LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Taylor will not referee a Premier League game this weekend after receiving abuse on social media following Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth. Taylor showed a Premier League record 14 yellow cards to players at Vitality Stadium. The Premier League has launched an investigation following online abuse directed at the official in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After making his Super Lig and Galatasaray debut, Super Eagles ace Victor Osimhen was ruled out of Tuesday’s game against Gaziantep FK, reports BSNSports.com.ng. Osimhen, who’s on a season-long loan from Napoli, was an instant hit for the Yellow and Red, helping Galatasaray to a resounding 5-0 home win over Rizespor. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A debate is now raging in Turkey whether or not Victor Osimhen should be allowed to wear his face mask to play after a head collision left a Rizespor defender with facial fracture. On Saturday, Osimhen made his Galatasaray debut with a resounding 5-0 home win over Rizespor, who also lost defender…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s Black Stars are likely to host their remaining 2025 Africa Cup of Nations home qualifiers in Nigeria, according to multiple reports in the West African country. This followed the Confederation of African Football’s rejection of their home venue, the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. CAF’s inspection team had deemed the stadium…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The reports circulated on social media hours after Nigeria was held to a goalless draw in their second AFCON 2025 clash against the Amavubi of Rwanda on Tuesday afternoon. However, the former Super Eagles defender quickly dismissed these reports, describing them as unfortunate and incorrect moments after he landed in Abuja from…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The head coach of Benin Republic, Gernot Rohr, has reflected on their 3-0 defeat to Nigeria in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. The Cheetahs had edged the Super Eagles 2-1 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in June this year. But on Sunday, the three-time African champions proved to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi will not win another Ballon d’Or this year after being left out of the nominees revealed by organisers on Wednesday, as stars of Spain’s Euro 2024-winning team and Real Madrid’s Champions League victors feature heavily. Messi claimed the eighth Ballon d’Or of his glittering career last year. Now aged 37,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has sacked his agent Roberto Calenda amid his transfer saga, according to Il Mattino (via TMW). Osimhen is said to be pissed off by Calenda’s incompetence, as he tried to engineer a permanent move away from the Serie A side. It is believed that the Nigeria international even…