Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has appointed a former Nigerian professional footballer, Kanu Nwankwo, a musician, Martins Okechukwu Justice popularly known as J. Martins, and 28 others as special advisers and assistants. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kazie Uko, released on Tuesday. While […]
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. “The Lion of Teranga protects our goal,” Al-Ahli said in a twitter post. Al-Ahli, who are making their return to the top-flight Pro League next season after a year in the second division, said Mendy’s […]
Mateo Kovacic is close to joining Manchester City after they agreed a deal with Chelsea worth up to £30m. The Croatia midfielder, 29, is set to join the Premier League champions for an initial fee of £25m, with £5m in potential add-ons. Chelsea are continuing to sell players as they look to trim their […]
Jordi Alba is reportedly set to leave Barcelona at the end of the season, with the club expected to make an official announcement shortly. Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that the Spanish left back will be parting ways with the club in the summer as a free agent. Barcelona have already waved goodbye to […]
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have had their first training session in the city of Mendoza, Argentina after arriving on Wednesday evening, before their opening match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup against the Dominican Republic on Sunday. The team, led by head coach, Ladan Bosso, touched down at the Aero Puerto International Airport, Mendoza and […]
Real Madrid are monitoring Victor Osimhen as a potential replacement for their talismanic forward, Karim Benzema. Benzema, 35, remains one of the best of the strikers around despite his age. The current European champions are however planning for the future and see Osimhen as a potential replacement for the Frenchman. According to the Spanish […]
Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea has reportedly agreed to a new contract at the club. The Spanish goalkeeper’s current deal expires this summer, although United have the option to extend it for another 12 months. United did not want to activate the one-year option they held on De Gea’s contract, which saw him […]
Ajax Amsterdam insider and Votebal International journalist, Freek Jansen reckons that Calvin Bassey would be the best replacement for Edson Álvarez ahead of Ajax’s Eredivisie showdown with PSV Eindhoven on Sunday. Johnny Heitinga, manager of Ajax, won’t be able to count on the services of Álvarez for the upcoming game at the Philips Stadion […]
A Saudi lawyer, Nouf bin Ahmed, has vowed to file a complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo after the player appeared to grab his genitals while walking off the pitch on Tuesday. The incident happened after Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat to Odion Ighalo’s Al-Hilal on Tuesday night. Ronaldo’s action was deemed as an insulting […]
UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was spotted celebrating his first-ever win over Alexa Pereira with his colleague, Usman Kamaru, singer, Adekunle Gold, Tubaba and several others at a night club. Stylebender defeated Pereira in a spectacular second round knockout to reclaim the UFC Middleweight title in the main event of UFC 287 at the […]