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‘NEVER, I’m Not Afraid Coronavirus Will Stop Football,’ Says ‘Zlatan’

One of Nigerian grassroots most feared strikers Precious Ediae has been forced, like almost everybody else all over the world, to largely sit at home as a safety precaution against the...... Read more Cesc Fabregas Should Shut Up About Arsenal, He’s A Legend Of No Club

Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has been speaking recently about his former club Arsenal and how he left the team in unpalatable circumstances. The Spaniard spoke about why and how he...... Read more Dakkada FC Management Fraud: Akwa Ibom State Govt Must Act Now!!!

We cannot pretend that all is well here, as the COVID-19 ravages the entire globe. The most worrisome thing presently is the way and manner it is rapidly spreading in Nigeria...... Read more World’s Biggest Youth Football Tournament To Go Ahead Despite Coronavirus

Organisers of Sweden’s annual Gothia Cup, regarded as the world’s largest youth football tournament, say this summer’s championship will go ahead as planned unless they are instructed to cancel the competition...... Read more Coronavirus Threatens Dream Of Nigerian Defender And Man. Utd Fan

Tough luck, that’s perhaps how best to describe it for young Nigerian defender Maxwell Ekhator who flew out of the country a little more than a month ago to begin his...... Read more NFF/Rohr Contract Extension: We Need Concrete Action Now!

Yes, you would agree with me that the fear of Covid-19 now is the beginning wisdom globally. Nigeria is battling to contain the surge and it is the fervent prayer of...... Read more Coronavirus Grounds Grassroots Football As Edo FA Orders Halt On All Football Activities

The fears of many a grassroots players and coaches in Edo State about the threat that the worldwide coronavirus disease pandemic could pose on the football passion was confirmed as the...... Read more Klopp Wrong To Question Athletico Madrid’s Style Of Play

I must admit it’s hard to dislike Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, even as an fan Arsenal. I liked his team’s style of play during his time managing Dortmund. However, my admiration...... Read more Chineme Martin’s Avoidable Death Revisited

As I try to beat the deadline given to me to put this column to bed, one thought kept recurring in my mind and that is the shocking death of the...... Read more ‘The Favoured One’ Jibunoh Set To Lead Brave Youngsters Of Ituen Academy Into NLO Action

Since the beginning of his reign as Technical Director of Ituen Academy in early February, coach Anthony Jibunoh has brought with him fresh ideas to the team made up of young...... Read more Solskjaer’s Wrong Response To Man United’s Fernandez Shushing Of Guardiola

Big congrats to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on recording a hat trick of wins over one of the finest ever football managers Pep Guardiola and bitter rivals Manchester City...... Read more Retired Top Ref Clattenburg Was Right; Everton’s Cancelled Late Goal Against Man Utd Should Have Stood

The controversy of VAR continues with almost every game played in Europe. On Sunday the focus on VAR shifted to Goodison Park, the home of English premier league side Everton who...... Read more Tokyo 2020 Olympics And Sunday Dare’s Grandstanding

Last week, Sunday Dare came out boldly to tell Nigerians that we are ready for the forthcoming Olympic Games slated for Tokyo, Japan. I cheered momentarily before I called myself to...... Read more 2020 Federations Cup: Edo Grassroots Clubs Gear Up Amidst Groans Over Registration And Affiliation Fees

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released proposed dates for the 2020 Aiteo Federation Cup Competition. This was contained in a letter sent to the secretaries of the state FAs across...... Read more Why Arsenal’s Wonderkid Saka Should Choose Nigeria Over England

I have never seen, since I started watching football, an introduction of a player in place of another who was unfortunate to have been struck with injury draw so much applause....... Read more Victor Osimhen, Igalo, Siasia, Enyimba, National Sports Festival Trending

Banters Sports programme debuted in our flagship digital media, News ExpressTV yesterday, featuring Chelsea and Man U fans. It was quite educative and entertaining. I enjoyed the programme which henceforth will be...... Read more Nigerian Footballer Slumps Days To Foreign Trip, Dies

A player and team captain of one of the most prominent grassroots football clubs in Benin City, Crown FC, on Tuesday collapsed in the pitch during the club’s morning training session...... Read more Odion Ighalo’s Manchester United Debut and Other Talking Points on the Stamford Bridge Victory over Chelsea

Manchester United have simply got Chelsea’s number this season. After completing a hat trick of wins against The Blues, including Monday night’s triumph away at Stamford Bridge in the English Premier...... Read more The Hues And Cries about Joseph Yobo’s Eagles Assistant Coach Appointment

When the news of the appointment of Joseph Yobo as the Super Eagles assistant coach by the Nigeria Football Federation executive committee board, led by Amaju Pinnick broke, I jumped up...... Read more Ambrose Ali University And Benin Warriors Lock Horns In Valentine Day cracker

Valentine Day, the world over, is a day set aside to show love. It’s a day for the renewal of friendship vows and perhaps making more friends. It is against this...... Read more Why have so few African players succeeded at Man United?

Odion Ighalo secured his dream move to Manchester United on the last day of the January transfer window, joining the team the Nigerian says he has supported since he was a...... Read more Enyimba’s Emmanuel Anayo Iwuala: Upcoming Left Winger On My Mind

I skipped the usually crowded newsroom duties to join other fans to watch Enyimba International FC of Aba in their NPFL match against host, MFM FC of Lagos at the Football...... Read more Pascal Durugbor Of Benin Grassroots Club Rock Stars FC Joins Top Tunisian Side Avenir

Tunisian Ligue 1 side Avenir Sportif de Soliman (Slimane) has secured the services of Flying Eagles forward Paschal Onyekachi Durugbor on free transfer. He joined the club on a two and...... Read more Ighalo’s Rollercoaster Journey Berths In United

Put aside fans rivalry, forget about the talk of some youth players from Nigerian roots who have donned the Red and Black before, Odion Ighalo is set to become Nigeria’s first...... Read more Super Eagles Supporters Club Hail Odion Igalo, The Patriot’s Move to Man U

I will start this piece by sympathising with this once upon a time promising country, truly referred to as the future of African continent but which has become a shadow of ...... Read more