The Afcon was originally due to be held this year—two years after the 2019 event in Egypt—but was pushed back until early 2022 in light of the corinavirus pandemic. It will now take place in Cameroon in January and February next year, 2022. Ahead of the draw, the 24 qualifiers have been placed in four
#Supercup : Chelsea win Villarreal to clinch the super cup
Chelsea FC have defeated Villarreal Fc of spain in a penalty shootouts after they both played out a one all draw. The first goal came from Hakeem Ziyech before the goal was canceled by Gerard Moreno to secure penalties. The 2021 UEFA Super Cup was the 46th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual
PSG sell Over 150,000 Messi Shirts in 7 minutes
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who left Barcelona last week, has signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. PSG listed more than 150,000 Messi shirts for sale on their website at 10pm UK time. They sold out at 10:07pm UK time. Incredible numbers. The deal comes with an option of an additional year, the French club
Messi and family arrive Paris ahead of PSG move ( video)
Lionel Messi has arrived in France today, moving a step closer to the world’s most stunning free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain following his departure from Barcelona. The Argentina forward, 34, has agreed a deal in principle to join PSG as a free agent but his contract has not been formally signed. When the terms of his contract,
Breaking : Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona
Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after financial problems prevented them from agreeing with the forward on a new contract. Messi, 34, has been a free agent since his previous terms expired on June 30, but ESPN revealed in July that a loose agreement over a five-year extension had been reached. However, Barca have been unable to
Blessing Oborududu wins Nigeria’s First Ever Olympics Wrestling Medal
Nigerian wrestler, Blessing Oborududu, has lost in the final match of the 68kg women’s freestyle category at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Bayelsa State indigene was defeated by America’s Tamyra Mensah-Stock in a gripping match that saw both wrestlers give little away. Despite the loss, she recorded a feat by becoming the first Nigerian
#TokyoOlympics :Enoch Adegoke qualifies for Men’s 100m finals(video)
Enoch Adegoke grabs his ticket to the 100m final with a strong finish in Semi-final 2 to finish 2nd behind Zharnel Hughes. Enoch Adegoke is the first Nigerian to make the Olympics finals since Davidson Ezenwa at Atlanta 1996. So as it stands, He’s officially part of the fastest 10 male runners in the
#TokyoOlympics : 10 Nigerian Athletes suspended from competing
Bad news from #Tokyo2020: 10 Nigerian Track and Field athletes will not be competing in any #Athletics event when it commences on Friday, because of a non-compliance with the Out of Competition Testing (OCT) requirement. Here’s the report of Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Out of the 23 athletes Nigerian registered to compete in
Team Nigeria shines as Oshonaike, Toriola enter record books
Team Nigeria shot into reckoning when two of her athletes, Segun Toriola and Funke Oshonaike entered into history book( Club 7) as rare athletes to have competed seven times at the Olympics. Standing taller in the exclusive club dominated by men was Funke Oshonaike who not only becomes the first Nigerian, but also the first
#TokyoOlympics: Hot gists from Tokyo, Medal Table
Athletes from all over the world have gathered in Japan, adding to the long history of the summer Olympics, which have been played every four years since 1896, except 1916 due to World War I, 1940 and 1944 due to World War II and 2020 due to COVID-19. The ongoing game was supposed to be held