Musa Carries Nigeria as Super Eagles Punish Iceland 2-0 at World Cup
Ahmed Musa scored a brilliant second-half double to fire Nigeria to a 2-0 victory over Iceland and throw the second qualification spot in Group D wide open with one game remaining. What a good way to redeem themselves. Nigeria came into the game in their stylish snazzy kit, which everyone has been raving about. The […]
Brazil leave it late to break Costa Rica hearts
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar broke down dogged Costa Rica in injury time on Friday, sealing a 2-0 win for Brazil that propels the five-time champions towards the World Cup last 16. The Central Americans looked likely to hold on for a hard-earned draw, particularly after Neymar had a penalty award chalked off by referee Bjorn […]
Senegal takes down Poland
Senegal raised the African flag high after beating Poland 2-1 in their FIFA World Cup opening Group H match in Russia. Four other African representatives faltered and Senegal collected their first set of points in today’s match and raised the continent’s hopes of having a team in the knock-out stage of the football extravaganza. Idrissa […]
Why Senegal Is Africa’s Best Bet At Russia 2018
Five countries are representing Africa at the 2018 Fifa World Cup that got underway in Russia Thursday. Collectively, the continent has just three quarterfinal appearances (Cameroon at Italia ’90; Senegal at South Korea & Japan 2002; Ghana at South Africa 2010) to show as gold standards at the flagship football tournament. Needless to say, making […]
Is Nigerian Goalkeeper Francis Odinaka Uzoho the ‘Oldest’ 19-Year-Old at #WorldCup2018?
Nigeria’s goalkeeper at the ongoing Fifa World Cup in Russia, Francis Odinaka Uzoho, has become the butt on jokes on social media for his ‘young’ age. Football fans trolled Uzoho, whose official age is 19 years, although in the eyes of the online community he looks ‘much older’. Uzoho, who plays for Spanish La Liga […]
Hopes of Africa Must Soar With Carthage Eagles of Tunisia
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia has been nothing short of exciting. We have enjoyed bitter losses, heroic efforts, controversial decisions by the match officials among other dramatic moments that can be expected in such a prestigious tournament. The latter is still yet to catch up with the African teams as 3 of 5 teams […]
Mexico beats defending champion Germany 1-0 at World Cup
Germany became the third defending champion in the last 16 years to lose its opening match at the World Cup, falling to Mexico 1-0 Sunday. Hirving Lozano scored the lone goal in the 35th minute, picking up Javier Hernandez’s pass inside the penalty area and beating Mesut Ozil before shooting past Manuel Neuer from 10 […]
Why Botswana Should Host 2022 Youth Olympic Games
Botswana will contest with Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2022. A delegation from the International Olympic Committee(IOC) has already sent a team to Botswana to evaluate the prospects of the country hosting the Games. Reporter Anastacia Sibanda argues why Botswana should host the Games. First, for a country to […]
Nigeria fans barred from bringing ‘lucky’ live chickens to WC matches Gordon Brunt
Nigeria fans will be without their lucky charms at the World Cup in Russia. It was confirmed Friday that supporters of the African nation have been prohibited from bringing “lucky” live chickens into stadiums when Nigeria is playing. News of the chicken ban came a day before Nigeria’s World Cup opener against Croatia. “Fans from […]
Cristiano Ronaldo handed 2-yr prison sentence & €18.8 million tax bill penalty
Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 2-year prison sentence and ordered to pay €18.8 mln to the Spanish Treasury after failing to comply with tax laws. However, he will not serve the jail term as he has no previous criminal record. Ronaldo agreed to a deal with the Spanish State Bar and accepted the conditions […]
