Kwesi Appiah has defended his decision to call up some of the nation’s biggest names for this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. Asamoah Gyan has retained his place in the squad despite being without a league goal – or a start – for Kayserispor this season, while the Ayew brothers have also returned to the fold after a year out of the squad, despite their underwhelming form. Ghana have taken just three points from their opening two AFCON qualifiers, and find themselves four behind group leaders Kenya on seven points, and second-placed Ethiopia, on four, having played…
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Manchester City are getting even better and could have won the Manchester Derby by even more if they had gone for it, according to Ederson. City beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League and move 12 points clear of their rivals. Even after last season’s record 100-point title-winning season, Pep Guardiola’s side have improved their results with a win against United and a draw away to Liverpool — four points better than the last campaign — and Ederson said the manager’s ideas are having a greater impact. “We played…
Manchester United face a “challenge” to re-establish themselves as the top team in Manchester after falling behind their bitter rivals, according to Nicky Butt. The 3-1 derby defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday saw United slip 12 points behind Pep Guardiola’s champions. City have won two Premier League titles since United’s last success in 2013 and Butt, the club’s academy boss after 12 decorated seasons as a player, admits they have been overtaken in their own city. “For Manchester United now we have got a challenge on to get back to where we want to be,…
South Africa coach Stuart Baxter says that while his side have a healthy respect for Africa Cup of Nations qualifier opponents, there is no fear of the Super Eagles ahead of the clash at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Bafana are unbeaten in their last four matches against Nigeria, including a 2-0 victory in Uyo last time out. That was the second time that Baxter has masterminded a victory over the Super Eagles having also beaten them 2-1 during his first spell in charge of the side in 2004. South Africa have not lost a full competitive international to…
Paul Pogba has ruled out a return to Juventus and reiterated his commitment to Manchester United by describing the club as his “home.” Pogba joined United’s youth academy in 2009 but having failed to break into the first team, joined the Serie A champions in 2012 where he established himself as one of the game’s leading midfielders. He made his return to Old Trafford for a then world record £89 million deal in 2016. In recent months, there have been question marks over Pogba’s United future following various bust-ups with manager Jose Mourinho. The midfielder has been linked with a…
Usain Bolt will give himself until the end of the month to decide whether to continue pursuing a career in professional football. The eight-time Olympic sprint champion rejected an offer from Central Coast following a long trial with the A-League club. Despite failing to reach an agreement with the Mariners, Bolt took in the club’s most recent A-League clash against Melbourne Victory on Sunday. He then caught up with Victory marquee man Keisuke Honda at the Melbourne team’s recovery the following day. “I’ve got a lot of offers from a lot of other clubs out there,” Bolt told Omnisport. “We’ll…
Diego Maradona has said he believes Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is a better manager than Pep Guardiola. World Cup winner Maradona has said he intends to spend a week in Manchester in the near future to see the former Real Madrid manager in action. “I, as a coach, still have a lot to learn,” Maradona, who is coaching Mexican second division side Dorados de Sinaloa told Marca. “That is why I will go a week to Manchester to see Mourinho train and to ask him a lot of things.” When asked why it was Mourinho he wanted to learn…
Joachim Low said his team was ready to “accept it” if they were relegated from the top tier of the Nations League on Friday. The Germans, bottom of Nations League Group 1 in League A with one point from three games, could be relegated as early as Friday if Netherlands, on three points, beat leaders France, who have seven. “It is not going to be the end of the world,” Low said. “We will just have to play in a lower group in 2020. We can always win promotion again. “If we are relegated we will have to accept it.…
Alvaro Morata said that he is seeing a psychologist to help him deal with the “pressure and emotions” he experienced at Chelsea last season, adding that he briefly thought about leaving Stamford Bridge last summer to join a club where he could play “without pressure.” Chelsea paid a then club-record £58 million to sign Morata from Real Madrid as Diego Costa’s replacement in the summer of 2017, but he faded badly after a bright start as injuries and off-field events — his close friend was killed in a car crash and his wife endured a difficult pregnancy with the couple’s…
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is facing another spell on the sidelines after having surgery on a knee injury on Wednesday. The France international played the full 90 minutes in City’s 3-1 derby victory over Manchester United on Sunday but was forced to withdraw from the national team squad on Monday. He flew to Paris on Sunday night but was then sent to Barcelona to see trusted specialist Dr Ramon Cugat where he was operated on. Mendy suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee last season, which ruled him out for seven months of the campaign. He…
Kendrick Lamar unleashes a torrent of jabs, hooks and knock-out blows on Mike Will Made-It’s new song, “The Mantra,” which also features Pharrell Williams. The track will appear on the Creed II soundtrack, which arrives alongside the film November 21st “The Mantra” is an understated cut with soft synths bubbling around spit-fire drums. Pharrell delivers a hypnotic verse and the song’s infectious hook before Lamar jumps in with a characteristically sprawling performance filled with an array of flows, vocal quirks and clever rhyme schemes. Mike Will Made-It served as the executive producer and curator of the Creed II soundtrack, which…
As estimated by gobankingrates.com, net worth of this 31-years-old singer is about $100 million. It’s not hard to guess that the figure has risen significantly up to this point after the release of “Scorpio” in 2018. The album beat a range of records almost immediately after the release. Spotify reported that on June 29, the album was streaming about 10 million times per hour. Several songs from the most recent album became tops of the charts at once. “God’s Plan”, “Nice For What”, and “Nonstop” have became smashing hits within the shortest time. Drake has become the very first artist…
Wizkid has officially released his much anticipated record, ‘Gucci Snake’ featuring Slimcase. After several months of buzz and expectation following his announcement of a collaborative effort with the ‘Otunba Lamba’, Slimcase, including leaked ‘behind the scenes’ images of the video shoot, Wizkid has now dropped the song, ‘Gucci Snake.’ Last month, Wizkid had released his first official singles of the year in ‘Fever’ and ‘Master Groove’ and now he follows it up with another groovy single ahead of the release of his ”Made In Lagos” project due before the end of the year. ‘Gucci Snake’ was produced by North Boi…
Eminem has posted an old photo of him on the set of 8 Mile, which was released in cinemas 16 years ago. The rapper posted a photo of his character Jimmy, aka B-Rabbit, flipping the bird in beanie with a hood up. Eminem wrote beneath the photo, shared on Thursday (November 8): :B-Rabbit in the house. #TBT Throwback to 16 years ago today #8mile.” 8 Mile is loosely based on Eminem’s life as an artist trying to make it in an industry traditionally dominated by African-American rappers. The film was a hit both commercially and critically. It opened with the…
With a career spanning more than three decades, Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. So it’s no surprise that the red carpet was rolled out for DiCaprio’s birthday party, with more A-listers attending than the Oscars. Among the guests were Jennifer Aniston, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Naomi Campbell, Tobey Maguire, newly married Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Falchuk, Sacha Baron Cohen and Kate Beckinsale. In a rare public appearance, notoriously private couple Jay Z and Beyonce also attended DiCaprio’s party. According to reports, 500 people attended the Titanic star’s party at Los Angeles members club Spring Place on…
Davido is here again asking for something and this time not from friends and family but from God. The music star took to his Instagram stories where he asked God to provide more money for him. “Oh Lord please man need more cash,” he wrote. Slow down guys, I know you all would be thinking “What does he need more money for?” Well, we all know that we can never have too much money so it’s okay if Davido wants more money. This is the second time in the last twenty-four hours that Davido will be making a special request…
Annie Idibia turned a year older on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, and her husband, 2Face Idibia penned down a very cute message to celebrate his wife. The music icon took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, where he posted a photo of Annie and showered accolades on his wife and mother of two of his daughters. “My queen I see u. I wish u a wonderful birthday celebration. I’m right behind u baby, always gat yo back. I smell plenty blessings coming your way. thanx 4 everything my love. u deserve all the good things in life,”…
Juliet Ibrahim is sending out free advice to the ladies and this time she wants them not to lose a good side nigga over their boyfriend. Weird right? The beautiful actress shared this advice on her Instagram page on Monday, November 12, 2018. According to her, if the boyfriend was a good person, then, won’t any need for a side piece. “Don’t lose a good side nigga over your boyfriend. If your boyfriend was a good dude you wouldn’t need a side nigga. ♀️ ♀️ #justsaying @dnl_lens,” she wrote. If you’ve all noticed, Juliet Ibrahim has a way of passing…
Juliet Ibrahim has come out to defend her stance over comments she made about not losing a good side piece over a boyfriend. Apparently, she has been receiving a lot of backlashes and has defended her stance which she did by taking to her Instagram on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. In her post, she queried the idea of people thinking that it was okay to have side chics rather than have side niggas. “Isn’t it funny how it’s okay for them to have #sidechicks but not okay for us to have #sideniggas? Application forms loading, however, be prepared to sign…
Mo Abudu has added another feather to her cap as she bags a doctorate degree from the University of Westminster. The media mogul took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, where she posted photos from the induction ceremony. She was full of praises to the university for the honourary doctorate degree for her contribution in broadcasting and enterprise in Nigeria. “I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the University of Westminster for awarding me with an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts, in recognition of my contributions to broadcasting and enterprise in Nigeria. My…