Talented Nigerian singer Omawumi Megbele has denied all allegations that she is now a married woman. The ‘Megbele’ singer spoke to Channels TV in an interview on October 20, 2014. The mother of one cleared the air saying she is only engaged to the father of her child Tosin Yusuf and not yet married. Omawumi reacted to rumours that she had officially tied the knot with her baby daddy in a private ceremony in Warri saying “ I’m engaged. I’m not married yet. Omawumi is engaged, people should try not to listen to gossip”. In an interview with Channels TV,…
Author: David Folami
The Nigerian songstress share her excitement as she host a red carpet for the first time. It was a pure moment of glamour and honor for Omawunmi at the GLO CAF Awards held in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday, 7 January 2016. At the award ceremony, the singer gave an impressive performance as she thrilled the guests and audience alongside legendary Malian singer, Salif Keita. As a GLO ambassadors’ the soul singer Omawumi couldn’t hide her the excitement for getting to host her first red carpet session as she shared pictures on Instagram.
He is one of the richest sportsman on earth, earning $73 million in the last 12 months according to Forbes. From those earning, Cristiano Ronaldo has chunked out $18.5million for a flat in New York according to reports. The Real Madrid star splashed the cash on the flat which is located in ‘Trump Tower’ which is owned by US business ,man Donald Trump, on Fifth Avenue in the Big Apple. Ronaldo bought the flat from Italian real-estate mogul Alessandro Proto who is a partner of Trump. The purchase of the flat could prompt reports of Ronaldo’s potential move to the…
Udinese star Antonio Di Natale has stressed he would prefer Alexis Sanchez over Neymar if he had to choose between the Arsenal man and the Barcelona forward. Neymar and Alexis played together at Barcelona in 2013-14 before the Catalans opted to cash in on the Chile international and bring in Luis Suarez from Liverpool. Di Natale would have held on to his former team-mate, though, had he been in charge and has nothing but praise for the 26-year-old. “Alexis and Neymar are both wonderful players, who play talismanic roles for top club sides,” he said. “When you’re talking about players…
Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has described Gonzalo Higuain as “the centre of our world” following his impressive early-season form. The Argentina international was linked with a possible exit during the transfer window, but has begun the Serie A campaign in style, scoring four times in the opening four matches. Sarri has hailed him as the pivotal piece in his Napoli puzzle and says he has scope to become more influential during 2015-16. “Higuain is at the centre of our project. His extraordinary quality makes him decisive,” Sarri told Radio Kiss Kiss. “If he improves a few things he can cause…
Mario Gotze insists he never considered seeking a move away from Bayern Munich before this season. Gotze scored the extra-time winner for Germany against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final but his struggles to nail down a regular starting spot with the Bundesliga champions continued. Now in his third season at the Allianz Arena since a controversial switch from Borussia Dortmund, the 23-year-old conceded that missing out on selection for big games “was not easy” but maintained that he is happy at Bayern. “The last two years were certainly like a maturing process for me,” he told Suddeutsche Zeitung.…
Since breaking out as a football, playing for some of the biggest clubs in the world like Barcelona and Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez has had the opportunity of working with some of the biggest coach in the game. The Chile international is however still being coach by his mum. The 26-year-old who just helped Chile to two wins in their 2018 World Cup qualifiers revealed that his mother still plays an active role in his career and offers him useful tips. “My mum is always my coach. She phones me and tells me to shoot at goal more often,” the Arsenal…
36 year-old ex-international player of the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire, Didier Drogba revealed in an interview that his son, Isaac who is 16 may not play for his fatherland or France where the player grew up but the Three Lions of England. Isaac was born in Paris, France in 1999 but the family moved to England when Drogba joined Chelsea in 2004. Drogba who came in for Diego Costa towards the last two minutes of Sunday’s Capital One Cup 2-0 final win over Everton said in an interview with Sports Illustrated that he will not convince the boy, who is…
Arda Turan has voiced his admiration for Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta and has revealed the Spain international has always been his point of reference. The Turkey international featured alongside Iniesta on his official debut in the 4-1 win over Espanyol on Wednesday and he is over the moon to be playing in the same team as the 31-year-old. “My all-time idol is Iniesta,” Arda told Catalunya Radio. “People sometimes point out that I am only three years younger than him, but he is my point of reference. I think I made the right decision to join Barcelona to play alongside…
Former Belgium international Wesley Sonck has hit out at Eden Hazard following his underwhelming performances this campaign and feels the Chelsea winger still has work to do if he is to reach the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Hazard was named Premier League Player of the Season in 2014-15, earning comparisons with the Barcelona star and his Real Madrid nemesis in the process, but has been unable to replicate that form this campaign. The 25-year-old has yet to find the net in 27 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea and Sonck feels his failure to make the…
It seems FIFA have mistakenly announced the winner of the 2015 Ballon d’Or. The winners of various categories of the Ballon d’Or are supposed to be announced at a ceremony which has been scheduled to hold on January 11. Lionel Messi and Celia Sasic’s names were placed on the top of the list of winners on the FIFA website, alongside the year 2015. FIFA on Wednesday, January 6 however momentarily placed Lionel Messi and Celia Sasic at the summit of their list of winners on their website, alongside the year 2015. Their names were swiftly removed. The names are however…
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol says Lionel Messi continues to get better and has backed him to win his fifth Ballon d’Or next week. The four-time winner is a firm favourite to lift the 2015 prize at Monday’s gala in Zurich ahead of team-mate Neymar and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. Puyol says the Argentina captain remains a cut above the rest in global football and is amazed at the hunger he has to continue to win titles despite his glittering career to date. He told Omnisport: “I don’t know who’s going to win. In my opinion, Leo Messi is…
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has highlighted the importance of Lionel Messi’s tactical flexibility ahead of this weekend’s La Liga encounter with Granada. The Argentina international put in a man-of-the-match performance in Wednesday’s 4-1 Copa del Rey win over Espanyol as he featured in a more central role than normal, scoring twice and setting up two more. According to Luis Enrique, Barca seek to utilise Messi in different ways to get the best out of the star forward. “The team always looks for Messi to take part in play as much as possible,” he told a news conference. “We have a…
Luis Suarez has received a two-match ban from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for his part in a post-match altercation following Barcelona’s 4-1 Copa del Rey win over Espanyol on Wednesday, with the club announcing its intention to appeal the punishment. Barcelona overturned an early strike from Felipe Caicedo in the first leg of the last-16 tie at the Camp Nou thanks to a Lionel Messi brace and goals from Gerard Pique and Neymar. But derby-day tensions threatened to boil over during the second half as Espanyol duo Hernan Perez and Pape Diop were sent off. In referee Juan…
New Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane says he is not planning for any transfer business during the January window. Spain international Isco has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City, although the departure of Rafael Benitez has prompted talk that the attacking midfielder will opt to remain at the Santiago Bernabeu. Speculation has also mounted over the future of Gareth Bale, who has been touted for a return to the Premier League despite Zidane’s assurances that he is firmly in his plans. Madrid have also been linked with a bid for Wolfsburg defender Ricardo Rodriguez, with the…
Few Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane’s attacking football may be welcomed by the players but he will need to deliver results he was unable to achieve when in charge of the club’s reserve team. James Rodriguez and Isco are set to be two of the main beneficiaries from the arrival of Zidane who has shown versatility in his limited coaching career but prefers a 4-2-3-1 formation similar to that employed by Jose Mourinho at Real. Both had their options limited under former coach Rafa Benitez who opted for a more solid approach and often employed the defensive Carlos Casemiro in…
Chelsea duo Diego Costa and Oscar have made up after they clash and fought each other in training on Thursday, January 7. The duo had to be pulled apart from by teammates following a challenge from behind by Oscar. Speaking about the clash, Chelsea interim coach Guus Hiddink said the two players attacked each other ‘like two bulls’. “It was a pity that our photographer yesterday had a day off because he would have had some wonderful pictures of the two bulls after the charge from behind by the smaller bull Oscar,” Hiddink said. “He took a charge from behind…
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will be able to proceed with appeals against their eight-year bans after FIFA’s ethics committee provided the two presidents with the full written reasons for their suspensions. Former FIFA president Blatter and ex-UEFA president Platini had to wait until receiving the document before they could take their cases to FIFA’s appeals committee. A statement from FIFA’s ethics committee read: “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent ethics committee has fulfilled its commitment to provide the grounds for the respective decisions to Mr Blatter and Mr Platini within the first half of January 2016 as they had…
Interim Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink wants his side to continue their improvement in form against League One Scunthorpe in the FA Cup third round and avoid the possibility of a humiliating exit. Hiddink won the competition during his first caretaker spell in 2009 and, although he did not watch last season’s fourth-round loss to Bradford — another League One side — the Dutchman called on the Blues to prevail. “I didn’t see it [the Bradford game], but I know you must not stumble again,” he said. Chelsea are unbeaten in four games since Jose Mourinho’s departure last month, and Hiddink…
Jurgen Klopp said people should blame him for his inexperienced Liverpool team’s shortcomings in Friday’s 2-2 FA Cup draw at Exeter City — and hinted he may pick the same side in the replay. The youthful selection sent out by Klopp were shown up at times in twice fighting back from a goal down against the League Two side. There were three debutants at St James Park and six additional players with four or fewer Reds games behind them, while seasoned players such as Adam Lallana and Lucas Leiva looked on from the bench. But the manager — who had…