LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-0 to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points, while Tottenham’s top four bid was rocked by a 1-0 defeat at Burnley on Wednesday. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp believes his side must win every game for the rest of the season to pip City…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles will now take on Ghana’s Black Stars on new dates. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off round fixture between Nigeria and Ghana would not…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Royal Charleroi have confirmed that Super Eagles defender Valentine Ozornwafor is in good condition following a major scare on Saturday night, after he collapsed twice in The Zebras’s 3-0 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the Belgian topflight. The two-cap Eagles defender was taken off in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Great Britain was stripped of the silver medal it won in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo last August on Friday after Chijindu Ujah’s anti-doping violation was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to Reuters. Ujah tested positive for Ostarine and S-23, both of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid put their defeat by Paris Saint-Germain behind them on Saturday by beating Alaves 3-0 in La Liga as Marco Asensio’s stunning goal helped send Carlo Ancelotti’s side seven points clear at the top of the table. But the result flattered Madrid, who struggled to break down Alaves until Asensio unleashed…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain were brought back down to earth after their Champions League win over Real Madrid as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Nantes, looking to qualify for Europe for the first time since playing in the 2004 Intertoto Cup, raced into a stunning 3-0…
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been criticised for comments referencing African migrants dying at sea when talking about the reforms to football’s calendar. World football’s governing body has put forward plans which include staging a World Cup every two years. Infantino says more regular World Cups can help provide hope for some nations but his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe scored a stoppage-time winner to help PSG beat Real Madrid, while Manchester City put five past Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg on Tuesday. Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Real Madrid With every rumor from every outlet the world over reporting he’ll leave PSG for Real…