LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea boosted their Champions League qualification hopes with a comfortable win over Premier League strugglers Watford. The result lifts the Blues back up to fourth in the table, after they were temporarily leapfrogged by Manchester United. Nigel Pearson’s side remain a point above the relegation zone but have played a game more…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Although going down with Crotone to the Serie B, Super Eagles striker, Simeon Nwankwo has proven to the one of the best strikers in Italy. The Super Eagles striker scored his 16th goal of the season for Crotone with a hat-trick against Benevento, who are believed to be interested in former Super Eagles…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football Committee on Tuesday announced the postponement of 2021 Africa Cup of Nation by one year The continental games will now hold in Cameroon in January 2022. The decision was reached after the committee met via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and other related issues amid…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is “saddened” by the sale of two sculptures belonging to the south-eastern Igbo community, an official from the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments, has said. A prominent art historian had called on the renowned auction house, Christie’s, to cancel the sale. Prof Chika Okeke-Agulu told the BBC the two…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Super Eagles captain,Vincent Enyeama will begin his management career as goalkeeping coach of French lower league outfit Iris Ex-Lille and Nigeria goalkeeper has been named as new goalkeeper coach of French National 3 side Iris Club de Croix. The 37-year-old has been without a club since he left French top-flight…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ striker, Victor Osimhen, is stranded in the country as uncertainties have beclouded his return to France. A competent source close to the player accused the Ministry of Aviation of frustrating the player’s travelling plans, claiming it refused to grant travel approval for LOSC Lille star. The source said: “Osimhen and…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the top strikers in the Togolese first division, Kossi Koudagba of ASC Kara, has died of malaria aged 25. Koudagba had finished top striker in Togo for two years in a row and won the league in 2019. Before he won the best striker title with the second-tier club Espoir…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-WWE star The Undertaker has announced his retirement after claiming he has “nothing left to accomplish” in the ring. The 55-year-old made the announcement in the last episode of his documentary series ‘The Last Ride’. The Undertaker has been performing the ring for years having made his WWF debut in 1990. He…