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COVID-19: UEFA returning N259bn to broadcasters
European football faces further financial setback amid the coronavirus pandemic as governing body UEFA is returning about 575 million euros (about 259 billion Naira) to broadcasters.
European Club Association (ECA) chairman Andrea Agnelli…
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JUST IN: Ex-Super Eagles star dies at 48
Former Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade, is dead.
Babalade, who played in the Senegal ’92 African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles, was said to have died on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
According to the PUNCH, the…
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Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona
Lionel Messi has decided to stay at FC Barcelona to fulfil his current contractual obligations as the legal proceedings of the matter proved to be too much to go ahead with. Messi, who sent a burofax to the club to formally intimate them of…
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Laliga celebrates world Hausa day
As part of efforts to further strengthen the relationship with Nigerians, organizers of Spanish Laliga on Wednesday commemorated with Nigerians as they celebrate "World Hausa Day."
Solacebase reports that World Hausa day was first…
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Former Super Falcons assistant coach Mudashiru Yusuf, is dead
A former assistant coach with the Nigerian female national team, Super Falcons, Mudashiru Yusuf, is dead.
The veteran sportsman who also worked with the Under 17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, died on Saturday, August 22.
The Media…
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JUST IN: Bayern Munich defeat PSG to win UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich overcame Paris St-Germain in a tightly contested Champions League final in Lisbon to claim the crown for the sixth time.
Kingsley Coman, who started his career at PSG, settled a tense affair with a 59th-minute header at the…
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CAF Confederation Cup: Kano Pillars to play home matches away from Sani Abacha Stadium
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club on Friday said the team would play its 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup home matches away from its traditional home ground in Kano.
The chairman of Kano Pillars, Surajo Yahaya Jambul, disclosed…
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Arsenal head of football, Sanllehi, leaves club
Arsenal’s head of football, Raul Sanllehi, is leaving the club with Managing Director, Vinai Venkatesham, set to take over, the Premier League side announced on Saturday.
Sanllehi, who was formerly Barcelona’s Director of Football, was…
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Enyimba takes second slot ahead of 2020/21 Caf Champions League
Enyimba International Football Club alongside Plateau United will hoist Nigeria's flag in the forthcoming 2020/21 CAF Champions League.
This was confirmed following League Management Company's decision to release the official 20 teams…
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How Spanish Laliga Hausa commentary set northern Nigeria agog
Just like the English Premier League and German Bundesliga, organisers of Spanish Laliga in partnership with, Arewa radio, an FM station in Kano entertained their teeming supporters in the recently concluded 2019/20 campaign.
The Laliga…
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