Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers have progressed to the first round of the CAF Champions League after a 2-1 aggregate win over US Zilimadjou of Comoros. Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by US Zilimadjou at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, but progressed 2-1 on aggregate, having won the first leg 1-0 in Comoros a week ago. Rangers were awarded a penalty when substitute Ekeson Okorie was brought down inside the box in the 79th minute, and Kenechukwu Agu slotted the ball into the back of the net to give Rangers the lead on…
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In Germany, Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface opened his goals account for the new season as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Stuttgart to win a their first-ever German Super Cup title on Saturday night. Boniface gave Leverkusen the lead in the 11th minute, but the game ended 2-2 at regulation time. However Xabi Alonso’s team won the game on penalties. Also in action was Nathan Tella who made the starting 11 alongside Boniface. In Scotland, Cyriel Dessers came off the bench to score one goal and assist another, in Rangers’ Scottish league cup second round victory over St Johnstone on Saturday. The…
Nigeria’s other representative in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League, Remo Stars recorded a 2-1 win against AS FAR of Morocco in the first leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary round clash on Sunday. Captain Junior Nduka opened the scoring for Daniel Ogunmodede’s side from a header in the 19th minute, but AS FAR levelled four minutes after the break. However, Sodiq Ismail nodded home the winning goal in the 63rd minute to earn Remo Starts a slim home win. The reverse fixture will hold next week in Morocco. It’s Remo Stars’ their third consecutive season on the continent, but…
Nigeria’s representative in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League, Enugu Rangers claimed a 1-0 away victory over US Zilimadjou of Comoros in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League on Sunday. Frank Uwumiro scored the only goal of the game in the 22nd minute, to earn the Nigerian champions a vital away first leg victory. The reverse fixture will hold next week Sunday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. The winner over two legs will face the winner of the tie between St Louis of Mauritius and Angola’s GDSE in the second preliminary round. Enugu Rangers are back on…
Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has told his former club to go all out and sign his compatriot Victor Osimhen this summer. The Blues have already spent just under £200m this summer on 12 players, with Pedro Neto the latest to walk through the door after his £54m move from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Now they are looking to add Osimhen to their ranks after previously being linked to the 25-year-old as part of a swap deal involving out-of-favour striker Romelu Lukaku. While speaking on his podcast, Mikel insisted his Chelsea must do everything possible to sign the forward. “I keep saying we…
Ex-international Augustine Eguavoen is in line to take charge of the Super Eagles for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is yet to appoint a new head coach for the Super Eagles, after Finidi George resigned his appointment in June. According to a reliable source at the NFF, it’s impossible to employ a new head coach for the Super Eagles before the games against Benin and Rwanda. The source further said Eguavoen, who is currently the technical director of the NFF, is in line to manage the team for…
Kylian Mbappé marked his Real Madrid debut with a goal as Los Blancos made history, beating Atalanta 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup in Warsaw to lift the trophy for a record-breaking sixth time in nine appearances. All eyes were on the European champions, who lined up with a menacing forward line containing Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Vinícius Jr. Carlo Ancelotti’s men looked threatening in the early stages too, especially down the right-flank through Federico Valderde and Dani Carvajal, but the Atalanta defence coped reasonably well. The Italian outfit, making their first appearance in the Super Cup, didn’t look out…
Napoli have reportedly offered Victor Osimhen to Chelsea as part of a swap deal for Romelu Lukaku. However, Chelsea are dissatisfied with the sum of cash that the Serie A side have offered for Lukaku, who has two years left on his deal at Stamford Bridge. Napoli have reportedly offered £25.6million for Lukaku, but Chelsea are demanding closer to £40m. Lukaku has spent the last two seasons on loan at Inter Milan and Roma, scoring 35 goals in that time, and wanrts to be reunited with Antonio Conte in Naples. And Giovanni Manna, Napoli’s sporting director, has been conducting talks in…
Kelechi Iheanacho has completed his move to Spanish club, Sevilla as a free agent after the expiration of his contract at Leicester City. The Spanish club announced the signing on their social media pages on Wednesday afternoon. The Super Eagles player has put pen to paper on a two-year contract with the option of another year. The forward has now linked up with his compatriot Chidera Ejuke, who also joined Sevilla in few weeks ago. Iheanacho scored 61 goals and provided 34 assists in 232 matches during his time at Leicester City.
The Super Falcons of the Nigeria have been knocked out of the women’s football event of the ongoing Olympics in Paris, after a 3-1 defeat to Japan in their last group game on Wednesday. Chelsea’s Maika Hamano put the Japanese ahead in the 22nd minute, and Mina Tanaka doubled the lead 10 minutes later. Juventus’ Onyi Echegini reduced the deficit for Nigeria three minutes before halftime, but Hikaru Kitagawa scored the third goal for the Asian side in the added minutes of the first half. The Randy Waldrum-led team needed an outright win to stand a chance of progressing into the knockout stage as…