LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A prominent Nigerian gymnastics coach, Anthony Asuquo, has been found dead under circumstances that remained unclear, sparking concern and calls for an urgent investigation from members of the gymnastics community and the public. Asuquo, the founder of Tony International Gymnastics (TIG) Club, reportedly died suddenly after alerting friends that ₦11 million…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Saburi Adeniji, a Nigerian footballer and left winger for Kings Park Rangers Football Club of Sudbury, at Great Cornard, Suffolk, England, has died after battling a severe brain stem injury. The football club is a non-league side competing in the Eastern Counties League Division One North. In a Saturday statement announcing his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian goal-machine Victor Osimhen could be on his way back to the Italian Serie A, according to latest reports. Juventus have reportedly stepped up plans to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window. Osimhen, who is currently the star player for Turkish giants Galatasaray, has been a leading…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2026 winter transfer window, which closed on February 2, was a bittersweet period for Nigerian football. While stars like Ademola Lookman and Terem Moffi secured high-profile moves, OLAMIDE ABE writes on several other Super Eagles players who remained grounded Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United) Nigeria’s number one goalkeeper was widely expected to…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has mourned the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi, describing their last phone call as a painful farewell he did not fully realise at the time. The retired military officer died on Tuesday in a road accident in Umunede, Delta State. Reacting to the loss, Ndidi poured…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former international, Waidi Akanni says the Super Eagles failed to prepare for penalty shootout in their defeat to Morocco. The Atlas Lions edged out the Super Eagles 4-2 on penalities in their semi-final encounter in Rabat on Thursday night. Both teams could not be separated after 120 minutes of football. Morocco converted…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has been suspended for four games for alleged misbehaviour during his team’s loss to Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations. The federation, known as FECAFOOT, said Wednesday that it had taken note of the decision from the disciplinary committee of the Confederation of African Football…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) is set to file a second petition to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following their 2-0 defeat to Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the AFCON 2025 quarterfinals at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Saturday, January 10. The loss not only saw the Desert Foxes exit the…