LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation announced yesterday that its lawyers have started to review the decision against former Nigeria player and coach Samson Siasia by the FIFA Ethics Committee, which on Friday announced that it had placed a life ban from all football-related activities on him. Acting President of the NFF, Seyi Akinwunmi,…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-New Everton boy Alex Iwobi has revealed that he misses the club he played for since he was a kid and that it is almost certain that he would return to the Gunners at some point soon. The Super Eagles playmaker only signed a five-year contract with Marco Silva’s side on transfer…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria forward opened his goal account for the season as the Yellow Submarines were held in their league opener on Saturday Samuel Chukwueze was on target as Villarreal were held to a 4-4 draw by Granada in their opening La Liga fixture. Chukwueze was in action for the entire 90 minutes…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Andy Ruiz, the world heavyweight champion of the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO, is convinced that he will win the rematch over British superstar Anthony Joshua. The bout is slated for December 7, possibly in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz wants to win at all costs, but he says the victory will be even…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Nigeria U20 women’s team started off their campaign in the African Games football tournament with a 3-0 victory over South Africa in Rabat on Saturday. The South Africans were aiming to avenge their 8-0 aggregate defeat in the 2018 U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers at the expense of West African giants….
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, has denied knowledge of his purported ban by world football governing body, the Federation of International Football Association. News had filtered into Nigeria, on Friday afternoon, of a life ban reportedly imposed on Siasia by FIFA over alleged match-fixing. The embattled football tactician in a statement…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life and fined $50,000 by Fifa for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches.’ Siasia was coach of Nigeria between 2010-2011 and for a spell in 2016 but the time period when Fifa believes he committed his infractions is unclear. He has also served…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 24-year-old becomes the latest Nigeria international to move to the French top-flight after agreeing a temporary deal with the Canaries Moses Simon has signed for French Ligue 1 club Nantes on a season-long loan from Spanish LaLiga outfit Levante. Simon becomes the latest Nigeria international to move to France this summer…