LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Leicester City forward was not called up for the Super Eagles’ March games, with Rohr questioning his seriousness Brendan Rodgers has jumped to the defence of Kelechi Iheanacho after the Leicester City forward was criticised by Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr during the international break. The 22-year-old has come in for criticisms…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ Odion Ighalo scored a first-half penalty kick, while Henry Onyekuru and Moses Simon scored in the second half for Nigeria to beat Seychelles 3-1 in Asaba, to end the 2019 AFCON qualifiers as Group E winners.
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The boxing icon, former world champion and Olympic gold medalist tweeted about his daughter’s death on Sunday. On Sunday, news broke that George Foreman’s daughter Freeda Foreman died unexpectedly at age 42 in her home near Houston. On Tuesday, medical examiners confirmed to the Associated Press that Foreman died by suicide. Daddy…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Defending champions, Real Madrid, have been sent packing from this year’s UEFA Champions League. They were humiliated 4-1 by Dutch club Ajax in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night. Ajax headed to the Bernabeu still dreaming of what could have been in the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WWE legend The Undertaker has retired from wrestling at the age of 53, with no WrestleMania comeback planned. Talking about wrestling with anyone who used to be a fan will inevitably start a conversation about one of only a few men, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock or…
LAGOS FEBUAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United are reportedly ready to break their transfer record with a move for Paris Saint-Germain attacker Neymar in this summer’s transfer window. United will prioritise a new central defender this summer, but it is thought that a new wide attacker will also arrive ahead of the 2019-2020 campaign. Real Madrid have…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former secretary, Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi is dead. The football administrator passed on after failing to recover from an undisclosed illness. Tunde Samusudeen, public relations officer of Osun United Football Club, announced the death via a message sent to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday. Until his death, Ogunjobi was…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in police and military uniforms, on Saturday, kidnapped seven people at a football viewing centre in Birnin Magaji town, the headquarters of Birnin Magaji local government area of Zamfara State. The owner of the viewing centre Sanusi Iliyasu Ishie told Daily Trust that about 20 armed men arrived at the football…
