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Excitement as Emirates Super Jumbo Lifts Real Madrid For Spanish Super Cup Real Madrid is all set for their epic match against Barcelona. The Emirates A380 emblazoned with the blue Expo 2020 “mobility” livery lifted one of the most popular clubs in global football all the way from Madrid, Spain, ...

  Philippe Coutinho has joined Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona, the Premier League club said on Friday. “Welcome, Philippe Coutinho!” the club said in a Facebook post. “Aston Villa and FC Barcelona have agreed terms for Philippe Coutinho to spend the rest of this season on loan at Villa ...

  Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has lamented the current situation with the club, expressing doubt about his team winning the 2021/22 English Premier League title. Tuchel’s submission is coming after Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have played 20 ...

  Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has tested positive for COVID-19, just 10 days to the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.   Napoli made the disclosure on its official website.   23-year-old Osimhen who is in Nigeria’s squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is expected ...

Nigerians have reacted to the report that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) contacted AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, to take over as Super Eagles coach. Naija News earlier reported that NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had said the federation held talks with Mourinho and Serbian Mladen Krstajic in a bid to get ...

  The Super Eagles of Nigeria interim head coach, Augustine Eguavoen, on Saturday named a 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Naija News reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disclosed the provisional list of players ahead of the tournament holding in Cameroon next month. Among those ...

Clean Nigeria Initiative; Ecobank Applauds International Football Star, David Alaba Ecobank Nigeria has commended David Alaba for his support towards the success of the Clean Nigeria Initiative being part of the Federal Government’s efforts to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025, under the distinguished Chairmanship of Vice-President Osinbajo. Ms. ...

  UEFA was forced to declare the Champions League draw void after a series of mistakes were made during the process on Monday morning. Manchester United had been handed a mouth-watering last-16 tie against Paris St Germain, but only after being erroneously paired with Villarreal in the first instance and ...

  The Champions League draw was done on Monday. The stand-out tie is undoubtedly the showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, which will see a return of old enmities as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo collide once more. first leg matches will be played in February 15/16/22/23, while the ...

  Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigerian Football Federation, said Gernot Rohr was sacked to prevent a “disaster” waiting to happen. Pinnick said this on Monday while he was a guest on Channels Televisión’s Sunrise Daily breakfast programme. He said: “It wasn’t an individual decision; it was a collective decision ...