Author: Nurudeen Obalola
Chelsea will play the rest of the season with DAMAC emblazoned in front of their shirts, the English Premier League club have confirmed. “Chelsea Football Club today announces a new, long-term global partnership with Dubai-headquartered DAMAC Properties which becomes our Official Property Development Partner. DAMAC will also feature on Chelsea FC’s front of shirt for the rest of the season,” the club stated on Wednesday. “DAMAC Properties has been at the forefront of the Middle East’s luxury real estate market. An ultra-modern development, Chelsea Residences by DAMAC, is being designed and launched in partnership with Chelsea FC in Dubai, slated…
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi could join up with Fenerbahce, who are currently managed by former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho. According to Turkish outlet Fanatik, Mourinho is set to make the final decision on a move for Ndidi, who has spent eight years at Leicester. The Nigeria international has reportedly been offered to Fenerbahce by his managers, who also have Franck Zambo Anguissa as a target. Ndidi is looking to leave Leicester after their relegation from the English Premier League was confirmed and recent reports have claimed that he has a €9m relegation release clause in…
Arsenal have been handed a tough task to reach the UEFA Champions League final after Ousmane Dembele’s early goal gave Paris St-Germain a 1-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. Dembele stunned Arsenal when he swept home a low finish from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s delivery only four minutes into the semi-final first leg. PSG dominated the early stages with relentless attacking, and forced Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya into a superb save from teenager Desire Doue. The hosts survived without further damage to work their way into contention, and once again giant Italian keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, as he was against…
Flying Eagles of Nigeria head coach Aliyu Zubairu is confudent about his side’s chances as they prepare to face Tunisia in their opening U-20 Africa Cup of Nations fixture in Cairo on Thursday. The two sides will open Group B of the continental tournament at the 30 June Stadium on Thurday, with Morocco and Kenya alsoin the group. Zubairu is excited that his boys are up for the challenge after a 2-1 victory over hosts Egypt in a friendly match at the Cairo International Stadium last Tuesday – barely 48 hours after the delegation landed in Cairo. “That result has…
The UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between Barcelona and Inter Milan is expected to go ahead as usual despite nationwide power cuts causing widespread disruption across Spain and Portugal at the beginning of the week. A state of emergency was declared in Spain on Monday after power cuts plunged the nation into darkness. Around ‘99%’ of the nation’s power has been restored as of Tuesday morning, according to various outlets in the UK and Italy. Despite the power outage across the nation on Monday, the Barcelona squad were unaffected and were still able to train as usual under Hansi Flick for…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and his Paris St-Germain counterpart Luis Enrique have both sounded confident ahead of their clash in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners host the first leg on Tuesday night, and Arteta is imploring the fans at the Emirates Stadium to cheer his side on to a big win. Arsenal produced an inspired display to knock out holders and record 15-times winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate. “We have overcome a lot of issues and challenges this season, and the fact that the team is here as one of the best four…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Remo Stars Football Club on winning the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title. The privately-owned Remo Stars secured their first-ever title on Sunday with three matches to spare after they defeated Niger Tornadoes 1-0 in Ikenne-Remo. Tinubu described the club’s success as ‘a milestone achievement that spotlights Ikenne and Ogun State’. “President Tinubu describes the historic victory, four years after the team’s promotion to the elite league, as a testament to the hard work, discipline, and unyielding spirit of the players, the coaching crew and the management,” a statement signed by Tinubu’s media aide…
World heavyweight champions Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will fight for the undisputed title at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 19, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions said on Sunday. Undefeated Ukrainian Usyk holds the WBC, WBA and WBO belts and is seeking to become four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion for the second time while Briton Dubois is the IBF holder. Usyk has faced Dubois before, earning a controversial ninth-round knockout win in Wroclaw, Poland, in August 2023 after being given time to recover from what the referee ruled to have been a low blow. That fight was for the WBA, IBF and…
By Nurudeen Obalola Remo Stars won the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title for the first time on Sunday after defeating Niger Tornadoes 1-0 in Ikenne-Remo. The new champions were made to work hard for the victory, the visitors holding on until six minutes from the end of regulation time when substitute Olamikekan Adedayo struck home from distance. The victory took Remo Stars’ points tally to 68, ten more than second-placed Rivers United with three rounds of matches left. The triumph finally broke the title jinx for Remo Stars, who finished second in each of the last two NPFL seasons.…
By Nurudeen Obalola Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was one of the scorers on Sunday as Galatasaray thrashed Eyupspor 5-1 to cement their position at the top of the Turkish Super Lig table. The Nigeria international struck in the 71st minute to give Galatasaray a 3-0 lead, taking the game beyond the hosts. Osimhen, who is on loan from Napoli for the season, has now taken his impressive tally for the Turkish champions to 31 goals and six assists in 36 appearances across all competitions. In the Super Lig, the 26-year-old centre forward has registered 22 goals and five assists…