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Mikel Arteta signs extension, will be Arsenal Manager until 2025
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has signed a three-year contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through the 2024-25 season. The former Arsenal midfielder has his team on the verge of Champions League qualification for the first time in five years. With four games left, the north London club are in fourth place Arteta, 40, was hired in December 2019 to replace Unai Emery, and his contract was due to expire at the end of this season.“We want to take the club to the next level and to compete really with the top teams,” the Spaniard said in a…
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BREAKING: FIFA fines Nigeria over World Cup qualifiers match fracas
World soccer body, FIFA, has imposed a 150,000 Swiss Franc (about 154,128.75 USD) fine on Nigeria following the unruly behaviour of the fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers match between the Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium on March 29. In a dispatch by FIFA, the body’s Disciplinary Committee decried the poor organisation of the match for lack of order and security at the match, adding there was ‘failure to implement existing safety rules and failure to ensure that law and order are maintained in the stadium,…
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Nigerian Police looking for young lady who claims she slept with a dog for a fee of over N1million- NPF PRO
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that the Nigerian lady who claimed she was paid N1.1 million to sleep with a dog in a viral TikTok video will be invited for questioning. The TikTok with user ID @Veegodess has been trending on social media after saying there is no big deal about bestiality. In a video she shared online, the lady claimed she slept with a dog and got N1.1 million. “What is the big deal there? I only slept with a dog, I didn’t kill somebody. You, in your life, you have done worse…
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Carlo Ancelotti and his Real Madrid players celebrate winning La Liga (Photos)
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti posed with a cigar as Real Madrid celebrated winning the La Liga title.The team had an open top bus celebrations on Sunday, May 1 after sealing the LaLiga title with a 4-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday, lifting the trophy at the Bernabeu after the game.The celebration continued on Sunday with Ancelotti and his players were driven through the streets of Madrid. Real Madrid winger, Vinicius, uploaded a photo to his social media channels threatened to break the footballing internet. Ancelotti, who has often been likened to some sort of Italian mob boss, was seen smoking…
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Man United Captain, Harry Maguire was given 72 hours to Quit the club or Three bombs would be detonated at his family home as he was sent ‘quit the club or die’ notice
Harry Maguire was reportedly threatened that his house would be bombed within 72 hours if he did not quit Manchester United in a horrific death threat. The England defender received a bomb threat to his home on Wednesday. The threat was reported to Cheshire Police, who conducted a sweep of the footballer’s home. Police sniffer dogs carried out urgent bomb searches at the Cheshire mansion he shares with fiancee Fern Hawkins and their two daughters, following the anonymous email sent to his agent. The security team around the Man United captain and England defender is also thought to have been beefed up. But The…
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AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Super Eagles of Nigeria to face Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have revealed qualifiers draw for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). During the draw, which took place at the studios of the SuperSport channel in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nigeria’s national team was drawn in Group A with Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. The Super Eagles have won the AFCON title on three different occasions as well as claimed runners-up position on four different occasions. The last time Nigeria failed to qualify for the AFCON tournament was in 2017 having also failed to qualify for the 2015 edition. The qualification matches for AFCON 2023 will…
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Grow up and humble yourself – Ikpeba replies Osimhen over bicycle kick attempts
Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Ikpeba, has responded to Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, telling him to grow up and humble himself. The comments come after the young striker hit back at the former Nigerian international for criticizing him over his attempts at bicycle kicks during Nigeria’s second leg playoff against Ghana. Speaking on Supersport, Ikpeba had criticised the 23-year-old saying, “Victor Osimhen is a good player but is not yet a finished article, forget he’s playing for Napoli. Some of those crosses he might have controlled instead of trying to do a bicycle kick. “He’s still a young player but I hope…
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‘This Man Utd team are a waste of space!’ Gary Neville blasts Manchester United players after 4-0 loss to Liverpool
Former Manchester United player and current TV pundit, Gary Neville struggled to hold back criticism after Manchester United lost 4-0 to Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday night, April 19. The loss to Liverpool comes off the back of a 5-0 trashing at Old Trafford in October by the same Liverpool side and with six crucial players unavailable including Cristiano Ronaldo, the result was always likely to be bad for United It took less than five minutes for Liverpool to take the lead as they ripped through United’s five-man defence with ease before Mohamed Salah passed to Luis Diaz to score. Paul…
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“The pain is too much for me and my heart cannot carry it anymore” Emmanuel Emenike says from hospital bed (VIDEO)
Former professional footballer, Emmanuel Emenike is on admission in a hospital as he battles an ailment. The father-of-two, who is married to former beauty queen Iheoma Nnadi, was filmed on a hospital bed, receiving treatment. “God is good. The pain is too much for me and my heart cannot carry it anymore,” he captioned the video. Friends and celebrities have left comments wishing him speedy recovery. See video below.
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NFF President, Amaju Pinnick drops third term bid amid calls for his resignation following Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup
Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), won’t be vying for a third term in office when his current tenure expires in September. This is coming after immense pressure from many calling for Pinnick to resign following Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Mr Pinnick, however, on Friday April 8, cleared the air on his purported third term to contest for the NFF top position, while admitting that his involvement in football administration over the years has taken a toll on his family. Speaking on Arise TV, he said : “It has been a very turbulent ride for Nigerian…
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‘Eguavoen was not fully in charge of Nigeria, Super Eagles must hire foreign coach’ – Ifeanyi Udeze says
Former Nigerian international, Ifeanyi Udeze has blamed the ex-iinterim coach Augustine Eguavoen for the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. The Super Eagles were denied qualification on the away goal rule after playing out a 1-1 draw against Ghana in the second leg of the play-offs in Abuja after the first meeting in Kumasi ended in 0 – 0. 41-year-old Udeze, who made 35 appearances for the Super Eagles before retiring, believes Eguavoen was not in full control of the team and that majority of the players he called up for the games were…
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“We did not show that we wanted it more than Ghana…I do not see myself as a failure, we did not lose a game just the ticket” – Eguavoen speaks on Nigeria missing 2022 FIFA World Cup
Austin Eguavoen, the Immediate past Super Eagles interim manager has admitted that Black Stars of Ghana showed they were hungrier and more determined than the Super Eagles of Nigeria to secure the ticket for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup ticket. Both nations played home and away draws but Ghana were lucky to get the World cup ticket on the away goal rule following a 1-1 draw in Abuja after the initial goalless draw in Kumasi. Speaking as a guest on a Supersport programme, Eguavoen apologised to Nigerians for the World Cup blackout. “We did not play with the urgency the match demanded but they capitalize on this more than…
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