LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The medical team of Italian Serie A champions Napoli has revealed that top striker Victor Osimhen played in the Africa Cup of Nations final game against Cote d’Ivoire with a stomach infection, which was largely why his participation in the semi final was in doubt, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports. Italian publication the Repubblica made the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Venue: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Date: Sunday, 11 February Kick-off: 20:00 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC Three, iPlayer and BBC Sport website, listen to radio commentary on BBC World Service in Africa and follow text commentary online After a record number of goals, unrelenting shocks and an apparent capacity for unceasing…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sébastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a 1-0 win over Congo on Wednesday. Haller scored when his volley from Max Gradel’s cross bounced before going in under the crossbar in the 65th minute, setting off wild celebrations in the 60,000-capacity…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Maverick singer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has commended the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, for being present at the fans stand during Nigeria’s 1-0 victory over Angola at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Obi was in Abidjan,…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A plane carrying Gambia’s national soccer team made an emergency landing after a sudden loss of oxygen during their flight to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. A chartered flight Wednesday carrying the “Scorpions” returned to Gambia’s capital Banjul after being airborne for nine minutes when the crew realized there…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Television Authority (NTA) has successfully secured the exclusive broadcasting rights for the highly anticipated 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The monumental deal guarantees that every moment of the continental football extravaganza will be aired on NTA. The announcement comes as a surprise after Multichoice, the owners of DSTV and…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the remand of a Ponzi scheme operator, Bamise Ajetunmobi, who fled the country in 2021, over an alleged N7.5 billion fraud. Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke made the order on Friday after Bamise was brought before him and arraigned on a 12-count charge made against…
LAGOS March 5th (newsrangers)-Almost 300 people returned from Tunisia to Mali and Ivory Coast on Saturday after boarding repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since the president launched a tirade against migrants. Last month President Kais Saied ordered officials to take “urgent measures” to tackle irregular migration, claiming without evidence that “a criminal…