LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced on Wednesday for the women’s prize. Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Karim Benzema…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Peseiro has agreed a pay cut to stay on as Nigeria head coach, extending his reign until next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). BBC Sport Africa understands the Portuguese will now earn a monthly salary of $50,000 (£39,600) after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said it could no longer afford…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS) Prince Harry was among a star-studded crowd watching Lionel Messi play soccer for Inter Miami on Sunday night. Harry, 38, was pictured flying solo in the stands at the BMO Stadium in L.A. as Miami won 3-1 against Los Angeles FC. The Duke of Sussex was all smiles as he was…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A player for Panama’s national football team has been shot dead in the city of Colón. Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, among them 26-year-old Gilberto Hernández, who had gathered in a building in the city. Hernández died and seven others were injured in the attack. It is not yet…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli manager Rudi Garcia was not happy with Victor Osimhen’s performance in the 2-1 defeat to Lazio on Sunday night. The Serie A champions won their opening two games of the campaign, but were stunned by Mauricio Sarri’s side in front of their fans at a packed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Osimhen…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Neymar has issued a withering depiction of his time at Paris Saint‑Germain, saying he was subject to unfair abuse from the club’s fans. In an interview with Globo that aired on Sunday he spoke about the mixed feelings he had when his former PSG and Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi won the World…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In the aftermath of Napoli’s 1-2 defeat against Lazio during a Serie A clash on matchday three, a segment of the Italian media has directed criticism towards Victor Osimhen, Soccernet.ng reports. Napoli, who had been unbeaten in Serie A up to that point, stumbled at home to Lazio in a match that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Malian forward Salif Keita, the winner of the first African Footballer of the Year award in 1970 and one of the continent’s sporting legends, died in Bamako on Saturday at the age of 76. Keita enjoyed a long career in France at St Etienne and Olympique de Marseille and also played for…
