LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Augustine Eguavoen, a former player and Technical Director of the Super Eagles, will step in as the head coach for the team’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This decision comes in the wake of German coach Bruno…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is reportedly considering a new offer from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, despite recent advances from Premier League outfit Chelsea. Osimhen receives new offer from Saudi Arabia According to reports from Sky Sport Italia, Al-Ahli have presented a second offer to the Nigerian centre-forward. Gianluca Di Marzio claims…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With only a few days left before the summer transfer window, clubs from Saudi Arabia are planning major moves with one of them involving Real Madrid megastar Vinicius Jr. Indeed, reports of an approach for the Brazilian winger have been doing the rounds for weeks now with the 24-year-old being allegedly offered…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s first medallist at the Olympic Games, Nojim Maiyegun, has died this Monday. According to information gathered from multiple sources, Maiyegun, aged 85 died of natural causes in Vienna, Austria where he had been living for years. Known to be virtually impaired for years, he was reportedly in and out of hospital…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea and Napoli have reached a verbal agreement over the transfer of Romelu Lukaku, in a deal that could finally open the door for the Premier League club to make a move for Victor Osimhen. Osimhen is a long-term target for Chelsea and Lukaku’s imminent exit, in a deal worth an initial…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Heartland’s Media Officer, Olatunde Liadi confirmed the death of the Heartland FC coach and former U-20 goalkeeper, Christian Obi In a statement on Saturday, following a ghastly accident involving one of the team’s buses on their way to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, for a pre-season tournament on Friday. “With sadness…
AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-African football legend Samson Siasia is set to make a surprise return to the Super Eagles setup, six days after completing a five-year ban from football. According to OwnGoalNigeria, Siasia will join Austine Eguavoen’s interim coaching crew for the in the interim setup comes as a shock, given his recent ban for match-fixing…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Arsenal are back in the race for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, claim reports in Italy, and would be prepared to pay €100m for the Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain target. The Partenopei agreed with the Nigeria international when he signed a lucrative new contract in December 2023 that he would be sold this…