Stoppage-time goals from Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke helped Chelsea book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals following a 4-2 win over championship leaders Leicester City on Sunday. Chelsea began assertively in front of a bumper crowd at Stamford Bridge, and were rewarded for their positive start with the game’s opening goal after 13 minutes. Marc Cucurella broke the deadlock following a delicious pass from Nicholas Jackson. Things nearly went from bad to worse for the visitors shortly before the half-hour mark, as Abdul Fatawu left the centre referee with no choice but to award a penalty after he…
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Manchester City moved a step closer to retaining the FA Cup for the first time in their history after a fortuitous brace from Bernardo Silva helped the Cityzens to a routine 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the quarter-finals. Fresh from a rare midweek off following their high-octane draw with Liverpool last weekend, Pep Guardiola’s men came flying out the blocks, and their early pressure was rewarded with a breakthrough inside the opening quarter-hour. Bernardo Silva fashioned a yard of space for himself on the edge of the box and his deflected effort looped over Martin Dúbravka and into the…
Harry Kane has set a new personal best of 31 league goals in a season after scoring for Bayern Munich in their 5-2 away win at Darmstadt on Saturday. Kane had previously scored 30 goals in two Premier League seasons while at Tottenham Hotspur. He has also set a new record for the most goals in a Bundesliga debut season, breaking previous record of 30 goals set by Uwe Seeler for Hamburg in 1963-64 season- which was the first season of the Bundesliga. The England captain has been involved in 40 Bundesliga goals in just 26 games (31 goals and…
Former Nigeria international, Samson Siasia has denied the news flying around that he has applied for the vacant Super Eagles head coach job. The former Flying Eagles coach disclosed this in an interview with Completesports, stating that the Super Eagles job came too soon as he is still serving FIFA suspension. He stressed that if the job was to come after August when his suspension will expire, he would have joined the race. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has declared the position of the Super Eagles head coach vacant, following the expiration of the contract of former coach, Jose Peseiro after…
Premier League side Liverpool have been drawn against Italian side Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, as the Reds are hoping to pick up four trophies in Jurgen Klopp’s final season in charge. Another Premier League team, West Ham United will lock horns with Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Italian rivals AC Milan and Roma meet for a place in the semi-finals, while Portuguese club Benfica will take on French Ligue 1 side Marseille. The first leg of the ties will take place on 11 April, while the second legs will go down on 18 April. If Liverpool come…
Premier League side Arsenal have been drawn against familiar foe, Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, while holders Manchester City will play 14-time winners Real Madrid. The Gunners will host German side Bayern, who have England captain Harry Kane in their squad, at Emirates Stadium in the first leg. Meanwhile, this is the third successive season Manchester City will be meeting Real Madrid in the knockout stages. The first legs will take place on 9-10 April, while the return legs will go down on 16-17 April. If Arsenal and City win their ties the two Premier…
England coach Gareth Southgate has revealed that Arsenal defender, Ben White does not want to be selected by England at the moment. The 26-year-old has starred for the Premier League leaders this season but has not featured for the national team since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. White returned early from the World Cup for what the FA called “personal reasons” and reports later emerged of an alleged bust-up with England assistant Steve Holland. Southgate denied any such bust-up on Thursday, when he had hoped to include the defender in his squad for March’s Euro 2024 warm-up friendlies against Brazil…
Rivers United of Nigeria have been drawn against title-holders, USM Alger of Algeria in the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup. The draw was made in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. The Stanley Eguma team finished second in Group C with 12 points from six games, behind Dreams FC who top the group with same number of points but with better goals difference. The Nigerian club won all four home matches to make the last eight, but were less impressive on the road with only one victory, a draw and two defeats. They’ve reached the quarter-finals of the Confederation Cup for…
In the Premier League, Alex Iwobi’s late goal was not enough as Fulham lost 2-1 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in Saturday’s Premier League game. Iwobi scored in the 98th minute which was only a consolation as Wolves held on to claim all three points. The 27-year-old has registered five goals with one assist after 20 league games for Fulham this season. His compatriot Calvin Bassey was also in action for Fulham and played for 90 minutes. At the Amex Stadium, Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi came on as a substitute in Nottingham Forest 1-0 loss to Brighton in Sunday’s Premier League…
At the Lakan Salami stadium in Ibadan, Shooting Stars thrashed former champions Akwa United 3-0 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten streak to four games. Victor Ehibe opened the scoring for the Oluyole Warriors in the 15th minute, and Christian Pyagbara doubled the lead three minutes later. Abdullah Lawal put the icing on the cake with a beautiful free kick in the 89th minute. 3SC move to 9th on the log with 34 points, while Akwa United have now lost four of their last five games as they remain in the relegation zone. Champions Enyimba recorded a 1-0 win over…