LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City are among the clubs interested in Nigeria Under-17 captain Adeleke Oluwatobi Babatunde. The 16-year-old is regarded as one of Africa’s hottest talents, with Napoli, RB Leipzig, Lille and Ajax also showing an interest in the No.10, as teams wait to sign him ahead of his 18th birthday due to FIFA…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria international Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine has died, the country’s football governing body confirmed on Thursday. According to the NFF, the former Super Falcons forward passed on at the age of 36 following a brief illness on Wednesday. Chiejine had featured for several clubs across Europe, USA before her final professional stint with…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has been named the Spanish League revelation player of the year by Villarreal. The 20-year-old Nigerian youngster who opened his goal account for Villarreal this season in their 4-4 draw against Granada last weekend made his La Liga debut in the 2018-19 season. And he scored five…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Manchester City is bringing its silverware to Lagos, Nigeria to celebrate with fans as part of their global trophy tour, presented by Etihad Airways on 31 August. Supported by regional partners Marathonbet and Star Beer, the Trophy Tour is a part of a global club celebration after making football history by…
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…
