LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died at age 68 due to complications from Covid-19. Diouf had been hospitalised in his native Senegal and was placed under respiratory assistance on Saturday after his illness became serious. The Senegal native’s relatives had hoped to transport him to France to receive further medical attention but…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With information reaching us, it is a sad news to say. Our own Nigerian Former Professional League Chairman, Oyuki Obaseki is dead. He, Obaseki, who was also the second vice president of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been battling an undisclosed ailment for almost 3 years. He died early Sunday at the…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Turkey legend Rustu Recber was rushed to hospital after falling ill with coronavirus, the ex-goalkeeper’s wife revealed on Saturday. Recber, 46, represented the likes of Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Antalyaspor during his glittering career, while he also enjoyed a brief spell in Spain with Barcelona. He is Turkey’s all-time record holder for appearances, having…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Odion Ighalo has been offered a stunning £400,000-a-week deal to reject a transfer to Manchester United and instead stay at parent club Shanghai Shenhua. The boyhood United fan has been on loan at Old Trafford since the January transfer window and his impressive performances had convinced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to make his…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the recent news that sporting events are being cancelled in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Analysis & Consulting at Sportcal, a GlobalData company, offers his view; “The airline industry is being severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. With many airlines already grounded and looking to make…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joining an ever-growing chorus, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced late Monday that it would favor postponing the Tokyo Games this summer amid concerns about the coronavirus. Team USA officials did not say when they would prefer the event to take place, but several other countries — including Canada, Australia, Germany,…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The expectation to see Samuel Chukwueze continue his upward trajectory this season hasn’t quite materialised and the Super Eagles star has found himself out of Villarreal’s first-team since late-January. In Chukwueze’s last start at Deportivo Alaves, his mixed performance was the final straw for the Yellow Submarine trainer who’s opted for Gerard…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH NEWSRANGERS)-Trabzonspor have terminated the contract of Nigeria midfielder, Mikel Obi, after nine months with the club, Sports Extra reports. The midfielder joined the Turkish club in June 2019, on a two-year deal as a free agent but after making a statement on his Instagram page calling for the Turkish Lig to be cancelled due to the coronavirus…
