Author: Promise Oluwarotimi
Peter Osaze Odemwingie, a former Nigerian international footballer, has embarked on a new journey, trading his football boots for golf clubs. The 43-year-old, who won an Olympic medal with Nigeria, played in two World Cups and four AFCON tournaments, and Scored 61 goals in English Premier, has set his sights on the PGA European Tour and the Olympics. Odemwingie may have called time on his football career in 2019, but that has only paved the way for him to follow another dream – “this time, it’s golf.” Odemwingie is a new Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) member and backs himself to…
Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has enlisted the help of former rival Robert Whittaker in preparation for his comeback fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia next month. The Nigerian-born fighter shared training footage with Whittaker on social media, captioning it “New year, new friends,” despite their previous rivalry which saw Adesanya claim victories in both their encounters. The surprising partnership drew reactions from several UFC stars, with former champion Alex Pereira commenting “Chama,” which translates to ‘passion’ in Brazil while analyst Laura Sanko added, “Now we need a buddy cop movie.” Former bantamweight champion Aljamain…
Italian Serie A club Napoli are set to lose a staggering €70m after delaying the sales of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and Georgian forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia last summer. Speaking to DAZN, Napoli coach Antonio Conte confirmed that both players had expressed their desire to leave the club during the 2024 summer transfer window when Paris Saint-Germain were willing to pay €200m for the pair. “I spoke about disappointment not towards the player, not towards the club, but towards myself, because in six months I failed to change the situation,” Conte said. “Maybe I was a little presumptuous because…
Super Falcons forward Gift Monday, is delighted of her impressive brace for Tenerife in their 5-1 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna Women on Saturday. Monday and her compatriot, Rinsola Babajide, were on target in the game as they bagged their fifth win of the season in emphatic fashion. After Deportivo went in front as early as the 25th minute through Henar Muna Asla, Monday responded for Tenerife in the second half with the equaliser in the 51st minute and gave them the lead in the 64th minute for her sixth goal of the season. Babajide was also on target five…
New Super Eagles Head Coach, Éric Sékou Chelle, has promised to bring an attacking football to the Nigerian national team. Speaking at his unveiling ceremony on Monday, Chelle revealed his coaching philosophy “Football is about scoring goals, so I favour an attacking style. I know the expectations of Nigerians and I will settle down and work diligently with assistants towards the goal of qualifying the Super Eagles for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.” The Franco-Malian tactician, who has signed a two-year contract with the option of an additional year, is eager to Impact Nigerian football. Chelle, who won five caps…
Nigerian footballers David Okereke, Victor Osimhen, and Chrisantus Uche were in impressive form for their respective clubs in European leagues over the weekend. David Okereke hit the target for the second consecutive game in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday after netting the lone goal in Gaziantep’s 1-0 win over Adana Demirspor on Sunday. Since making a loan switch from Italian outfit Cremonese, the 27-year-old has been in fine form and has now returned six goals and two assists in 13 league games. Sunday’s win moved them to the eighth position on the log. Victor Osimhen was also instrumental…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will officially unveil Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles on Monday at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The event, scheduled for 11am, will take place at the Media Conference Room of the stadium. Chelle’s appointment was confirmed by the NFF Executive Committee on Tuesday, following a recommendation by the Technical and Development Committee. Chelle, who took Mali’s Aiglons within breathing distance of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, left his job at top Algerian side MC Oran – 1989 African Champions’ Cup finalists – to…
Transfer expert Liam Keen has dismissed reports linking Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho with a January move to Wolverhampton Wanderers from Spanish side Sevilla. Speaking on the E&S Podcast, Keen revealed that while Wolves had previously shown interest in the 28-year-old during his time at Leicester City, there are currently no ongoing talks. “While there are rumours about the club being in talks to sign him, as far as we understand that is not the case. Wolves are not making a move for him as it stands but he is a player that they have liked previously,” Keen said.…
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna’s hopes of clinching his first trophy in 2025 were dashed after suffering a straight-sets defeat to Japanese sensation Tomokazu Harimoto in the semi-finals of the WTT Star Contender in Doha on Saturday. The African number one, who had earlier secured impressive victories over British champion Liam Pitchford and Spain’s Alvaro Robles in the competition, fell 11-9, 11-3, 11-5 to the tournament’s top seed. Prior to the semi-final clash, Aruna had shown remarkable form, particularly in his quarter-final encounter where he dominated Korea’s Park Ganghyeon 3-1 (11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9) at the Lusail Arena. The Nigerian star…
Enyimba head coach, Stanley Eguma has declared that his team is ready for Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup encounter against Al Masry of Egypt. The nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions will entertain Al Masry at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Enyimba must win the Group D encounter to have any chance of earning a spot in the quarter-finals. Eguma, who recently took charge of the Aba Giants mentioned that his team is in fine shape ahead of the game. “This game is a different ball game, compared to the one we played last week, we want to assure…