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Super Eagles caretaker head coach Austin Eguavoen has selected Enugu Rangers head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars to be his assistants for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounters against Benin Republic and Rwanda this week. Last season, Ilechukwu steered the Flying Antelopes to their first Nigeria Premier Football League title since 2016, while Ogunmodede’s Remo Stars finished in second place. They will be joined in Uyo by Tomaz Zorec, a fitness trainer from Slovenia, goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa and match analyst, Eboboritse Uwejamomere. Players and officials of the three-time African champions are expected in…
After three days of thrilling doubles action, the spotlight now shifts to the singles events as Para Table Tennis continues tonight at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The doubles matches have already set a high bar, with intense rallies, stunning comebacks, and unexpected upsets that kept fans on the edge of their seats. Now, it’s time for athletes to shine as they step up to the table once again, each one hoping to leave their mark and claim a spot on the podium. Competitors will go head-to-head, each rally bringing them one step closer to Paralympic glory. From veteran players defending…
Women’s singles defending champion Coco Gauff became the latest big-name casualty to crash out of the US Open when Emma Navarro won their fourth round match 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday night to beat her stunned American compatriot for the second time in a Grand Slam this year. Gauff had been looking to avenge her defeat by Navarro at Wimbledon, where she lost in the fourth round, but the 13th seed stunned the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium with an aggressive and dominant all-round display that had Gauff searching for answers. Gauff was her own worst enemy, however, especially on…
EPL: Eze on target as Palace draw with Chelsea, Newcastle beat Spurs Eberechi Eze was the hero for Crystal Palace on Sunday as they earned a 1-1 English Premier League draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. In the other Premier League match that kicked off at the same time, Newcastle United weathered some Tottenham Hotspur storm before winning 2-1 at St James’ Park. Chelsea, who smashed Wolves 6-2 last week, were the better side in the first half, with Cole Palmer firing just wide and Dean Henderson saving superbly from Noni Madueke before Nicolas Jackson broke the deadlock. The Cote…
Ghana: Black Stars coaches survive after horrific car crash The Ghana Football Association has confirmed that the coaches of the country’s senior national team, the Black Stars, including head coach Otto Addo, were involved in a road accident on Sunday. The three coaches, all of them former internationals, are preparing for Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches scheduled for this week. They all survived with minor injuries, according to the FA. “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) wishes to inform the general public that members of the Black Stars technical team were involved in a road accident earlier today while returning…
Former Cote d’Ivoire, Leeds, Boro defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39 Former defender for the Cote d’Ivoire national team and several clubs in England, Sol Bamba, who was coaching in Turkey, has tragically died at the age of just 39. The former Leeds United and Middlesbrough star was previously diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare form of cancer back, on Christmas Eve in 2020 but was believed to have been healed. Turkish club Adanaspor announced Bamba’s death in a statement on Saturday night. “Our Technical Director Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before the Manisa Football Club match played yesterday, was…
Haaland hits hat-trick again as Man City ease past West Ham Erling Haaland’s second successive hat-trick propelled Manchester City to a 3-1 win at West Ham United on Saturday, maintaining the champions’ 100 percent start to the English Premier League season. The Norway striker missed an early chance but made no mistake with the second, calmly slotting past Alphonse Areola to put City ahead in the 10th minute after Bernardo Silva dispossessed Lucas Paqueta in midfield. West Ham equalised against the run of play after 18 minutes, when Ruben Dias deflected Jarrod Bowen’s cross into his own net, before Haaland…
US Open: Djokovic blames shock defeat on Olympic exhaustion Novak Djokovic said the pursuit of Olympic gold left him without much in the tank for his US Open title defence, as he crashed out of the Grand Slam in a shock third-round defeat to Australian Alexei Popyrin on Friday. The Serb closed out his trophy case with the Olympic title weeks ago in what he described as the biggest achievement of his career, beating young rival Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris finale. But from that highest of highs came a crushing low in New York as Djokovic suffered his earliest…
Osimhen dropped from Napoli’s Serie A squad after Chelsea, Al Ahli transfer fiasco Napoli have taken punitive action against Victor Osimhen for his part in the failure to secure a move away on Friday night. The Super Eagles striker has been taken out of Napoli’s Serie A squad for the season after the deadline day drama. Osimhen appeared destined to leave Napoli in the summer transfer window, but despite attempts by both Chelsea and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli on deadline day last night, no deal was completed. According to reports, Napoli were nudging the Nigeria International towards Chelsea but he…
Brighton fight back vs Arsenal after Declan Rice red card Declan Rice received a controversial red card and Brighton made it to force a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s English Premier League early kick-off at the Emirates Stadium. Joao Pedro netted in the second half for Brighton after Rice’s sending off for a second booking in the tight contest in north London. It had looked as if Arsenal were going to continue their 100 percent start to the season when Bukayo Saka set up Kai Havertz to lob the ball past Bart Verbruggen in the Brighton goal for the opener seven…