(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The qualification race for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has ended on Tuesday with all 24 teams for the competition now known. While some teams had qualified earlier, others (like the Benin Republic) left it late to book their tickets for the continental football fiesta. The competition will hold next […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola is set to extend his stay in charge of Manchester City by signing a one-year extension to his contract, the Athletic reported on Tuesday. Guardiola has won six Premier League titles and the club’s first-ever Champions League since arriving at the Etihad in 2016. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) despite having one game left in the race to the competition. Libya, bottom of the Group D lot, defeated Rwanda 0-1 in Kigali, meaning Nigeria have reached the finals of the tournament. The defeat means Rwanda are five points […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world’s best football clubs will discover their group stage opponents for the inaugural 32-club FIFA Club World Cup at the draw on December 5 in Miami. The date was highly anticipated as many questions still surround this competition, whose revenues and benefits for the clubs remain a mystery — its TV […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah struck in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa. The Reds took full advantage of Manchester City’s latest defeat at Brighton earlier on Saturday to surge further clear of the champions. Liverpool failed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Galatasaray coach, Okan Buruk, has stated that ts 3-2 victory over English side, Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League wasn’t just a win for the club but also a statement for Turkish football. “Tonight, we didn’t just play for Galatasaray; we played for Turkish football,” he said in a late Thursday statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has invited 23 players for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Among the players listed for the games is Galatasaray’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, who was absent in the last game against Libya due to injury. He returned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sporting Lisbon marked the final home game of coach Ruben Amorim’s reign in stunning fashion as Viktor Gyokeres’ hat-trick saw them come from behind to thrash Manchester City 4-1. The result meant that Sporting continued their superb start to the Champions League on Tuesday. The Portuguese league leaders were outplayed for most […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ruben Amorim was Friday named as the new manager of Manchester United, replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag. The 39-year-old Portuguese coach, who won two Primeira Liga titles with Sporting Lisbon, has signed a deal until 2027 and will join the club on November 11. “Manchester United is delighted to announce the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coach Augustine Eguavoen says he is excited about the response from all the invited players ahead of the 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 35 players were invited for the Super Eagles B team 2025 CHAN qualifying fixture against Ghana. Eguavoen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Research Institute Games Association of Nigeria RIGAN, schedule to take place in Oyo state, come December 2024, the Project Development Institute, (PRODA), Enugu, has commenced a sports festival aimed at picking Athletes that will represent it in Oyo. African Examiner Sports reports that the “PRODA Festival Games which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The English premiership club, Manchester United has fired its manager, Erik ten Hag following a series of poor performance of the team. The sack was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the club management The statement reads in full: “Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Saturday, the internet was set abuzz after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya return game. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the Nigerian Super Eagles accused the Libyan authorities of deliberately diverting their flight and this made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football has ruled in favor of Nigeria in the recent football crisis between Nigeria and Libya. The committee thus awarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria 3 points and 3 goals in the botched African Cup of Nations qualifier match between Libya and Nigeria. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has nominated a 10-man shortlist for the 2024 Player of the Year. The list was posted on CAF’s social media pages on Thursday. The nominees are Nigeria’s striker, Ademola Lookman and skipper, William Troost-Ekong. Others on the list include: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG), Simon Adingra (Cote […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury said he will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch of their undisputed heavyweight champion of the world bout after losing his undefeated record to the Ukrainian. Usyk won a split decision on points when the pair first met in May and will battle again for the WBA, WBC and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vinicius Junior scored a sublime hat-trick as Champions League holders Real Madrid came back from two goals down to hammer Borussia Dortmund 5-2 on Tuesday. After a shock stumble at Lille in their previous European match, Madrid crushed Dortmund, in a repeat of last season’s final, with a superb second half display. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football president, Patrice Motsepe, has revealed that a thorough probe is ongoing following the recent controversy surrounding Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. Motsepe maintained that the continental body will not tolerate any lack of sportsmanship and unfair treatment in African football. Motsepe, during a press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Curtis Jones struck Liverpool’s winner in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Anfield to keep Arne Slot’s side top of the Premier League table on Sunday. Mohamed Salah’s 29th-minute penalty put the hosts in front against the run of play but Chelsea leveled after the break as Nicolas Jackson was played through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria men’s national U-20 football team, the Flying Eagles has suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Burkina Faso in their opening Group B clash of the WAFU B U20 AFCON in Lone, Togo. The Flying Eagles, who are defending champions, started the match on a sluggish note as they failed to convert […]
