West Ham coach, Graham Potter faces sack West Ham United’s gaffer Graham Potter’s reign at the London Stadium is on the cliff, as the sack looms large over the Hammers head coach. The Englishman has found himself under immense pressure following their dismal start to the season, with heavy defeats to Chelsea and Tottenham at home leaving them in 18th place. A 3-0 victory away at Nottingham Forest gave Potter a brief reprieve, but their disappointing defeat at home to their London rivals Palace on September 20 could convince chairman David Sullivan to wield the axe. The 50-year-old was appointed…
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Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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24th FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles draw with Chile in Rancagua friendly Hosts Chile forced Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in a friendly match played in the city of Rancagua on Saturday, as part of both teams’ preparations for the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup finals starting seven days from now. Ahmed Akinyele rose above everyone else in the box to head Nigeria in front in the 18th minute, from a corner kick by Tahir Maigana, but Chile drew level 18 minutes later through Felipe Faúndez. Just a minute into the second half, goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt made two big saves to keep scores…
First-ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup kicks off October 8 in China FIFA has announced that the curtain-raiser in the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ will be held in China PR. This game-changing competition was first approved by the FIFA Council in April last year, with more details around the opening instalment being confirmed at the Council’s meeting in March this year. It will see the six continental club champions vie to become the first team to capture the prestigious title, marking a new era for international women’s club football. The tournament will get up and running with…
Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé & Co – The quickest players to reach 50 Real Madrid goals It was a special night for Kylian Mbappé against Marseille as he netted a brace to secure a 2-1 win for Real Madrid in their Champions League opener. Mbappe’s second goal brought up a special landmark as he reached 50 goals in the famous white shirt. The 26-year-old’s move to Madrid from PSG in 2024 was one of the most protracted deals in history with the French international joining on a free transfer. Kylian Mbappé K. Mbappé Centre-Forward Real Madrid Real Madrid Season 25/26…
World athletics championship: Nigerian athletes and AFN officials quarrel over unpaid wages, NSC intervenes Athletes and technical officials representing Nigeria at the ongoing World Athletics championship taking place in Tokyo Japan are engulfed in a brawl with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria , AFN over the failure to the country’s representative’s their wage entitlements . Nigeria’s campaign at the championship from onset had been thrown into brouhaha with allegations levied against AFN over the failure to register certain qualified athletes denying them the chance to fly the country’s flag at the international event. Further scandal aroused with allegations of overflooding…
By Barrister Uche Onochie, Abuja How ICPC, EFCC shield alleged “ illegal “ NFF officials from diligent prosecution By Barrister Uche Onochie, Abuja Recent invitation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to the leadership of the illegal Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to report at its headquarters with their passports has further heightened suspicion that ICPC, EFCC, former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and other anti-graft agencies, are once again playing their usual game that only ends in killing prosecution of series of huge refusal by football authorities to render accounts , this is t given…
FIFA World Cup 26: more than 1.5 million fans apply for Visa ticket draws A mere 24 hours into the entry period for the FIFA World Cup 26 Visa Presale Draw, FIFA has received an impressive number of applications from all over the world, with more than 1.5 million fans from 210 countries having signed up. The highest demand has thus far come from fans of the following countries: United States, Mexico and Canada followed by their counterparts in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, England, Spain, Portugal and Germany. “The large number of entries submitted is a testament to the huge…
2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria’s Falconets departs for Kigali on Thursday Two-time World Cup silver-medallists Nigeria will kick off their race to next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals when they take on their Rwandan counterparts on Sunday, in a second round, first leg encounter in Kigali. The Falconets are scheduled to depart the country on Thursday for the clash with the Rwandan U20 girls. The clash with the Rwandan counterparts will take place at the Kigali Pele Stadium, formerly known as Stade Regional de Nyamirambo. The Confederation of African Football has appointed match officials from Sierra…
International Friendlies: Flying Eagles to take on Chile, Australia The Nigeria Football Federation has finalized arrangements for the U20 boys, Flying Eagles to sharpen their skills and competition-readiness with two friendly games against host nation Chile and Australia, ahead of this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals. Head of International Competitions, Dayo Enebi Achor, confirmed that the two-time silver medallists of the FIFA U20 World Cup will take on host nation Chile, who play in Group A of the competition alongside New Zealand, Japan and Egypt, on Saturday, 20th September. Nigeria, who also won the bronze medals when then USSR hosted the…
Pep Guardiola hits 600 top-five league games managed, won over 400 matches Wherever he goes records tumble. In 2009, Pep Guardiola won six trophies in a single calendar year with his infamous Barcelona side. That team also won two Champions League trophies in three years and are renowned as one of the best, and most aesthetically-pleasing, outfits to ever play the game. At Bayern Munich, the Spaniard won the Bundesliga title the earliest it had ever been claimed and took the Bavarians on a 19-game winning streak. When he came to England to manage Manchester City, many questioned whether his…
