LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reacted to the death of the immediate past Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu. Tinubu , a former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, was reported to have slumped and died while playing football at a retreat organised for Lagos Commissioners and…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian striker Brown Ideye is now on the verge of completing a mega move to Spanish club Malaga after leaving Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda. According to the report by Telegraph, the former Ocean Boys forward will be joining Spanish club Malaga on a six months loan which will expire at…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria beat Equatorial Guinea 3-1 in Agadir to top African Nations Championship Group C and advance to the quarter finals alongside Libya, who struck in second-half stoppage time to take Rwanda’s place in the final eight. Salisu Yusuf’s side top the group on seven points after second-half goals from Anthony Okpotu, Dayo…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi may stage a return to Europe after reports suggested to Turkish giants Fenerbahce were keen sign him before the close of this January transfer window. The 30-year-old moved to Chinese side Tianjin TEDA exactly one year ago after spending more than a decade at the English Premier…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa will be returning to CSKA Moscow, according to Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr. Musa joined the Foxes in 2016 for, at the time, a club record fee of around £16m from CSKA Moscow. He played 32 times in his first season for the club, scoring four times. But…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Neymar could be set to smash his own world-record transfer fee and make a sensational move to Real Madrid. The former Barcelona star became the most expensive footballer in history when he moved to PSG for £198million in August. But after less than six months in France, it appears the Brazilian is…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Female football fans entered a stadium in Saudi Arabia’s western city of Jeddah on Friday, becoming the first women to attend a football match in the conservative kingdom. Women wearing green and white scarves to represent their team colours lined up to enter the stadium, images posted by Saudi newspaper Okaz on…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles midfielder Wilson Oruma is now said to be in a status of mental disorder six years after he was reportedly defrauded by a clergyman. Oruma was one of the Nigerian football stars who made millions in the round leather game, but he was reported to have been duped by…