Ivory Coast striker David Datro Fofana has joined Burnley on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season. Fofana joined Chelsea from Norwegian side Molde on a six-year deal in January 2023, and has spent the first half of the season on loan at German side, Union Berlin. The 21-year-old said Burnley will be the “perfect” club for him to progress. He added: “To work with [Clarets boss] Vincent Kompany will be very good. I have seen a couple of games already and I think this is the right place for me to make the next steps.” “We’re pleased to confirm…
Author: Damilola Amuda (Goalgetter)
The transition from football player to coach is a seriously difficult task, but several household names have made the switch look ridiculously easy through the years. There’s no hiding in football management which – forgive the cliche – is a results business. Players can be extraordinary, but to turn that talent on the pitch into a career as a leader, an organiser, a tactician and more takes another level of footballing mastermind. Let’s take a look at the footballers who found success on the touchline. Franz Beckenbauer The late, great Beckenbauer not only boasted perhaps football’s greatest nickname, but is…
Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu has bet called up as a replacement for injured Umar Sadiq in the Super Eagles’ squad for the 2023 Nations Cup. Umar Sadiq has been ruled out of the tournament due to the injury he sustained in the 2-0 defeat against the Syli Stars of Guinea on Monday. The Real Sociedad striker becomes the third Super Eagles player to be ruled out of the AFCON, after Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Boniface were replaced by Alhassan Yusuf and Terem Moffi respectively. Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has now handed a late call up to Paul Onuachu. The 29-year-old has scored nine…
Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho has rejoined former club Borussia Dortmund on loan till the end of three season, with no option to buy. The 23-year-old signed for Manchester United in a £73m deal from Dortmund in July 2021, but has not played for United in the last five months after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag and has been training away from the first team since September. After putting pen to paper to join Dortmund on Thursday, Sancho said, “When I came into the dressing room today, it felt like ‘coming home. “I know the club inside and out, I’ve always…
Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho will join the Super Eagles squad in Abidjan on Friday, ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting this Saturday in Cote d’Ivoire. Iheanacho failed to link up with the team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates because of injury. However, Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro revealed in an interview that the striker has fully recovered from the injury. The former Manchester City player is not expected to feature in Nigeria’s opening game against the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. Nigeria contingent arrived in Cote d’Ivoire. yesterday. The Super Eagles players and officials left the Murtala Mohammed International…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting this Saturday. The contingent, who were dressed in African attires in buoyant mood, left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday morning and arrived in Abidjan few minutes later. The Super Eagles arrived from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and spent the night in Lagos. They played two friendlies against local club Al Gharib and Guinea during their one-week stay in Abu Dhabi. The team was hosted to a send forth dinner by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday night. Nigeria…
French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice will release Terem Moffi for Super Eagles duty after their clash with Rennes on Saturday evening. The striker will then fly to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to join the Super Eagles squad on Sunday. Moffi was a late replacement for Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface, who was ruled out of the 2023 AFCON after sustaining injury in training. Moffi has scored six goals with two assists in all competitions for Nice this season, and has scored four goals in 12 appearances for the three-time African champions. Leicester City forward , Kelechi Iheanacho will also join the Super Eagles squad…
Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough produced a masterclass in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final to beat Chelsea 1-0 in front of a raucous Riverside stadium. Boro were missing 12 first-team players ahead of kick-off and their injury misery was compounded in the first half when Emmanuel Latte Lath failed to recover from a robust challenge before Alex Bangura pulled up with an apparent hamstring strain. On 31 minutes Cole Palmer had arguably Chelsea’s best chance of the half when Jonny Howson gifted possession straight to the England international, and on his favoured left foot 18 yards from goal, many…
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa says Nigeria have enough quality to bring home the 2023 AFCON title. Musa believes Jose Peseiro’s side can go all the way in Côte d’Ivoire and win the competition for the fourth time. “Everybody is excited, waiting for us to travel to Abidjan for the competition,”Musa told NFF TV. “Since the last game in Uyo, we have been talking, telling each other that it is time for us to go there and shine. We have the quality to win it, if you see the players in the 25-man squad, you can’t say we are not…
Nigerian Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri hopes to qualify for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic games through the International Table Tennis ranking. The Nigeria’s highest-ranked table tennis player is aiming to qualify for the Olympics for a fourth time, gained a total of 265 points after a quarter-final finish at the recent World Table Tennis men’s finals in Doha, Qatar to move up two spots from 16th position to 14th, which improved his world rating points to 1425 points in the month under review. Quadri caused one of the biggest upsets at the tourney in Doha, coming from 2-0 down…