TheHILL | SPORTS | July 26, 2021. Former Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has returned to the LaLiga club as a coach of their youth team. Torres himself progressed through Atletico’s academy setup and spent 11 seasons with Los Colchoneros across two spells. The 37-year-old former Spain forward retired from playing in August 2019 and […]
TheHILL | SPORTS | JULY 1, 2021 Over 240,000 Les Bleus supporters have signed a petition seeking a replay of the France vs Switzerland Euro 2020 second round fixture that saw the world champions surprisingly crashing out of the competition. The petition comes as a protest against Switzerland goalkeeper, Yann Sommer who, according to French […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | JULY 1, 2021. The goal of the Ati Annang Foundation Football Cup, a yearly competition organized by the Ati Annang socio-cultural organization in Akwa Ibom State to discover young talents in the State that will surpass that of world-renowned players like Messi, Ronaldo, Michel has been fulfilled with a […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | May 22, 2021. Atletico Madrid have won their second La Liga title in seven years after coming from behind to beat Valladolid 2-1 on Saturday. Atletico led city rivals Real Madrid by two points heading into the final day of the season, so a win would guarantee Diego Simeone’s […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | May 9, 2021. Akwa United Football Club of Uyo on Sunday moved to the pinnacle of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) following a 2-1 win against Sunshine Stars in the Match-Day 20 game. Charles Atshimene gave the Promise Keepers the lead on 21 minutes, while Sadeeq Yusuf equalised for […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | March 29, 2021. FC ONE Rockets of Abat, Onna, Akwa Ibom State picked their third (3rd) 2020/2021 Nigeria National League (NNL) away point at Ogbomosho, Oyo State, with a barren draw. The Week 10 NNL B2 Southern Conference fixture, squared The Indomitable Ambassadors against Crown FC, on Saturday, March 27, […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | March 27, 2021. Super Eagles trained in darkness at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo on Friday ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic. The paper can authoritatively report that the stadium officials put off the light at the ground for the entire duration of the […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | March 22, 2021. Coach Gernot Rohr was in the stands yesterday at the Agege Stadium in Lagos after Akwa United defeated home team MFM FC 2-1 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The victorious ‘Promise Keepers’ returned to Uyo with all three points courtesy of Mfon Udoh and Ikechukwu […]
TheHILL. | SPORTS | March 20, 2021. Umar Sadiq’s hopes of playing in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers with Benin Republic and Lesotho has been quashed, after his club Almeria announced he will not be honouring the invitation due to coronavirus fears. The Spanish 2nd division club divulged this in a statement launched on their Twitter […]
TheHILL. Edited by HENSHAW NYONG. Players of Akwa United Football Club of Akwa Ibom State escaped death on Friday morning as the bus conveying the team to Kaduna for their NPFL Match-day 15 game against Jigawa Golden Stars was involved in an accident. Sources confirmed to TheHILL that the unfortunate mishap took place along […]