LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday. The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night. By the win, they…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-JOSE MOURINHO’S agent Jorge Mendes has put his name on the table to be Xavi’s replacement at Barcelona. The former Real Madrid manager was brutally sacked by Roma on Tuesday. The self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ was relieved from his duties with the club sitting ninth in Serie A. It was the sixth sacking…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following Senegal’s 3-1 victory over Cameroon to advance to the round of 16 in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Aliou Cisse, the current coach and manager of the national team, was admitted to the hospital. The Senegal Football Federation announced on Saturday that Aliou Cisse received medical treatment for a benign…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cape Verde delivered a ridiculing upset as they secured a 2-1 win against Ghana in a Group B encounter at the African Cup of Nations. The match which held at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday night, saw the Blue Sharks take the lead in the 17th minute through…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles were expected to have a clear run to the second round from Group A of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, having been pooled alongside hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and minnows, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau. But the Nigerian side showed yesterday that making it out of the group would…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Luis Suarez re-united with his former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi on Saturday and said he hoped his move to Inter Miami would boost his chances of competing in June’s Copa America with Uruguay. The 36-year-old striker took part in his first training session with the Major League Soccer club on Saturday following…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen will enjoy extra support from some Napoli fans who are in Cote d’Ivoire to give him maximum support at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Saturday. Some fans of the Serie A champions have traced him to the Ivorian capital and were spotted at the Super…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid have identified Napoli striker Victor Osimhen as an alternative to Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. According to Football Transfers, the Mbappe transfer saga has led to an internal war at the LaLiga club. Some of Madrid’s board members are against signing Mbappe, who will be a free agent in June. They…
