LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Mario Balotelli scored on his first Italy appearance in nearly four years on Monday as they beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in a friendly to give new coach Roberto Mancini a winning start. Italy have missed out on the World Cup for the first time since 1958 and Mancini was starting the…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two goals – one for each side ensured that the sixth meeting between Nigeria and Congo DR ended in a 1-1 stalemate. In the match, the Nigerian team featured a starting 11 with an average age of 24 and 194 caps between them. Debutant, Simeon Nwankwo rattled the crossbar in the third…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw in their pre-World Cup friendly match against Congo DR at the Adokiye Amiesimake Stadium on Monday evening. The home side were the first to score as defender William Troost-Ekong fire home his first international goal in the 14th minute. However, a rash…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A petition by user ‘Mohamed Salah Abdel-Hakeem’ on change.org for UEFA and FIFA to ‘punish Sergio Ramos for intentionally hurting Mohamed Salah’ has passed 200,000 signatures. The Real Madrid captain, Ramos, was the subject of much vitriol during Saturday’s May 26, Champions League final as a tangle between him and Salah led…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Merseyside Police are investigating death threats made to Liverpool goalkeeper after he conceded three goals in the Champions League final in Kiev on Saturday, The Telegraph reports. German-born Loris Karius and his family have been the focus of hundreds of threats and hate messages on social media after making several mistakes that…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses was named in the 30-player provisional squad for the World Cup by Nigeria and is obviously expected to make the final cut to 23, but he will not be joining up with the rest of the Super Eagles until late next week. With his place not under threat,…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African fan cried tears of joy after Messi signed his Barcelona shirt. Barcelona are in South Africa to play Mamelodi Sundowns in the Mandela Cup. It commemorates 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela. Messi and his Barca teammates are in the South African capital to play an end…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and South Africa have remained unmoved in the May edition of the FIFA World Rankings, although Ghana are one of several nations to have climbed after a relatively quiet month of international football. There are no movers inside the world’s top 47 places, and therefore Africa’s top six remain as they…
