LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There seem to be trouble following the announcement of Eric Chelle as the new Super Eagles coach on Tuesday. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is under fire as MC Oran of Algeria has revealed that the newly appointed Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle is still under contract with the club. Despite having…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia. The Brazilian winger shoved goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in the back of the neck after he had been pushed by the Los Che stopper. Spanish champions Real Madrid came from behind…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially announced the appointment of Eric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles. The decision was ratified by the NFF Executive Committee following the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee. Chelle, a former Malian international…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford reportedly turned down an approach from Turkish giants Galatasaray this week. Rashford has fallen out of favour under Ruben Amorim, who recently left him out of four consecutive matchday squads for “training and selection reasons.” Although Rashford was reinstated for the 2-0 loss to Newcastle last week,…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to La Repubblica, Victor Osimhen infuriated Napoli by refusing to leave Galatasaray in January, even with Manchester United making an approach. The striker had signed a new contract in December 2023 with the express intention of leaving six months later for his €120m release clause. However, when no club went anywhere…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen added a personal touch to his game on Saturday when he celebrated a goal by displaying a jersey with birthday messages for the twin sons of Nigerian business mogul Tony Elumelu. The 26-year-old striker opened the scoring in Galatasaray’s 2-1 victory over Goztepe at RAMS Park with a well-taken penalty…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior risks a suspension of four to 12 matches for pushing the opposing team’s goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski during the 79th minute of the match against Valencia (2-1). After the incident, the Brazilian player was sent off. According to Spanish La Liga regulations, such aggressive behavior without an attempt…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is no end to the list of accolades that Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has won and the number of times he has been crowned the best in the world over the past few decades. Having won it all with Barcelona, the player left Catalonia against his will and conquered the French…