LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- Nigeria breathes sigh of relief as hope of qualifying for 2026 World cup comes alive. This is because the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has penalised the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding an ineligible midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Galatasaray finally welcomes back its star striker. Sidelined since his injury with Nigeria against Rwanda on September 6, Victor Osimhen now knows when he’ll be back on the pitch. According to the latest reports, Victor Osimhen will be fit for the Champions League clash against Liverpool on September 30. The medical…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen remains in discomfort but Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk says he is still banking on the Nigerian striker for their Champions League clash against Liverpool, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen has been sidelined since sustaining a chin injury while on international duty with Nigeria during their 1-0 win over Rwanda in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tributes have poured in for a “loving father” who di£d suddenly while playing football in Limerick. 30-year-old Lotanna, who was originally from Nigeria, was expecting his second child when he di£d on Thursday, September 18 in Limerick. A fundraiser has been launched for the family he left behind, including his fiancée Roisin, their son…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lamine Yamal’s father has blasted Ousmane Dembele’s Ballon d’Or win, saying the result was “not theft but rather moral damage to a human being”. Dembele scooped the biggest individual award in football for the first time in his career on Monday, becoming the sixth Frenchman to win the prize. He joined the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United legend Anderson has been ordered to serve prison time over failing to pay child maintenance. The 37-year-old former midfielder has been warned he can be held behind bars for 30 days unless he hands over the £142,000 he is said to owe. The decision was taken on September 3 by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-With tears in his eyes, a young Kenyan athlete now captive in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia. “I will die there,” Evans Kibet says, waving his hands in the air towards the unseen interviewer on the video released on Wednesday by a Ukrainian army brigade. The 36-year-old…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Every year, grave diggers from around the world gather in Hungary to compete in the International Grave Digging Championship akin to the football World Cup where contestants compete for honours, regarding who can dig the deepest and most beautiful graves. In the Hungarian city of Sexard, not only an unusual, but also…