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…
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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…
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out for “a few weeks” with a knee injury. The England international suffered the injury during Liverpool’s 2-0 FA Cup third round win against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium on Sunday. Pep Lijnders, the assistant manager of Liverpool, made the announcement prior to the team’s Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg match against Fulham on Wednesday. “He has a little tear in the lateral ligament of his knee and he will need time to recover,” said Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders. “He had a scan and he will be out for a few weeks, so let’s…
Chelsea full-back Ian Maatsen has agreed to join German side Borussia Dortmund on loan until the end of the season. In order to finalise the arrangement until the summer, which does not involve an option or obligation to buy, Maatsen is expected to have his medical in the coming days. Dortmund are expected to cover Maatsen’s full salary, and it’s believed that if Maatsen does well on loan in Germany, it might help raise his market value in the summer. After making significant signings during the last three transfer windows, the Blues are probably willing to sell the 21-year-old in…
Nice striker Terem Moffi has been called up to replace Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface in Super Eagles’ squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. Boniface picked up a groin injury in training and has been ruled out of the tournament. The 23-year-old striker is expected to be side-lined for up to six weeks, and will now fly back to Germany to begin treatment on the injury. Boniface has scored 16 goals with eight assists in all competition for the Bundesliga leaders this season. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will now await the approval of the…