Football Managers including Mauricio Pochettino, Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta appear to be sceptical about the the possibility of introducing blue cards Football’s lawmakers have delayed plans to publish details of sin-bin trials – which were expected to include the introduction of blue cards – at higher levels of football until next month. Trial protocols…
President of Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe on Friday refused to confirm the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations, due to take place in 2025. “The focus for all of us now is Ivory Coast,” CAF chief Motsepe said at a press conference in Abidjan, where this year’s AFCON in Ivory Coast…
Not less than seven persons were reported dead while watching the Nigeria vs South Africa semi-final match. While one of those confirmed dead was reportedly hypertensive, the cause of death remains undetermined for others. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will again battle the Elephants of Ivory Coast in the final of the ongoing African Cup…
Fulham manager Marco Silva said he will be supporting the Nigerian duo of Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey in Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final. Iwobi and Bassey have played a crucial role in Nigeria’s march to the final of the competition. Midfielder Iwobi has featured in all six of Nigeria’s games in the…
Lagos State Government has announced the closure of several major roads in the city ahead of the Lagos City Marathon, on Saturday. In a statement released on Friday by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the government stated that certain routes would be temporarily inaccessible to motorists during the sporting event. From 5.00 am…
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo are set to make history by becoming the first two Nigerians to win the Africa Cup of Nations title twice. Musa and Omeruo were members of the Super Eagles side that won the prestigious title at the AFCON 2013 finals hosted by South Africa. The Super Eagles…
Ivory Coast forward Sebastian Haller has vowed to revenge their loss to Nigeria in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle the Elephants of Ivory Coast in the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Abidjan on Sunday. William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty gave Nigeria a…
A Chelsea fan who assaulted Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has been fined £807 and banned from football for three years Jordan Chidley ran on to the pitch during a Carabao Cup quarter-final tie between the two Premier League teams at Stamford Bridge on 19 December. It happened after Chelsea scored a late equaliser to…
Ireland women’s basketball team refused to shake hands with Israel before their EuroBasket 2025 qualifier in Riga. Israel player Dor Saar said on Wednesday that the Ireland team is “quite anti-Semitic”. Ireland players also lined up for their anthem beside the team’s bench rather than the centre of the court before the game, which Israel…
Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica says she “owes” it to her family to retire after the 2024 Games. The 37-year-old, regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, won the 100m title in 2008 and 2012. Fraser-Pryce also won Tokyo 2020 Olympic relay gold, plus three of her 10 world titles,…
