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NWFL derby win a triumph of ‘landladies’ over ‘pride of Lagos’, says Monday

FC Robo Queens striker, Gift Monday has said the acronyms of the top-flights made a huge difference in the outcome of the top-flight Lagos derby. Robo Queens go with the acronym ‘Lagos landladies’ while their city rivals, Dreamstar Ladies go...

NWFL tie not a dreamed derby for Dreamstar Ladies, says Kalu

Dreamstar Ladies midfielder, Favour Kalu has admitted to the fact that it was not a dreamed derby for her side against city rivals, FC Robo Queens. The Lagos side lost 0-5 to their sister challengers in Wednesday’s Nigeria Women Football...

Nigeria league: Enyimba, Rivers held to draws.

Enyimba and Rivers United picked up respectable draws in their respective rescheduled games in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Wednesday (March 4). Enyimba were held to a 1-1 draw by Warri Wolves in Ozoro with the hosts reduced...

EPL – Scholes wants Grealish to leave Aston Villa

Paul Scholes has advised Jack Grealish to leave Aston Villa if his career is to move to the next level. Scholes believes teaming up with any of Manchester United, Manchester City or Liverpool would aid his player's professional development. Grealish...

Bundesliga – Schalke appoints Dimitrios Grammozis as head coach

Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 have appointed Dimitrios Grammozis as head coach. Grammozis' contract with the Gelsenkirchen club is expected to see him remain at the Veltins Arena until 30th June 2022. The man who made 143 Bundesliga appearances as...

FIFA favours South African billionaire for African football presidency

FIFA have asked three candidates to back South Africa's Patrice Motsepe in the up-coming Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential election, a source close to one of the candidates told AFP. The previous incumbent Ahmad Ahmad was banned for breaches...

Bundesliga strugglers Arminia Bielefeld sack coach Neuhaus

Relegation-threatened Arminia Bielefeld have fired head coach Uwe Neuhaus and his assistant and are now poised to name a successor, the Bundesliga club said on Monday (March 1). Neuhaus led the club to promotion last season but Bielefeld's sporting director...

“Hammer to kill mosquito” – Osahon ahead of Nigeria women’s Lagos derby

FC Robo Queens manager, Emmanuel Osahon has vowed a heavy-handed approach to the Lagos team's derby clash with sister side, Dreamstar Ladies, in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) on Wednesday (March 3). The Lagos landladies will host city challengers...

Rose to meet Dortmund as rivals eye cup chance in Bayern absence

Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Marco Rose will meet his future club Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday (March 2), as Germany's top teams eye a rare chance for silverware in Bayern Munich's absence. Finalists in eight of the...
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