Chelsea winger, Mykhailo Mudryk, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive in a doping test. The Premier League club confirmed that the FA recently contacted Mudryk regarding an adverse finding in a routine urine test. “Both the Club and Mykhailo fully support the FA’s testing programme, and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested,” […] More
Chelsea winger, Mykhailo Mudryk has confirmed that he has tested positive for a banned substance. Mudryk revealed this in a statement on Tuesday morning. The Ukraine international, however, insisted he never knowingly used any illegal substance. The statement read: “I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA […] More
Cote d’Ivoire will now host the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, leadnaija reports. The competition was initially scheduled to be staged in South Africa. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Cote d’Ivoire as the new host at the end of its executive committee meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. The competition will hold in March, […] More
Ikorodu City has been fined N3m by the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, for the security breach in last weekend’s home clash against Remo Stars. The encounter at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan ended in a 1-1 draw. The NPFL ruled that the Lagos club failed to provide adequate security during the South West derby […] More
Gombe United head coach, Bala Nkiyu says his team will need to improve on goal scoring despite the win over Sokoto United. The Savannah Scorpions defeated Sokoto United 2-0 in their season opener last weekend. Nkiyu believes the team will build on the winning momentum in the next game. “We will continue to work hard, […] More
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated Nigeria’s Atalanta of Italy forward and Super Eagles goal poacher, Ademola Lookman for winning the CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award. Akpabio, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh also congratulated the Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie for […] More
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has challenged Pep Guardiola over his decision to let the likes of Cole Palmer, Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez leave Manchester City in the past. Guardiola is presently going through a hard time at Man City. The Cityzens recently lost 2-1 in the Premier League against rivals Manchester United over the […] More
Ligue 1 club, Saint-Etienne have been linked with a move for Rangers forward, Cyriel Dessers. Dessers has found himself on the bench at Rangers in recent weeks after the emergence of Hamza Igamane, who has scored five goals in his last six games. The 30-year-old has further been pushed down the pecking order following Danilo’s […] More
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George, has backed the duo of Stephen Manyo and Taiwo Abdulrafiu to make the final squad for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying game against Ghana. Manyo and Abdulrafiu are among the players invited for the game. “I spoke with both players, and I wished them well,” Finidi told Rivers […] More
Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford could be offered a Saudi escape route from Old Trafford. Club’s including Al Ittihad, managed by ex-United defender Laurent Blanc, have been put on alert after Rashford was axed by Ruben Amorim for Sunday’s Manchester derby triumph. Marcus Rashford’s future could lie away from Old Trafford following interest from Saudi […] More
Portuguese agent, Jorge Mendes has advised Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal to follow the foot-step of Cristiano Ronaldo as his idol in football. Yamal has been impressive for both club and country so far this year. The 17-year-old won the 2024 Golden Boy award given to the most young best player in the world football. “I […] More
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George, has commended his players for their overall performance against Kwara United. The Pride of Rivers defeated Kwara United 2-1 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday. Timothy Zacharia and David Benjamin’s scores for Rivers United were on target for the hosts. Akani Akeem grabbed the only goal […] More