LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman’s first-half brace was enough to halt Napoli’s winning charge as Atalanta beat Napoli 3-0 on Sunday. A 90+2 minutes goal from Mateo Retegui sealed the victory from the visiting team from Bergamo. Despite Napoli coach Antonio Conte’s meticulous planning, the former Chelsea manager’s efforts to contain Lookman…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The decision stems from Libya’s breach of AFCON Regulations and the CAF Disciplinary Code, specifically Articles 31, 82, and 151. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ruled that Libya’s national team will forfeit three points to Nigeria’s Super Eagles over the treatment of the latter in Libya. The North African country…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, a Libyan member of the CAF Executive Committee has lamented that the Libyans did not present strong evidence at the CAF hearing of the controversy-ridden Libya-Nigeria match. According to a statement he made in the Libyan publication, Libya Akhbar, Al-Shalmani remarked that the trial scenereflected the great disparity in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After Real Madrid’s Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund, Vinicius Junior, in a state of high spirits, spoke to the ‘Movistar’ microphones on the pitch. Brazilian Vinicius Junior, the star of Real Madrid’ s comeback against Borussia Dortmund (5-2) with his hat-trick, was self-critical of his team after going 0-2 behind at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Confederation of Africa ( CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has, for the first time, spoken on the Libya vs Nigeria, Africa Cup of Nations Cup ( AFCON) qualifier game. Patrice Motsepe was speaking in a press conference where he condemned the situation that happened to the Super Eagles of Nigeria…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Kylian Mbappé “is not affected” by the Swedish media reports this week that said the France captain was the subject of a rape investigation. Mbappé’s legal team dismissed those reports as false. “I do not pay attention to speculations that come from outside the team. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has asked the Libyan Football Federation, LFF, to submit documents relating to the cancellation of the 2025 AFCON qualifying Group D fixture against Nigeria. The Super Eagles pulled out of the game which was scheduled for October 15, after their plane was diverted to Labraq Airport…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Libyan officials have released footage showing the harrowing experience faced by the Mediterranean Knights while in Nigeria. Both countries have continued to point accusing fingers at each other after the Super Eagles were left unattended at the Al Abaq Aiport in Libya. Nigeria defeated Libya 1-0 in the first leg of their…