The host nation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar, has been granted its appeal to ban the sales of Alcohol in stadiums during World Cup games. The agreement was reached between the host nation and FIFA today. FIFA said in a statement: “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing the sales points of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters.” “There is no impact to the sale of Bud Zero which will…
Author: Oladimeji Adeoye
Oladimeji Adeoye
Oladimeji Adeoye also known as Osniff is a writer, he is mainly into writing sports with vast knowledge of African Sports, and other continental sports. Oladimeji has worked with top news outlets and currently writing with top newspapers in Nigeria.
In their preparation for the 2022 World Cup, Portugal ransacked the Super Eagles to a 4-0 scoreline in Lisbon, Portugal. Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes set the Portuguese ahead by scoring two in the 9th and 35th minute of the first half, while Gonçalo Ramos and Joao Mario 82nd and 84 minutes made it 4-0 at full time. The super eagles missed a spot-kick in what would have helped them reduce the goal deficit in the game. Portugal will play their first World Cup game against the Blacks Stars of Ghana on 24 November 2022. Portugal XI: Rui Patrício |…
Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mané has been confirmed by Senegal Football Federation to be out for the World Cup in Qatar as he’s not recovering as expected. Senegal had added Sadio Mané to its 26-man squad despite being confirmed injured by his club. There were earlier speculations that Mane would miss Senegal’s first match and reunite with the team in Qatar for other games. Senegal through its official Facebook page confirmed Mane’s absence from the competition and wished the 30-year-old speedy recovery. “The Federation of Senegalese Football wishes a speedy recovery to its player Sadio Mané, package for the 2022…
Former Super Eagles manager Genort Rohr in an exclusive interview disclosed that former NFF President Amaju Pinnick had played a major role in why the Super Eagles didn’t make it to the World. Nigeria lost via an away goal rule to Ghana in Abuja after a 1-1 aggregate in both legs. Rohr who was the longest-serving Super Eagles manager was fired last December after guiding the Super Eagles to the playoff round of the World Cup qualifiers. Before Rohr’s sack, he had lost some qualifiers games that he should have won with ease to trivia countries. It was this development…
Ronaldo’s mural which was on a side of Old Trafford was taken off by Manchester United an hour before his expository and despondent interview with Piers Morgan. Ronaldo during the interview claims to have been betrayed by Manchester United, Erik ten Hag, players of the club, the Glazers family and ex-teammates. He had barraged each of them, citing how dissatisfied he is with everyone he mentioned. Manchester United responded to Ronaldo’s interview, stating they will react after all facts have been drawn. There has been a divergence of opinions since Ronaldo’s interview emerged. Many have seen it as disappointing with…
Former Chelsea and English defender Gary Cahill has disclosed on his Facebook page that he has hung up his boots at age 36. Gary joined Chelsea in 2013 from Bolton Wanderers after they were relegated to Championship. He left Chelsea in 2019 to join Crystal Palace. Cahill who made his senior debut with Aston Villa made a total of 583 club appearances with most with Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers. “Football is a game that has given me so much enjoyment and success and as I make the decision to hang up my boots, I can honestly say I gave it…
The closest India has ever come to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup was in 1950 which took place in Brazil. Surprisingly, the India Football Federation threw away an opportunity for their national team to take part in the tournament because they lost an appeal to play without wearing shoes. Many countries pulled out from the tournament that year amidst World War II worries, with only 13 countries from 3 Confederations partaking in it. According to Tribune India, three myths had imperilled India from participating in the 1950 World Cup: Myth 1: AIFF felt that the Indian stars, who were…
RB Leipzig and French forward Christopher Nkuku has been ruled out for the World Cup after picking up an injury during today’s training session with the French National team. Nkuku made Didier Deschamps 26 man squad list but unfortunately will not participate in what would have been his first appearance in the world Cup. Nkuku was the German Bundesliga best player last season, beating Robert Lawsndoski to the award after the 26 years old had a resplendent stint for Leipzig, scoring 35 goals and having 25 assists to his name. This season, Nkuku has netted 17 times and assisted 4…
Aaron Lennon today on his social media accounts announced his retirement from professional football at age 35. The former English forward last played with Burnley FC where he had made 87 appearances, scoring just three goals for the Championship club. Lennon played for other clubs like Everton, Leeds United, Kayserispor and Tottenham. The 35-year-old made a total of 617 club appearances, of which 416 have been with the English clubs. Lennon scored a total of 43 goals and 98 assists for the entire five clubs he represented. On June 3, 2006, he made his senior appearances for the Three Lions…
Manchester United has released a statement stating they are aware of Ronaldo’s exclusive and unsuitable interview with Piers Morgan, the British broadcaster. Ronaldo, who recently had a bumped head with Ten Hag and Manchester United after his refusal to come in as a substitute weeks ago against Tottenham could be on the brink of leaving the club. Ronaldo in the interview revealed some startling experiences he has had during his second spell with the club. Manchester United through the club website has responded to the interview Ronaldo had with Pier Morgan, stating that the right response to his assertions will…
Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has paid for some Sierra Leone children’s surgery Fees. According to lifebogger Rudiger’s parents, Matthias and Lily met in the German capital after being forced to flee Sierra Leone in 1991 due to the bloody civil war. Children numbering more than 5 were seen wearing Real Madrid jerseys after their surgery, as posted by Rudiger. The defender added the below capture to the image of the children he shared on his official Facebook page. “A huge thank you to the whole Big Shoe family and all the doctors involved for making this possible in Sierra…
Nigerian track and field athlete, Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan has been named among the five finalists for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2022 award. Tobi is the current World, Commonwealth and African champion in the 100 m hurdles, as well as, the record holder in those three competitions. Amusan became the first Nigerian world champion in an athletics event when she won the 2022 World Championships 100 m hurdles gold medal, setting the current world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, followed up by a wind-assisted 12.06 s in the final. She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles…
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has revealed some brutal moments with Manchester United. The 37-year-old has made some shocking revelations on how the club wanted to force him out. A few weeks ago, Ronaldo had a fallout with Ten Hag after the 5 times Ballon D’or winner refused to be subbed on at the dieing minutes of the United game against Tottenham. Ronaldo was banned from training with the senior team for three days by Ten Hag following his erratic behaviour. According to Fabrizio Romano, Ronaldo has revealed his disappointment towards Manchester United on how he has been treated. “I…
Manchester United youngster Alejandro Garnacho, last-minute strike helped United triumph over Fulham at Craven Cottage. United claimed all three points by stealing the show in the extra minutes. Eriksen’s early strike was enough to guide Manchester United to an early lead. James equalized for Fulham, causing Manchester United to have a run for their money. Fortunately for Manchester United, they were able to grab a late winner from three minutes of added time. United remains in 5th place on the Premier League table despite the victory. While Fulham is in 9th place with 19 points.
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, says former teammate and five-time Ballon D’or winner is yet to send him a congratulatory message since he won the most prestigious individual award in October. Ronaldo and Benzema spent more than a decade together as teammates at Los Blancos in a span in which Ronaldo won four awards. Benzema beat former Liverpool forward Sadio Mané to win the award last night for the first time in his career. “I always believed in myself, I knew that at some point or another with my qualities and my ambitions I could win it,” he told Telefoot.…
Chelsea duo Mason Mount and Gallagher have expressed disappointment following the defeat they suffered at St. James Stadium to Newcastle United yesterday. Joe Willock’s second-half strike was the only goal of the encounter and was enough to fire the Magpies to a tremendous victory. Chelsea has not won any of their last 5 Premier League games and has lost 4 of them. Mason Mount via his Facebook page has shown dissatisfaction about their performance yesterday and apologized to fans for the Shambolic outing. “We haven’t played to the level we expect of ourselves as Chelsea. You all deserve more from…
Napoli and Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen scored Napoli’s first goal against Udinese. Napoli’s 100% win record in the SerieA remains after the Azzurri defeated Udinese to a slight win of 3-2 at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium. Victor’s 15th-minute strike powered Napoli to an early lead, 16 minutes later Zielinski made it 2-0 for the home team and Elma scored Napoli’s last goal in the 53rd minute. Resilient Udinese returned to the game, scoring twice before the full time, but their late goals couldn’t salvage a point for them. Victor Osimhen who is the league’s top scorer takes his…
Manchester City suffered a defeat to Brentford in the early kick of English Premier League day 14 fixtures at the Etihad stadium today. Ivan Toney, who was left out by Gareth Southgate during his 26-man World Cup selection despite, scoring the most goal by an English player behind Harry Kane this year was the man of match scoring twice for Brentford. Ivan Toney secured an early lead for the visitors, scoring just 16 minutes into the game. Philip Foden in the added minutes before half-time helped City level up the game at 1-1. Ivan scored his brace during the extra…
Nigerian musician, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, has been confirmed as one of the five musicians who will grace the FIFA fans Festival of the World Cup. The Buja crooner is scheduled to perform on November 23, 2022, three days after the World Cup has commenced. American musician Diplo will perform on the 22nd November, Kiss Daniel for 23rd November, Nora Fatehi the Canadian actress will be on stage on 1st December and Calvin Harris for 10th December. FIFA disclosed this development on their official Facebook page, stating: “Some HUGE names. Who would you…
According to multiple sources, three people have been killed in a collapse of a section of Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta state yesterday Thursday. Nothing has been proven as to the cause of the collapse. According to Punch, the Stadium was under construction as it will be used to host the Sports National Festival this year. It was said that Sports minister Sunday had visited the stadium ahead of its preparation to host this year’s festival. According to Sahara reporters, the collapse was a result of rush work. Sahara said Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Limited are the company working on…
Denmark Football National team’s request for its players to wear training kits showing pro-human rights has been declined by FIFA. According to BBC Sports, The Danish football federation (DBU) asked if its players could wear shirts with the words “Human Rights for All”. Fifa has stated that team equipment, including clothing, must not show any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images. Denmark was to wear a tone-down black kit with the inscription ‘Human Rights For All’ designed by Hummel to pass a message during the World Cup. The Denmark Football Federation in response said it was just a…
Manchester United returned to action against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup last night at the Old Trafford. Manchester United defeated Unai Emery’s side by 4-2 advancing to the fourth round, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes who had missed their last game returned with a bang, Rashford and Mc Tominey also scored. Villa pulled two back during the second half via Ollie Watkins and Diogo Dalot own goal. TOGETHERNESS PERSONIFIED ”I am really happy with that resilience, and that is what we needed. We have to show it every game and that is why I was so disappointed, I was…
Arsenal was stunned at the Fly Emirate during the EFL encounter with Brighton. Brighton edged Arsenal by 1-3 and advanced to the next round of the EFL cup. It’s a back-to-back loss for vulnerable Chelsea in all competitions. Chelsea after losing to Arsenal during their North London derby underwent another defeat to Manchester City. Arsenal took the lead through Eddie Nketiahs 20 minutes strike. 7 minutes later Danny Welbeck equalized for Brighton levelling up the game to 1-1 at half time. Kauro Mitoma and Tariq Lamptey’s second-half goals earned Brighton a massive 3-1 full-time result. Riyad Marhez and Julian Alverez’s…
Plateau United blew up a first-leg advantage win at Abuja, suffering a considerable defeat to their host. Rivers United held Al Nasr to a 1-1 draw to book a place in the next round, becoming the only remaining Nigerian club in a CAF tournament this season with Remo Stars, Kwara United and Plateau United crashing out. Plateau United who had won 3-1 during the first leg of the second round of the tournament lost away at Libya by 3-0 to Al Akhdar. Plateau was dumped out from the second tier of the CAF tournament after failing to register a goal…
World Cup defending champions, France, have officially released their 25-man squad for the 2022 World Cup. The French National team lost some key players like N’golo Kante and Paul Pogba to injuries and have been forced to make a substitute in Real Madrid duo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni. One high omission observed from the list is Ferlan Mendy of Real Madrid. France defeated Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final by 4-2 in Moscow, Russia to win their 2nd since 1998. France World Cup list Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Kimpembe, Koundé. Konaté, Pavard, Saliba, Upamecano, Varane; Camavinga, Fofana, Guendouzi, Rabiot,…
In Bayern Munich’s 6-1 colossal victory over Werder Bremen last night at the Allianz Arena, Sadio Mané was subbed off just 20 minutes into the encounter with a suspected injury. Unfortunately, for Sadio Mané, the World Cup is just 12 days away and Senegal will face Netherlands 13 days from today. Julian Nagelsmann, the Bayern coach during his post-match conference said the Senegalese will undergo an X-ray for proper assessment. “Sadio Mané had to go off after 20 minutes of FC Bayern’s 6-1 win at home to Werder Bremen. “He took a blow to his tibial plateau. It’s a painful…
Brazil manager, Tite, released his 26-man squad for the World Cup yesterday with Liverpool forward Firmino missing out from the list. Firmino has been incredible for Liverpool this season, being Liverpool’s joint league top scorer with Salah. Among all the nine forwards selected for the World Cup, only Neymar JR and Vinicius JR have scored more goals than Roberto Firmino. But from Tite’s selection it’s obvious that the Brazilian manager has prioritized younger forwards over Firmino who is 31 years old. The Liverpool forward has taken to his Instagram handle to express his disappointment of not being selected and conversely…
Rayo Vallecano came from behind to defeat Real Madrid last night at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas (Madrid). Real Madrid suffered its first defeat in the league since the start of the season, having played their first 12 games without a defeat. Rayo scored just 5 minutes into the game to set themselves up for an early 1-0 lead. Resilient Madrid scored twice from Modric’s spot kick and Militao’s strike returning into the game with a lead, unfortunately, Rayo grabbed an equalizer before half-time. During the second half, Rayo converted from the spot kick late to snatch a colossal…
Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group(FSG) hve put up Liverpool for sale, according to multiple reports. FSG took over Liverpool in October 2010 from American owners George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks. For a decade since FSG has taken over, Liverpool has witnessed massive growth and progress, winning the Champions League and the Premier League for the first time after 30 years. It’s still not clear why the American owners have decided to put the club on sale but they have faced criticism lately from Liverpool fans for their silence on signing players during the just concluded summer window subjecting the…
Southampton Football Club disclosed that the club has parted company with Men’s First Team Manager Ralph Hasenhüttl. Southampton appointed Ralph in 2018 and has been having a rollercoaster campaign. Southampton was pummelled to a 1-4 defeat yesterday on their turf by Newcastle, a result that has made vulnerable Saints drop to the danger zone. Southampton escaped relegation last season, finishing 15th place with 40 points under the guidance of Ralph. A club statement from Southampton’s official website: “The club decided to part ways with Ralph …….. First Team Assistant Coach Richard Kitzbichler has also today left the club. However, we…
