitation of Ahmed Musa to the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho sparked numerous reactions.Various parties questioned Gernot Rohr's decision to invite the Super Eagles captain due to...

Rohr insists home based players must perform for the CHAN team

Gernot Rohr has insisted that the home based players must give a positive impression in the CHAN team before they can earn a call up to the Super Eagles of Nigeria.There have been calls for players who ply their...

Solskjaer positive over Man Utd’s transfer plans

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vowed Manchester United will conduct their transfer business in "the right way" as he refused to discuss a possible move for Erling Haaland.Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland is a player coveted by a host of European giants,...

Osho anticipating stern test against ES Sétif

Enyimba International of Aba will continue their quest to progress to the quarter final of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup when they welcome Algerian side ES Sétif to the Enyimba International Stadium on Sunday in their third group stage...

Conte tells Inter stars to ‘shut up’ as Scudetto race hots up

Inter Milan head coach Antonio Conte has told his players to 'shut up' and focus on what they do on the pitch as the Nerrazzuri look to win a first Scudetto in 11 years.Inter currently lead the standings in...

CR7 armband fetches £50,000 in charity auction

The armband tossed away by an angry captain Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal's match against Serbia in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying last Saturday has sold for more than £50,000 in a charity auction.Jovan Simic, founder of the humanitarian organisation...

Enyimba won’t fail ES Setif CAFCC test, says Iwuala

Super Eagles wonderkid and Enyimba winger, Anayo Emmanuel Iwuala has said three points is utmost important as they confront the Algerian giants, Entente Sportive Setifienne (ES Setif) in Africa’s second tier inter-club competition. The two-time African champions will host the...
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