LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunt their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla. On Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kelechi Iheancho scored the winning penalty but Stanley Nwabali proved to be the Super Eagles’ saviour as Nigeria booked an AFCON 2023 final place after beating South Africa Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili was the difference between the two sides as Nigeria dug deep to claim a deserved win over South…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 39-year-old Nigerian who was murdered by beating in the Italian city of Civitanova Marche in the Province of Macerata’s Marche Region has at last received justice. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in a statement signed by NIDCOM spokesperson Gabriel Odu on Thursday. Dabiri-Erewa who expressed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Thailand have charged a man with beating to death his two-year-old daughter and his two infant sons. They suspect Songsak Songsaeng also killed two other infant sons from a previous marriage. The charges follow the discovery last week of the body of a two-year-old girl buried beneath a kitchen floor….
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win its first Under-20 World Cup title. The Celeste’s victory ends a streak of four consecutive wins of European teams in the tournament. Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a header from close range, giving Uruguay a much deserved victory…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The African football governing body known as CAF has reacted after the Flying Eagles of Nigeria recorded an astonishing two nil victory in the round of 16 ties of the current U-20 FIFA World Cup tournament against host nation. Nigeria yesterday were impressive in their game against Argentina at the Estadio San…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Mourinho’s Roma remain on track for a second European trophy in two seasons, after a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen sent them through 1-0 on aggregate on Thursday. The Europa Conference League holders created little in attack but defended doggedly, as the increasingly frustrated home side peppered their goal in search…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona brought on 15-year-old forward Lamine Yamal in their 4-0 win over Real Betis on Saturday to make him their youngest ever player in La Liga. The Catalan club said he was their second youngest player of all time, behind Albert Almasque in 1902 who played in the Macaya cup at 13…
