Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa has been urged by his manager at Leicester City to understand English football. Musa impressed as he started in Leicester City’s 2-4 loss to Chelsea in the English Football League Cup on Tuesday, September 20. Despite his impressive performances, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has urged the forward to have a better understanding of the Premier League. “For us, that is good, and Ahmed Musa must understand much better the Premier League, but it is okay. For me it is important to develop all the squad and not just the 14 players,” Ranieri said after the…
Author: David Folami
Luis Suarez has snapped back at Filipe Luis after the defender uploaded a photo on social media revealing a stud mark supposedly left by the Uruguayan forward. The two players clashed in the 83rd minute of Wednesday’s 1-1 draw between Barca and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou, with Suarez cautioned as a result. Within minutes of the match ending, Luis posted a photo on his Instagram account of a bloody right foot alongside the ironic caption: “At least he didn’t touch me.” Asked about the Brazilian left-back’s decision to publish the photo, Suarez gave a stinging response. “Football is for…
Manchester United shook off third-tier Northampton Town in the second half on Wednesday to win 3-1 and reach the last-16 of the EFL Cup. Wayne Rooney returned to his customary striker position for United but sent a fine chance wide after seven minutes. But United were soon ahead after a Northampton back pass led to an indirect free kick for United. Rooney’s shot was blocked but came out for Michael Carrick to lash home. The visitors nearly had a second when Timothy Fosu-Mensah’s header came off the bar, and Rooney’s follow-up was correctly ruled out for offside. Northampton grabbed a…
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is easily angered and does not like to be touched by opponents, according to Watford defender Miguel Britos. Watford condemned United to their third successive defeat in a row, in all competitions, with a 3-1 success at Vicarage Road on Sunday. Ibrahimovic had scored five goals in five games at the start of the season, but has failed to find the net in successive defeats against Feyenoord and Watford. Former Bologna and Napoli defender Britos told Uruguayan radio channel Sport 890: “This is not the first time I have played against him. I faced him…
Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi will be out of action for around three weeks after injuring his groin in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. With Luis Enrique’s side leading by one goal in the second half, the Argentine dropped to the ground having been struggling since reappearing after the break. Arda Turan was readied and came on his place, with Angel Correa grabbing Atletico’s equaliser almost immediately. Despite concerns that it was a previous groin problem which had resurfaced, Barca revealed it’s the groin in his right leg this time, not his left leg. Messi…
Leaders Bayern Munich are now the only team in Germany’s top flight still with a perfect 100 percent record following Wednesday’s 3-0 Bundesliga win at home to Hertha Berlin. Midfield stars Franck Ribery, Thiago Alcantara and Arjen Robben netted at the Allianz Arena in a workmanlike display from Carlo Ancelotti’s side to make it four wins from four league games. Hertha are fifth after dropping their first points of the season in Munich following three previous straight wins. “Today we played against a complete Bayern Munich team,” said Hertha coach Pal Dardai. “They played exceptionally well and deserved to win.…
Kelechi Iheanacho is now the 16th player in the English Premier League (EPL) to have scored 10 goals just before he turns 20. According to the Premier League’s official website, the Nigeria forward, at the age of 19, 11 months and 14 days “is the oldest of the select group of teenagers to have reached double digits” before they turned 20. The former Nigeria under-17 star scored his 10th Premier League goal against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City romped to a 4-0 victory last Saturday. Iheanacho has become the first Manchester City player to achieve the feat.…
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists he can play a key role for Chelsea after scoring an extra-time brace to help the Blues knock Premier League champions Leicester City out of the League Cup on Tuesday. Fabregas has been on the fringes of new manager Antonio Conte’s Chelsea side since the start of the season, having made just three league appearances from the bench. The 29-year-old Spaniard, making his second start in all competitions this season, struck twice in the space of two minutes as Chelsea rallied from two goals down to beat 10-man Leicester 4-2. “I’m focusing on playing well and…
Premier League pace-setters Manchester City made it nine wins from nine games under Guardiola with victory at Swansea. City enjoyed the best of the first half, but it took until four minutes into the second half for Gael Clichy to put them ahead with a deflected shot. Aleix Garcia made the most of a rare start by netting the second from Jesus Navas’s cut-back in the 67th minute before Gylfi Sigurdsson stabbed in a stoppage-time consolation for Swansea. Guardiola gave a first start of the season to captain Vincent Kompany, who underwent thigh surgery in May, but the Belgium centre-back…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his Manchester City rival Pep Guardiola were dealt an English Football League Cup rendezvous after both teams came through their third-round ties on Wednesday. United won 3-1 at third-tier Northampton Town to ease some of the pressure building on Mourinho following three consecutive defeats, while holders City prevailed 2-1 at Swansea City. Tottenham Hotspur were rewarded with a trip to Liverpool after crushing Gillingham 5-0 and West Ham United will face Chelsea after scraping past fourth-tier Accrington Stanley. “We deserved to win,” Mourinho told Sky Sports after goals from Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and…
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ready for the Sept. 28 gubernatorial elections. Oshiomhole, who spoke with State House Correspondents, said that the ruling party was also sure of victory having worked for Edo people in the past seven and half years. “We work for Edo people. There is no ward in the state that you won’t find the government’s standard projects whether it is roads, school, health centre, and water. “These are things that they have never seen for the 10 years of PDP in the state,’’ he said. He added…
The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on Governor Nyesom Wike to emulate his Edo state counterpart, Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The party Chairman, Chief Davies Ikanya, said Edo is not as buoyant as Rivers, but it does not owe its workers. This is coming on the heels of a verbal exchange between Wike and Oshiomhole, following allegations that the Rivers Governor planned to disrupt the Edo elections. Speaking further, Ikanya said “Wike has a lot to learn from Edo; the government does not only pay her workers but went ahead to increase the minimum wage…
The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi has said that the party will survive the current crisis and emerge better than before. The PDP has been suffering a leadership crisis since May 2016 when attempts to remove Ali Modu Sheriff from the position of chairman failed. Makarfi made the comment on Monday, September 19 while speaking to journalists at a news briefing in Abuja. “Not only shall we rise and run, we shall rise and fly. We are doing everything possible. Even if you are victorious in court, you still need…
The factional leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff have agreed to make peace in order to move the party forward. The PDP has been experiencing a leadership crisis since attempts to remove Sheriff from the office of chairman in May failed. Sheriff and Makarfi disclosed the decision via a joint statement released on Tuesday, September 20. The statement reads: This is without prejudice to all outstanding matters in court. At a meeting held this morning between the two of us, a holistic review of the state of affairs of our great party, PDP,…
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on security agencies to intensify security of lives and property across the state. ”The security agencies are, however, discharging their duties diligently and responsibly. ” However, they should do more and be routinely proactive, to further safeguard lives and property of the law abiding citizens,” Tambuwal said. He spoke in Sokoto when he commiserated with a businessman, Alhaji Nura Gani. The governor was represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu. One of Gani’s shops located at the old market, Sokoto, was attacked in the early hours of Tuesday. Although there was no…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has assured Nigerians that the government is working diligently to solve the country’s problems. Mohammed made the comment while receiving a delegation of the National Council for Women’s Societies (NCWS) in Abuja. “We are very concerned about the welfare of Nigerians and we are not sleeping; we are working day and night to ensure that the country retraces its step,” he said according to The Cable. “Many of our critics have been unfair to us because many of them know that we did not invent the problems we are facing today,” he added.…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that corruption in Nigeria must be dealt with once and for all. Osinbajo also explained that the economic problems in the country are a result of widespread corruption. The Vice President made the comments on Tuesday, September 20, while receiving a delegation of the University of Lagos Alumni Association at the Presidential Villa. According to a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said: “We’ve watched corruption fighting back, some people even said bring back corruption, but not the man on the street.” “No economy can tolerate…
The Federal Government says the implementation of the national reorientation campaign “Change Begins with Me’’ started from the leadership, contrary to the position of some critics. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when he received a delegation of National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS). He said “people have criticised the campaign. Some have said that the campaign ought to start from the top. “We completely agree with them, but their criticism is because they did not understood the campaign. “The campaign actually started from the top, because we are doing…
Former Niger Delta militant, Government “Tompolo” Ekpemupolo has said that the Federal Government is planning to arrest former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Tompolo said further, during an interview with Sahara Reporters, that the FG is trying to use him to get through to Jonathan. “I am just a victim of circumstances. I am just a perceived enemy of the government. The intention of the government was to arrest former President Goodluck Jonathan. But they feel that arresting Jonathan without arresting me may be difficult, that was the reason why they are after me,” he said. Tompolo also denied being a sponsor…
US President, Barack Obama has expressed confidence in the ability of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to lead Nigeria. Obama also offered to assist the Buhari government as much as possible before leaving office. The US president made the comments during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York. “We have confidence in your leadership. There are some difficulties you face, but this administration is willing to assist in the short time we have left,” Obama said. “You have made real progress in defeating the brutal organization called Boko Haram, and that…