India will face Pakistan in Dubai on 23 February as the International Cricket Council released the Champions Trophy fixtures yesterday. The eight-team tournament will be held in host country Pakistan and neutral venue Dubai from 19 February to 9 March. Defending champions Pakistan and India were drawn alongside New Zealand and Bangladesh in Group A…
Pep Guardiola has been tipped for a sensational move to Real Madrid amid mounting speculation over his position at Manchester City. Guardiola’s tenure at Manchester City has been marked by unprecedented success. The 52-year-old has steered the club to six Premier League titles and the Champions League since moving to Etihad Stadium in 2016. Yet,…
Sky Bet Championship club, Watford are interested in Sevilla forward, Kelechi Iheanacho. Iheanacho linked up with Sevilla as a free agent in the summer after severing ties with Leicester City. The Nigeria international has however failed to live up to expectations at the club.’ The 28-year-old is yet to register a goal or assist in…
Nigeria defender, Ola Aina has been included in the Premier League Team of the Week. Aina was recognised following his impressive display in Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 win over Brentford on Saturday. The 27-year-old scored the Tricky Trees first goal of the game. It was the Nigeria international’s second goal of the season. Aina has made…
Ghana’s Black Galaxies head coach, Didi Dramani has revealed his team’s plan for the second leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship, CHAN, qualifier against Nigeria. The Black Galaxies were held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The perennial rivals will clash in the reverse fixture…
Atalanta of Italy winger Ademola Lookman has said that switching his playing nationality from England to Nigeria in 2022 was key to his current success. Lookman, who was born in London and represented the Three Lions at Under 17 level, helping them win their age-group World Cup, acknowledged that the decision to switch to Nigeria…
Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim is ‘dissatisfied’ with his current options at the club and has urged the Red Devils’ chiefs to sign Galatasaray’s striker Victor Osimhen. According to Sky Sport Germany, Amorim is already growing frustrated with his current options in Man United’s attack line as Rasmus Hojlund is still struggling and Joshua Zirkzee…
By Taiye Olayemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The ancient Sungbo Eredo monument is tucked away in the lush greenery of the Ijebu-Ode forest in Ogun through to Ilara-Epe, the ancient kingdom situated in Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. This sacred site is the largest monument in Africa spanning 160 kilometres and…
The U.S. military has said that it killed two fighters from the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria and wounded another. “The terrorists were moving a truckload of weapons which were destroyed during the strike,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Monday. “This strike occurred in an area formerly controlled…
The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to show famine spreading across the country. It is a step likely to undercut efforts to address one of the world’s largest hunger crises. In a letter dated Dec. 23, the government’s agriculture minister said…
