LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reacting to speculations that he’s interested in the NFF Presidency, Jay Jay Okocha said… “Hello everyone, I just want to use this opportunity to say that the news and posts that have been circulating are false. I have not said or spoken to anyone about Nigerian football or any interest in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré has portrayed himself as a champion of Pan-Africanism. Burkina Faso says it has removed visa fees for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country. “From now on, any citizen from an African country wishing to go to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has urged that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) be completely disbanded if Nigeria fails to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria’s qualification hopes are hanging in the balance after a 1–1 draw with South Africa in Uyo left the Eagles third in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles still have a chance, no matter how slim, to make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A door is opening, even though their fate is no longer in their hands. It awfully and painfully slipped away in Bloemfontein, last Tuesday. Their possible route is now anchored on…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Turkish Super Lig and Cup champions, Galatasaray, have provided more details regarding the injury Victor Osimhen sustained during Super Eagles 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo last Saturday. The reigning Super Lig champions have confirmed that Victor Osimhen has suffered an ankle ligament damage. In a medical bulletin released on Tuesday, Galatasaray’s team…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has revealed why Rwandan players injured Victor Osimhen in Nigeria’s 1-0 win over the Amamubi on Saturday. Osimhen was injured in the first half of Nigeria’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Nigerian coach Eric Chelle earlier expressed uncertainty over…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Colombian lower-division league match descended into chaos on Wednesday after Real Alianza Cataquera midfielder, Javier Bolívar slapped female referee Vanessa Ceballos moments after being shown a red card. In a video posted on X by one of Mexico City’s leading daily newspapers, La Jornada, the incident occurred when Ceballos moved to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBR 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chelsea player has turned down a salary that is around five times more than he currently earns to stay at the club. We’ve seen a pretty hectic transfer window and a hectic deadline day. Even though Chelsea only loaned in a player from Brighton on deadline day, there was plenty going…