LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the sudden death of 26-year-old lawyer Sarah Araba Tettey, who reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest while celebrating Ghana’s victory over Panama on Wednesday. Tettey, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), was called to the…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At BC Place in Vancouver on Thursday, Canada rolled to a 6-0 win over Qatar, securing its first-ever victory at a World Cup. But 22 minutes into the game, the rowdy, pro-Canada crowd suddenly erupted into boos. Those in the know knew exactly why the Canadian fans were booing, and it had…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the 2026 World Cup in mind, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi could be loaned back to former club Barcelona in a sensational move. The Argentinian will celebrate his 39th birthday during a tournament which could be expected to herald his retirement from the game, so one last hurrah at the club which…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-After beating Team Nigeria to top the medals table at the just-concluded 23rd African Senior Athletics Championships, in Douala, Cameroon, athletes and officials of Team South Africa shifted their focus to football with the Super Eagles as the topic of discussion. Before the trip to Douala, some officials of Team Nigeria had…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said he is unsure about his participation in the next World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026, when he will be 39. “I don’t know if I will get there,” he told Argentine media personality Miguel Garrados in an interview…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Football enthusiasts all around the world are in for a treat as FIFA has approved a new format for the 2026 World Cup. With 104 games to be played, 48 teams are set to compete in the biggest sporting event on the planet. The new format will see the teams divided into…