Tag: football
-
Everton appeal 10-point deduction in Premier League case
Everton Football Club has officially lodged an appeal against the unprecedented 10-point deduction imposed on them by an independent commission for financial rule breaches. This penalty stands as the largest in the history of the Premier League. The Toffees, while admitting the breach, expressed shock and disappointment at the severity of the punishment. The appeal,…
-
MASSIVE Achievement: Six players of Barau Jibrin Football Academy to play in UK, Holland
Efforts of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin to promote sports in Nigeria have started to yield positive results as six players of his football academy have been selected to play in clubs in Holland and the United Kingdom. Senator Barau established the Barau Jibrin Football Academy in 2021 to promote…
-
Pastor Adeboye unveils new RCCG football club, Dove FC
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG has unveiled its football club named Dove FC. General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye unveiled the club at the Redeemed Camp in Lagos State at the weekend as part of the church’s evangelism campaign to bring the youth out of criminality. The players were selected from the…
-
JUBILATION: Oshoala speaks on her father’s reaction over unusual celebration+Photo
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, says she knows her father is not happy with the way she celebrated when she scored in Nigeria’s 3-2 win against Australia, co-host of the tournament. On Thursday, Oshoala, nicknamed ‘Agba Baller’, scored in the 72nd minute of the Falcons’ second game in Group B at the Lang Park Stadium,…
-
FCT correspondents NUJ Abuja chapter to unveil football team in August
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Correspondents, NUJ Abuja Chapter will unveil its football team on August 3 with a mini football fiesta. This was contained in a release signed by its chairman, Jide Oyekunle on Friday. In the release the tournament will feature eight teams drawn from different sectors, the list include: 1: Nigerian Bar…
-
I would have been a professional footballer – Mr P
Popular singer, music producer and dancer, Peter Okoye, aka Mr P, has revealed that he started out as a footballer but fate changed his direction to music. Peter made this known via a tweet on Friday night where he said he’s grateful because he’s succeeding in music. However, the music singer said he wished he…
-
Infantino re-elected unopposed as FIFA president
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as the president of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). The election was held on Thursday during the 73rd Congress in Kigali, as Infantino stood unopposed, making
-
Brazilian football legend, Pele is dead
Brazil legend Pele has passed away aged 82 following a battle with cancer. The former Santos FC star, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, had bee
-
Qatar 2022: A Moment In History For Football And Africa – By Magnus Onyibe
The quote “It is time for Africa” captured the feelings of most Nigerians and indeed Africans during the just concluded football fiesta FlFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar,a tiny gulf country in the Arab world from 20th November to 18 December.
-
Qatar 2022: Check out stars who had a disappointing tournament
Prior to the tournament in Qatar, football pundits and analysts tipped some names to shine and go far at the tournament but unfortunately, that didn’t get to happen. TheNewsGuru brings you some of the football Stars that had a very disappointing tournament in Qatar.