LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have heavily criticised Libya for maltreating Super Eagles in the botched attempt to play the second leg of the AFCON 2025 Qualifier game. The Nigeria’s national team had departed for Libya on Sunday afternoon but the team was diverted to AI Abraq Airport where the players were stranded for several hours….
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After the Nigerian squad complained of being mistreated upon arrival, the Confederation of African Football, or CAF, announced that it will look into the factors that led to the Super Eagles calling off their Nations Cup qualifying match against Libya. After spending nearly a day in an abandoned airport, the Super Eagles…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have decided to boycott the return leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. A statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communication in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), explained that the decision was as a result of the obvious…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe is being investigated for rape by Swedish police, according to a newspaper report in Sweden following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm, which Mbappe denounced as “fake news”. After Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that an alleged rape had been reported to police but did not say who…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi claims he and his Nigeria team-mates are being “held hostage” at a Libyan airport after a tempestuous African Cup of Nations qualifier turned into a diplomatic incident. Libya complained they received poor treatment when the teams met in Nigeria last Friday, where the home team won 1-0….
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen has returned to training at Galatasaray following a short spell on the sidelines due to an injury. Galatasaray shared the interesting news on Saturday in a statement on their Instagram account, which read, “Victor Osimhen has worked separately from the team within the special programme prepared for him.” The 25-year-old…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the greatest tennis players ever, the G.O.A.T (greatest of all time) for some, Rafael Nadal, has retired from the game at 38. The Mallorca-born left-hander has given up his tennis racquet after 22 Grand Slam titles, 92 ATP titles (single and double), and an unbelievable 14 French Open titles. If…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former African and Commonwealth boxing champion, Obisia Nwankpa, is battling dementia according to his family. The boxing legend, in an online video, caught a pitiful sight when he made a courageous appearance at the National Gym, Surulere, Lagos, on Thursday, September 26 accompanied by his wife, Mrs Franca Nwankpa and his daughter,…