LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two members of the Iran football team who remained in Australia after the Women’s Asian Cup are beginning their new lives away from the spotlight, even if their dream is to return to elite football. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh issued a statement on Friday saying they “respectfully ask” for…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-World Athletics has rejected the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey. The governing body said the requests were “part of a coordinated recruitment strategy” by the country’s government “to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts”. The 11 athletes included five Kenyans – including former women’s marathon world…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi has followed in David Beckham’s footsteps by buying his very own football club. The Argentine, who is widely considered to be the greatest to ever play the beautiful game, is currently thriving in the twilight stages of his career with Inter Miami. Beckham exercised an option to set up the…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train. Police said the incident happened at about 08:20 local time (07:20 BST) at a level crossing near Salzburg. Manninger made 64 appearances for Arsenal between 1997 and 2002, winning the Premier League…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian comedian, Okey Bakassi, has offered a ₦5 million reward for information leading to the recovery of stolen phones and the arrest of a suspected thief who allegedly infiltrated a private football gathering in Ikoyi, Lagos. Bakassi disclosed this in a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, recounting how an unknown…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return home, a source close to the team has told the BBC. While some of their teammates flew back from Eswatini’s neighbour, South Africa, the seven are said to have absconded. There have…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles stars Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke were caught in a frightening confrontation when around 50 masked Sevilla fans blocked the club’s training ground entrance to abuse players after Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to relegation-bound Real Oviedo. Sevilla’s dressing room crisis boiled over on Sunday evening after the club suffered a damaging…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi has seen his home burgled, and he was robbed at knifepoint in his London home, Afrik Foot reports. The 29-year-old had a decent outing at Craven Cottage on Saturday as Fulham clinched a 3-1 win over Burnley. However, it appears he was caught in…