LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bukayo Saka is likely to be sidelined until at least March following surgery on his hamstring, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. Arsenal moved up to second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 home win against Ipswich on Friday, its first game without Saka after the England winger tore his right…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African football (CAF) has informed Angola that there first choice goalkeeper Neblu isn’t eligible for the quarter final game against Nigeria at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Neblu was sent off in the round of 16 win over Namibia for handling the ball…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen will most likely miss next month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe after he suffered a second degree hamstring injury on international duty. Reports from Italy said the injury the Napoli striker suffered while playing against Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Portugal Friday will rule him out…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fans inside Red Bull Arena paid at least hundreds of dollars for the chance to see soccer great Lionel Messi make his MLS regular season debut, and while they were lucky to see him play and score, others won’t be this year as his coach said he will miss games this season….
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen has been left out of Napoli’s squad for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan on Wednesday due to an abductor injury. The 24-year-old striker has been in scintillating form for the Serie A leaders this season scoring 25 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions….
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, on Saturday stated that a phone call saved him from boarding the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by bandits on Monday. The attack left some of the passengers dead, others injured and the assailants abducting some of the stranded passengers. Speaking when Igbo…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Tunisian coach Mondher Kebaier and twelve players will miss the Group-16 clash with the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday after contracting COVID-19. Kebaier was absent during the pre-match press conference on Saturday at the media centre of the Roumdje Adjia Stadium, Garoua. Jalal Al-Qadri, Tunisia’s assistant coach, addressed journalists during the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen seems certain to miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations as he needs three months to recover from surgery to a smashed cheekbone, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Osimhen suffered multiple face fractures following a clash of heads during Napoli’s defeat at Inter Milan on…