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…
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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…
Bendel Insurance defeated Shooting Stars 2-0 in a Nigeria Premier Football League matchday two encounter at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin on Saturday.Insurance took the lead in the 10th minute when Ismail Falke put the ball into his own net. The hosts put the game beyond Gbenga Ogunbote’s side with Evans Ogbonda netting the second goal 11 minutes from time. At the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, Ibrahim Mustapha scored the only goal of the game as Kano Pillars defeated Katsina United 1-0 in the North West derby on Saturday. Mustapha found the back of the net in the 27th…
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has invited Tyronne Ebuehi and Umar Sadiq as replacements for Nottingham Forest’s duo of Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina ahead of the the Super Eagles’ international friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. Awoniyi and Aina were initially included in the 25-man squad unveiled by Peseiro last Monday, but will now miss the friendly games due to injuries. The Super Eagles will lock horns with Saudi Arabia on 13 October before facing Mozambique on October 16, with both games holding in Portugal.
In Germany: Nigerian striker Victor Boniface was on target as Bayer Leverkusen maintained their unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga this season with a 3-0 home win against Cologne at the BayArena on Sunday. Boniface scored Bayer Leverkusen third goal of the game in the 67th minute of the game to register his 7th goal in seven league appearances for Xabi Alonso’s side this season. The 22-year-old is in third position on the top scorer’s chart. Only Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy and Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane have scored more goals than the Nigeria international in the Bundesliga this season. In Italy:…
Afrobeats sensation, David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has issued a response to the claims made by former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, regarding his absence at an event in Warri, Delta State, even after allegedly receiving over $94,600 (approximately N72 million). Taking to his Instagram story on Sunday, Davido clarified that he had notified the event organisers in advance that he wouldn’t be able to attend. Nevertheless, they persisted in promoting the show using his name. He said, “To my lovely fans in Warri that spent their hard-earned money to come out apologies that you had…
Jadon Sancho is likely to leave Manchester United in January after a breakdown in relationship with manager Erik ten Hag, according to reports. At this stage, a loan move is more likely than a permanent transfer, with a return to former club Borussia Dortmund unexpected but not entirely ruled out. Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic is understood to be in regular contact with the England international. Ten Hag has no intention of backing down in his stand-off with Sancho, who has not featured for the club since August after declaring on social media he has “been a scapegoat for a long…