Senegal and Al Nassr star Sadio Mane has bought French fourth division club Bourges Foot 18. With retirement looming on the 31-year-old, Mane is ready to put his £650,000 weekly wage to good use. The Senegalese has been looking to purchase a football club for some time and his relationship with Bourges Foot 18 president Cheikh Sylla has been key in him securing the deal. An announcement was made on Wednesday on social media with Mane previously contributing some funds to the club to aid with their recruitment. But he’s now got involved fully having also received the approval of…
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria are now expected to take on the Crocodiles of Lesotho in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday, November 16. The game was initially scheduled for Friday, November 17, but the new date was announced on the Super Eagles official X handle on Thursday. The encounter will go down at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo at 5pm. Nigeria will lock horns with the Warriors of Zimbabwe four days later at the Amarhoro Stadium, Kigali. Benin Republic, Rwanda and South Africa are other teams in the group. And the first-place team in the group…
Enyimba face elimination from the inaugural African Football League after losing 1-0 at home to Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco in their first leg quarter final clash on Sunday. Wydad captain, Yayha Jabrane scored the winning goal for the Red Castle from the penalty spot in the 38th minute of the encounter played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. Enyimba fought hard to get back into the game but couldn’t break down the opposition defence. The Nigerian champions were reduced to 10-men when Alalibo Somiari was sent off late in the game. The second leg of the quarterfinal will go…
Remo Stars move to the top of the Nigeria Premier League after a 2-1 win over Sporting Lagos in a tension soaked South West derby in Ikenne on Sunday. Sporting Lagos goalkeeper Christian Nwoke conceded a goal for the first time this season after keeping clean sheets in three previous games. Sporting Lagos went infront in the game after Jonathan Alukwu broke the deadlock in the 21st minute. But Remo Stars leveled the game 10 minutes later through Frank Mawuena. Sikiru Alimi scored the winning goal from the penalty spot, three minutes after the break after captain, Ozaveche Balogun handled…
In the Championship: Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho continued his impressive form in front of goal, as he scored in Leicester City’s 3-1 away win at Swansea in the Championship on Saturday. Iheanacho replaced Jamie Vardy in the 84th, and made it 3-1 for the Foxes three minutes later.The 27-year-old has now scored in four straight league games for Leicester, and recorded six goals with two assists in 14 appearances in all competitions this season.Also in action for the Foxes was Wilfred Ndidi who played for the entire duration of the game. In the Premier League: Super Eagles midfielder Frank…
Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has revealed that his players begged him to accept a pay cut to remain in charge of the Super Eagles following the expiration of his contract in June. The 63-year-old signed a new short-term contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the summer. Peseiro, who accepted a reduction in his salary stated that his players asked him to accept the new pay, so that they could win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The players pushed me to stay because they believe we can win (the AFCON),” he told Sky Sports. “We can…
Manchester United are preparing to offload Jadon Sancho in January – with the winger having shown no desire to end his feud with Erik ten Hag. Sancho has been training away from United’s first-team squad for the past six-and-a-half weeks, since being exiled by boss Ten Hag for effectively calling him a liar in public. Ten Hag claimed Sancho was left out of the squad for United’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on September 3 because of his poor training performances that week. Within hours of Ten Hag making the claim, Sancho took to social media to refute his manager’s words,…
Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has called for “world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls” amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Health officials said hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night. Salah, 31, said humanitarian aid to Gaza must be allowed “immediately”. “There has been too much violence, heartbreak and brutality,” he said. Palestinian officials say the blast at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital was caused by an Israeli air strike. But the Israeli military say it was the result of a failed rocket launch by…
The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, UEFA has confirmed at a meeting in Switzerland. The UK and Ireland bid for Euro 2028 ran unopposed after Turkey withdrew to focus on its joint bid with Italy for Euro 2032; six venues are in England, with one each from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales; only two host nations will get automatic qualification. UEFA favours all five countries going through qualification, with two automatic places set aside for those who don’t qualify on the pitch. The FA wants England to stay competitive,…
Former Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from football after leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season. He joined Real from Chelsea in 2019 for £89m, but played just 54 league games for the Spanish giants. Hazard also had 126 caps for Belgium, and has called time on his career at the age of 32. He was widely considered to be one of the best players in the world during his time at Chelsea, where he won the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League. But was unable to replicate that form at Real Madrid. His…