Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has revealed he is open to working with the Nigeria National team but not as a manager. The former Chelsea midfielder disclosed this during an interview with CNN Sports on Thursday, stating that he would prefer to ‘fix things’ from the top. “I would love to get involved with the Super Eagles, but not as a manager; I don’t want to get sacked; I don’t think I can handle that very well. “I …
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Embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, took to his Facebook page last night to appreciate his family members and his friends for standing by him since his faceoff with the Nigerian police. Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Baba Alkali ordered his arrest on May 13, after a video of him slapping and pushing a police officer on Third Mainland bridge surfaced online. He turned himself in on Monday, May 15 and had been in police custody since then, …
Mesut Ozil’s contract at Fenerbahce has reportedly been terminated after he was frozen out of the first-team, leaving him as a free agent this summer. The former Arsenal midfielder had not featured for the Turkish Super Lig side since March 20 after he was excluded from the squad following a row over his fitness. before his termination. He was involved in a bust up with interim head coach Ismail Kartal before new manager Jorge Jesus left him out …
The PFA team of the year results have been unveiled for the Premier League. Liverpool and Manchester City dominated the list as nine of the 11 players selected came from the runners-up and respective champions. In total, six Liverpool players earned starting made the list including Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Thiago, Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah. Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne represented champions Manchester City, with only two other clubs featuring in the XI. Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger, who has left the club …
A Joint Security Tactical Team has foiled an attempted bandits attack on communities in Munya, Shiroro and Paikoro Local Government Areas of Niger State. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday, May 15. “On 15/05/2022 at about 0700hrs, information was received that suspected armed bandits were sighted at Zazagha and injita villages of Munya LGA,” the statement read. “Joint security tactical teams were immediately drafted to the area, and discovered that …
Unknown gunmen have killed two personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra state. The gunmen were said to have opened fire at the FRSC patrol team along the Igboukwu-Ezinifite-Uga road on Sunday, April 3. FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the leader of the patrol team sustained severe injuries from the attack. “A team of Patrol Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps comprising of an Officer, a driver …