The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Manu Garba as gaffer of the side – in what will be his third spell. The 58-year-old, who guided the Golden Eaglets to the U-17 FIFA World Cup title in 2013, replaced Nduka Ugbade. The former Flying Eagles (U-20) coach will be in charge of the team’s WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana next month as he will resume duties immediately. Under the tutelage of Ugbade, the U-17 team failed to grab one of Africa’s tickets for the U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as they were knocked out of the…
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have been sent packing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup following their aggregate 5-2 loss to Mexican side Monterrey in Wednesday’s quarter final second leg clash. Brandon Vazquez, German Berterame and Jesus Gallardo all netted for the Liga MX side who progressed to the semifinal after their 3-1 win on the night. Messi returned to the starting lineup for the first time since his injury layoff in a bid to help Miami following their 2-1 loss in the first leg, however, the presence of the Argentine was not enough. The 36-year-old had Miami’s best chance…
Luis Enrique has expressed confidence in his Paris Saint-Germain team’s chances of reaching the UEFA Champions League semi finals despite their first leg quarter final loss to Barcelona. The Spaniard’s team will visit the Catalan giants next week in a bid to overturn Wednesday’s 2-3 loss – after Andreas Christensen stepped up from the bench to hand the Blaugrana, what could be a vital result. Barça took the lead thanks to Raphinha’s goal in the first half, however, Ousmane Dembele equalised minutes after the break and Vitinha’s well-placed effort put the French giants ahead. Although, Christensen’s winner came after Raphinha’s…
The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League entered into the quarter final phase and it delivered. The first leg of the first set of two games were settled in Madrid and London. Defending champions Manchester City travelled to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu to face the record winners of the competition Real Madrid. A thrilling contest was expected and a thriller of a show was put on. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring 120 seconds into the game, outsmarting the Madrid defence and Andriy Lunin in goal from a direct free kick. However, on 11 minutes, Madrid equalised as Eduardo Camavinga’s shot from outside…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has expressed delight with the future of Manchester United following their 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. The respective performances of 19-year-old Willy Kambwala — who made his second start of the league campaign — and 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo gave the Dutch manager cause for optimism in what has been a tough time for the Red Devils. Luis Diaz put the Reds in front before Bruno Fernandes levelled matters out of the blue. Mainoo netted a screamer to put United ahead but Mohammed Salah rescued a point from the penalty spot for the visitors.…
Kai Havertz has kept critics muted following his recent performances for Arsenal – which has led manager Mikel Arteta to sing words of praises for his summer signing. The 24-year-old was named the man of the match as the Gunners moved to the top of the Premier League following their 3-0 triumph at Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday evening. The German who had a tough start to life in North London, needing 10 games to net his first goal, has now recorded double-figures for goals in all appearances for Arsenal. The former Chelsea player is also having his best…
Bayern Munich have not had the best of campaigns in the ongoing 2023-24 season and their season hit yet another all time low. The Bavarians were on the losing end in the Bundesliga yet again — this time, a 2-3 loss to Heidenheim on Saturday. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen’s win at Union Berlin meant the defending champions now sit 16 points behind with 10 games left. Also, the result left many eyebrows raised on whether manager Thomas Tuchel – who is to leave the dugout at the end of the season – would be sacked ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions…
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has advised Marcus Rashford to leave Manchester United in a bid to revive his career. Rashford has netted just eight goals in 36 games for the Red Devils this campaign — compared to what was a career best, scoring 30 goals across all competitions. The Englishman has also received criticism for his off-field character with reports in late January suggesting he spent his time at a Belfast nightclub before missing training with United. Another issue with Rashford making a decision to go to a separate nightclub event after a 3-0 derby loss to Manchester…
Pep Guardiola has responded to criticisms targeted at Erling Haaland, stating that his poacher remains “the best striker in the world”. Haaland came under fire for his performance, from pundits alike, against Arsenal in City’s goalless draw at the Etihad. One particular opinion was Roy Keane’s – who labelled the Norwegian’s overall play as a “League Two player” when he is not scoring the goals. Despite being the top scorer in the Premier League this season with 18 goals, Keane feels Haaland should be able to do much more – a sentiment Guardiola refused to agree with. “I’m not agreeing…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed his admiration for Pep Guardiola while also admitting his sentiments will not get in his way of charging his troops to victory when Arsenal visit Manchester City in a crucial Premier League clash on Sunday. The Gunners boss also stated he would want his side to enjoy the moment in the game against a City side, whom he insists have raised the bar in world football. Arteta, who was Guardiola’s assistant at City before becoming Arsenal boss in 2019, spoke highly of his relationship with the former Barcelona manager while also citing that sitting…