Fans slam NFF for appointing Chelle as Super Eagles coach
Football fans in Aba have expressed disappointment over the appointment of former Mali coach Éric Chelle as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles.
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West Ham cancel Lopetegui press conference as sacking rumours swirl
West Ham have cancelled Wednesday’s scheduled press conference featuring manager Julen Lopetegui, with widespread reports saying the Premier League club is preparing to sack the Spaniard.
Osimhen ‘rejects’ Man United’s offer, upsets Napoli boss
Victor Osimhen’s alleged refusal to listen to offers this January, especially from Manchester United, which could have brought in € 81 million for the Serie A side, has reportedly infuriated Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis.
‘Some signs of life at Man United, no more excuses’
Ruben Amorim may have only been half-joking when he claimed the strains of managing Manchester United were already showing on his youthful features.Before his first visit to Anfield, the 39-year-old had not so much had a new head-coach bounce as a flatline of failure, with five defeats in eight Premier League games since he succeeded Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford in November.
‘Super Eagles to get substantive head coach soon’
Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and FIFA Council member, Amaju Pinnick, has said the Super Eagles would get a substantive head coach ‘any moment from now’ .
10 African countries to compete in IBB Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament
No fewer than 400 golfers from about 10 African countries are set to slug it out for honours in the 26th edition of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Amateur Ladies Open in Abuja. The tournament is scheduled to be held from February 13 to 17 at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja.
‘Djokovic still has trauma over Covid deportation’
Novak Djokovic says he still experiences “trauma” when he visits Melbourne, three years after he was deported because of Australia’s Covid-19 regulations. Djokovic, who was not vaccinated against the virus, had his visa cancelled by the Australian government on “health and good order” grounds. He was forced to stay at an immigration hotel for five days while he unsuccessfully appealed against the decision and was eventually forced to leave the country, meaning he missed the 2022 Australian Open. Djokovic returned to Melbourne the following year, with Covid restrictions eased, and went on to win the Grand Slam for a record 10th time. The Serb, 37, is back in Australia preparing for the 2025 tournament, which begins on Sunday. “The last couple of times I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration – I had a bit of trauma from three years ago,” Djokovic told Melbourne’s Herald Sun., external.