LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reports from the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire highlight the presence of foreign scouts in Abidjan, keen on assessing the performance of Super Eagles’ player, Alhassan Yusuf. According to daily post, Both West Ham United from the English Premier League and RB Leipzig from the Bundesliga have dispatched…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan unveiled criminal charges against a Nigerian fintech businessman who recently bid unsuccessfully for an English Premier League soccer team, saying he lied to investors about his companies’ finances. Odogwu Banye Mmobuosi, 45, the former co-chief executive officer of Tingo Group (TIO.O), was charged with securities fraud, making false…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of Nigeria’s most entertaining TV stations, Silverbird Television (www.SilverbirdTV.com) has signed on to broadcast one live English Premier League match per week over the course of the 2020 – 2021 season. This deal was agreed with Integral (www.Integralsande.com), the current free-to-air rights holder for the Premier League matches in Nigeria. Integral…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the season on June 17 after three months out of action. Two fixtures remaining from the last round of matches — Manchester City vs. Arsenal and Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United — will take place on the 17th before the first full round of matches…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bid to deal with Brexit and boost the number of homegrown players, the English Football Association (FA) is planning to reduce the number of overseas players in Premier League squads to 12 from 17. The Times newspaper reported the development on Tuesday. The proposal, to be put to the clubs…