LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian International and Super Falcons Chief Coach, Alhaji Isma’ila Mabo, is dead. Family sources confirmed he died in early hours of Monday in Jos, aged 78. Amongst some of the football personalities that paid tributes to Mabo include former NFA General Secretary, Ahmed Sani Toro. The Yeriman Toro prayed Allah to …
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla, 21, has died after collapsing during a domestic league game on Sunday, with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba subsequently demanding that more must be done to protect the country’s footballers. Sylla, who represented 2020 domestic champions Racing Club d’Abidjan, fell to the turf at the Stade Robert Champroux…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Football-loving Nigerians have slammed the Flying Eagles following their lethargic display against The Gambia in Monday’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash at the Cairo Stadium, Egypt, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Adama Bojang scored the winner for the Junior Scorpions after seven minutes after he raced onto a defence-splitting pass from…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool suffered an astonishing 5-2 defeat to Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday, as the world witnessed perhaps the beginning of the end of the Jurgen Klopp era as the Reds were all but officially eliminated in the Champions League round of 16. From 2-0 up after 15 minutes, to 5-2 down…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The body of footballer Christian Atsu, who died after an earthquake hit Turkey two weeks ago, has been returned to his native Ghana. The flight landed in Accra late on Sunday, and his coffin was carried away by members of Ghana’s armed forces. Atsu was found dead on Saturday under his home…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel collapsed on the field and died after saving a penalty kick, according to reports. The 25-year-old was playing for Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport’s B team in a second provincial division match against Westrozebeke on Saturday evening, according to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. “Home goalkeeper Arne Espeel stopped Mohammed El Baghdadi’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain are preparing for the exits of both Lionel Messi and Neymar following a breakdown in dressing room relations, it has been claimed. Neymar was involved in a heated dressing room clash on Saturday. PSG’s domestic slump of form continued with a limp 3-1 loss at Monaco in Ligue 1, leading…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles attacker, Julius Aghahowa has picked a form to contest for the vice chairmanship position of the forthcoming Edo State FA elections. The elections come up on 3rd March, 2023 in Benin City and the former Nigeria International is among the 19 contestants vying for various positions in the football…
