Asisat Oshoala has been removed as captain of the Nigerian women national football team. This comes thirty months after the Barcelona player was promoted to the position in September 2019, after the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Oshoala, who was used as a replacement for Victoria Okpaanozie, has now been replaced with Onome Ebi who plays…
The Nigeria Football Federation has sacked the Super Eagles’ technical crew following the resignation of the manager, Augustine Eguavoen. The Nigeria Football Federation took the decision after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, following a 1-1 draw with Ghana at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on Tuesday. The NFF in a…
FIFA has banned the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja from hosting any international football match. The FIFA ban is because of the violent display by fans at the end of the second-leg World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana. The game ended one-one, but the Ghanaian national football team…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will today tackle the Black Stars of Ghana in a World Cup qualifier in Kumasi. Nigeria who decided to keep Augustine Eguavoen after the Africa Cup of Nations, are hunting a fourth consecutive World Cup, while Ghana are looking to return after missing out on Russia 2018. Otto Addo was appointed interim…
World number one Ashleigh Barty has shocked the sporting world by announcing she will retire from professional tennis at just twenty-five. The Australian made the announcement on social media, saying she was leaving to chase other dreams. Barty won her first Grand Slam at the 2019 French Open. She became the first home player to win the…
FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russian football clubs and national teams from all competitions after the country invaded Ukraine. The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned until further notice. The suspension means that the Russian men’s team will not play their World Cup play-off matches next month and the women’s team have…