The top-of-the-table clash between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday 7 October headlines the eight round of matches in the 2018/19 Premier League. Liverpool, who are set to feature Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in attack (as well…
Australia football body adopts reforms after FIFA threat (Guardian)
Australia’s football governing body voted for wide-ranging reforms Tuesday against the wishes of its outgoing chairman, ending a long-running battle that saw FIFA threaten to take over the federation. Football Federation Australia’s 10-member Congress — nine state and territory associations,…
Directors to watch out for at LightsCameraAfrica2018
What is a movie without a director or auteur as the French like to say? Well, that would be akin to a football team without a coach, an orchestra without a conductor, a …well you get the picture. This year…
Bolt takes break from Mariners for overseas commitment (Punch)
Olympic sprint champion, Usain Bolt will put his efforts to carve out a football career on hold for a week to fulfil a “previously planned” overseas commitment, the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners said on Saturday. The 32-year-old Jamaican has been…
Ronaldo, Salah, Modric nominated for FIFA best player (AFP)
Cristiano Ronaldo faces stiff competition from former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to be crowned FIFA’s player of the year for the sixth time. Ronaldo was the competition’s top scorer in lifting a fourth Champions League…
Fans urge Victor Moses to reconsider international retirement (Punch)
Football fans in Ebonyi have urged Chelsea FC of England’s Victor Moses, to reconsider his retirement from the national team. Moses announced his international retirement from the Nigeria national football team August 15, much to the shock of anyone and…
Senegal’s top scorer confirms retirement (BBC Sport)
Senegal legend Henri Camara has confirmed his retirement from football at the age of 41. Since 2010 he has played for several teams in Greece and spent last season at third-tier side Fostiras. He is Senegal’s most-capped player with 99…
Alex Iwobi extends contract with Arsenal
Alex Iwobi, Nigerian Arsenal midfielder has signed a four-year contract extension with the club until 2023. The Premier League club announced Friday. The 22-year-old who has been with the Gunners since he was nine years old, came through the club’s…
Alex Iwobi becomes face of DStv Compact
MultiChoice Nigeria has signed on Nigeria’s wonder boy, Alex Iwobi, as its latest DStv brand ambassador. The leading video entertainment company made the announcement at an autograph signing event with the striker at the MultiChoice head office in Lagos on…
Can football save Nigeria? – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
Football is weird. I was briefly into football. I remember watching the first world cup that Nigeria qualified for back in 1994. I was quite young but I can never forget what that was like. The build up to our…
