Having been called John Obi Mikel since 2003, the Chelsea midfielder has decided to officially change his name to concur with popular belief. Born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, a mistake by the Nigerian Football Association ahead of the Under-17 World Cup in 2003 incorrectly labelled the player Mikel, as opposed to Michael, and the name […]
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Sunderland have appointed former Manchester United and Everton manager David Moyes to replace Sam Allardyce as boss at the Stadium of Light, the perennial Premier League strugglers said on Saturday, AFP report. Moyes; the northeast England club’s ninth permanent boss in less than eight years — signed a four-year contract with the Black Cats and […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday placed alongside Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia in Group B for the Africa Zone Qualification Round 3 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was the outcome of the draw held at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt. The News Agency of […]
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The attorneys conducting the internal investigation into wrongdoing at FIFA, Quinn Emanuel, on Saturday released information regarding details of contracts and compensation for a small group of former FIFA officials. “The evidence appears to reveal a coordinated effort by three former top officials of FIFA to enrich themselves through annual salary increases, World Cup bonuses […]
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Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will travel to face Manchester City in the Champions League but is unsure on Karim Benzema’s chances of featuring after the striker limped off against Rayo Vallecano. Ronaldo pulled a thigh muscle during the midweek win over Villarreal and sat out Saturday’s trip to face Paco Jemez’s team, in […]
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Arsene Wenger has confirmed he is not thinking about stepping down from the Arsenal job, as he revealed his intention to stay for at least another season. The manager’s position has been questioned by some fans, with banners appearing at the Emirates Stadium calling for the long-serving Frenchman to step down following exits from the […]
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[su_dropcap]N[/su_dropcap]IGERIA took a big step in the banishment of the ghosts of the short-lived Sunday Oliseh era by naming John Obi Mikel captain of the Super Eagles on Friday. Ahmed Musa, 23, who was installed captain by Oliseh after the former coach fell out with goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, said he thought it needful to hand […]
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CRISTIANO Ronaldo has slammed his Real Madrid team-mates after Saturday’s derby defeat to Atletico Madrid, claiming they would be top of the table if others were on the same level as him. Antoine Griezmann’s second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win for Atletico which has left Zinedine Zidane’s side nine points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, […]
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GIANNI Infantino has succeeded fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s governing body Fifa. The Uefa secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (four votes) and Jerome Champagne (0) were third and fourth respectively. Blatter, who had led Fifa since 1998, […]
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CHRISTOPHER Green, chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, has told Goal that the manner of the resignation of Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh vindicated the alarm raised by the committee regarding the team’s preparation for the forthcoming qualifier against Egypt. Green and members of the Technical Committee were in constant running battle […]
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The former striker has been brought back to handle the national team following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh early on Friday Samson Siasia has been re-appointed Nigeria coach, hours after Sunday Oliseh threw in the towel. He will be assisted by Nigeria U20 coach Emmanuel Amuneke, Salisu Yusuf and Alloy Agu ahead of next month’s […]
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Sunderland have terminated Adam Johnson’s contract after the winger pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming. The 28-year-old is on trial for allegations of child sex charges relating to incidents between December 2014 and February last year. And Johnson, although he has admitted to one charge, […]
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