LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema bullied Chelsea to the brink of relinquishing their Champions League crown with a stunning hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 3-1 triumph at Stamford Bridge. The prolific striker moved his competition goal return to 11 in just eight matches after hitting back-to-back trebles as Madrid overwhelmed the Blues in Wednesday’s quarter-final first-leg….
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea slumped to a first defeat to Brentford since 1939 as Christian Eriksen inspired the Bees to a 4-1 win that should seal their Premier League survival. The European champions had gone in front early in the second half at Stamford Bridge through Antonio Rudiger’s sensational long-range strike, but they collapsed to…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has urged the sports ministry to probe the Nigerian Football Federation for Super Eagles’ inability to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Eagles were eliminated on the away goals rule following a 1-1 draw with Ghana in Abuja in the…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The FIFA Congress on Thursday, during its 72nd congress, 2022, meeting confirmed the suspension of two African countries, Kenya and Zimbabwe, from all football activities. The Council took the decision in February citing government interference. DAILY POST reports that the 72nd FIFA Congress, 2022, meeting was held in Doha, Qatar. During the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The erstwhile Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has been relieved of his position with immediate effect. This followed the failure of the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a dismal 1-1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana at the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An angry crowd invaded the pitch and vandalized facilities inside the Moshood Abiola national stadium in Abuja on Tuesday (Mar. 29), after Nigeria failed to beat Ghana in a qualifying game for the soccer World Cup in Qatar later this year, and won’t be competing in the tournament. The Abuja stadium was packed…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after drawing Ghana 1-1 on Tuesday. Ghana qualified on an away goal advantage. Nigeria hosted arch-rivals Ghana in the second-leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The Black…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prominent member of victorious 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Green Eagles squad, David Adiele, has turned a security guard in the United States of America. Adiele, 67, was spotted at a Hispanic grocery store by a Nigerian who made the revelation on social media. A Nigerian, who narrated the story of…
