Falconets head coach, Moses Aduku, has said his team is firmly focused on the clash with Malawi. The West Africans will battle Malawi for a place at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup next month. Aduku’s side set up camp in Abuja for the qualifiers three weeks ago. Nigeria will host the South Africans in the first leg at a yet to be named venue on Saturday, 2 May. The return leg in Lilongwe will take place on Saturday, 9th May, “We have a full squad on ground and everyone is focused on the task at hand. From now,…
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Fulham head coach Marco Silva has allayed fears Alex Iwobi sustained a serious injury in the team’s 0-0 draw with Brentford, DAILY POST reports. Iwobi picked up a hamstring injury in the 43rd minute encounter. The 29-year-old was replaced by his compatriot Samuel Chukwueze. There were fears the versatile could miss the rest of the campaign. Silva however said the injury is not so bad. “First reaction I got from Alex – it’s not so bad, but in the next 24-48 hours, we will be more clear about it. A big impact when we lost him”, Silva said after the…
Fresh cracks have emerged within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State, as a powerful bloc aligned with Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani announced a mass resignation from the party, citing what it described as a “total collapse of internal democracy.” The decision, contained in a communiqué issued after a stakeholders’ meeting held at the residence of Hon. Mijiyewa Umaru Kugama, signals a major political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group, drawn from the three senatorial zones of the state, accused the party leadership at both state and national levels of undermining democratic principles and imposing…
Former Chelsea star, Joe Cole, wants his old club to sign Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski and Manchester City’s John Stones. Cole argued that both veterans would significantly strengthen Liam Rosenior’s squad by helping the young players at Chelsea. In an interview with Metro, the Englishman explained that Lewandowski, available on a free transfer when his Barça contract ends, could mentor young forwards Liam Delap and João Pedro. “We need experience—someone to come in and support the younger players. I’d be looking at Lewandowski. He’s a big name. I think he could really help João Pedro and Liam Delap,” Cole said. He…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his long-held position that he won the 2023 presidential election. Obi insisted that the outcome declared by the electoral system did not reflect the actual result as he perceived it. Obi, who spoke on the Naija Unfiltered podcast on Saturday, maintained that his campaign was victorious despite the official declaration. “I can show you today, as far as I’m concerned, I have run election for the office of the President of Nigeria and won. But the system decided…
Union Berlin lost their first match under interim female head coach Marie-Louise Eta in the German Bundesliga, on Saturday. The mid-table side lost 2-1 to relegation-threatened VFL Wolfsburg to begin Eta’s landmark appointment as the first female Bundesliga coach with defeat. Eta, formerly an under-19 coach, was promoted to assistant coach by the club in 2023, and became interim head coach last week following the sack of Steffen Baumgart. She will be in the role until the end of the season. Her debut ended in defeat and also handed Wolfsburg their first win in 13 league matches to reignite their…
Ademola Lookman scored Atletico Madrid’s first goal of the night but could not prevent his team from losing the Copa Del Rey title to Real Sociedad 4-3 on penalties. Similar to their 1987 meeting in the competition’s final, the match finished 2-2 in regulation time, and the teams could not be separated after extra-time, before Real Sociedad nicked it on penalties at the Estadio de La Cartuja. The Super Eagles of Nigeria forward who joined Atletico in the January transfer window looked to become only the second Nigerian to win the Copa Del Rey final, he however became the second…
Chelsea were defeated 1-0 by Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in their EPL match on Saturday night. The Blues were left feeling blue from hitting the post twice in the second half of the painful loss in front of their fans that sealed a fourth consecutive defeat, and have won just once in eight league games. Liam Rosenior handed Liam Delap and Estevao rare starts while Enzo Fernandez slotted back into midfield Matheus Cunha netted the only goal of the game on 43 minutes with a first time volley beyond the dive of Robert Sanchez into the net to hand…
…as police, vigilance groups, others comb forests for victims Suspected bandits have abducted a traditional ruler, his wife and another resident in a nocturnal attack on Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch is said to be among those recently elevated by the state government. The heavily assailants reportedly stormed the palace of Oba Salman Aweda at about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, firing sporadically to scare residents before whisking away the monarch and two others to an unknown destination. A resident who confirmed the development, said the attackers struck in the early hours of the…
Nollywood actress and producer, Laide Bakare has announced that she will soon be getting married for the third time. In a recent interview with content creator, Akin Abolade, the movie star stated it would be the first time she would be getting married “officially” despite two previous failed marriages. “I will soon be getting married officially for the first time ever,” she said. The actress disclosed that preparations are already underway for her wedding. She, however, did not disclose the date of the wedding or the identity of her husband-to-be. Laide Bakare has been married twice. Her first marriage was…