LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a walk-off winning goal for Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar. Not that kind of walk-off. Aboubakar scored the winning goal in stoppage time of Cameroon’s 1-0 victory over World Cup-favorite Brazil, but he was immediately ejected after he removed his jersey in celebration and received his second yellow card of the game….
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabian champions, Al Hilal, are not keen to extend the contract of Odion Ighalo as they explore the options of landing former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo in January, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ighalo arrived Al Hilal from rivals Al Shabab in January for a fee in the region of €2.9m…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a T-shirt with the words “Respect for Iranian Woman” on the back invaded the pitch during a match at the Qatar World Cup on Monday. The man was on the field for about 30 seconds during the second half of the game between Portugal…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police used water cannons to disperse crowds in Belgium’s capital after the mood turned sour during the country’s shock defeat to Morocco at the FIFA World Cup on Sunday. Even before the end of the match, “dozens of people, including some wearing hoodies, sought confrontation with the police, which compromised…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou mysteriously disappeared before kickoff of his team’s shocking 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium on Sunday. Bounou lined up with the Morocco team for the national anthems and then went to speak to coach Walid Regragui, who embraced him and turned to speak to his reserve keeper. Munir…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On November 22, Saudi Arabia made history with Alshehri and Aldawsari getting a 2-1 win against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. In celebration of the win, the government announced a public holiday the next day so the Kingdom can commemorate the team’s efforts. Following this came another, slightly…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Qatar became the first World Cup host country to get eliminated after its first two games following a 3-1 loss to Senegal on Friday. It’s mathematically impossible for the 2022 World Cup hosts to be one of the top two teams in Group A and make it to the next round even…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo drew a line under a tumultuous tournament build-up as he wrote his name in the record books to become the first man to score in five World Cups in a 3-2 victory for Portugal over Ghana on Thursday. Ronaldo drilled home a penalty in the 65th minute of the Group…
