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Ighalo will wait to see if he is offered a permanent deal at Old Trafford before deciding his future Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo has been offered a two-year contract extension worth more than £400,000 per week by his parent club Shanghai Shenhua. The Chinese club want to reward the …

“I was told to meet with president (of Trabzonspor). He asked me to take it down (Instagram post). “I told him I wasn’t going to do that. It’s my opinion. This’s how I feel.I have freedom of speech.I can express my opinion.” “I wanted to win league too but at …

Anthony Joshua regained the WBA, IBF and WBO titles with victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia in December British world champion Anthony Joshua will fight Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 20 June. Bulgarian Pulev, 38, is the mandatory IBF challenger to take on Joshua, who …

The Nigerian Football Federation has just announced it’s appointed of ex-Everton player Joseph Yobo as the Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles team. Yobo won the Africa Cup of Nations title for Nigeria in 2013 and retired from football in 2014. The NFF confirmed this appointment through its official social …

The Akwa Ibom State Government has assured the elders and stakeholders of Eket that the ongoing 18000-seater Eket ultra modern sports stadium complex will be completed by May 27 this year. The State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Sir Monday Ebong Uko said the commissioning of the project will form …

Last August, Nigerians were stunned when FIFA announced a life ban from football and 50 000 Swiss francs (about N18.6 million) fine on former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia. At the time, the world football governing body did not elaborate on what the 51-year-old former striker did to justify the …

The competition which began on December 15, 2019 with the kick off ceremony performed by Comrade Ini Ememobong, the State Publicity of Secretary PDP, flanked by Prince Ikim, Board Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency had been organised primarily to foster love and unity in the …

Despite concerns regarding the management of two clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League, Akwa Ibom State Government says it is committed to ensuring teams from the State competing in the top flight end the season on a high. Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Sir Monday Uko gave the assurance …

By Promise Etim On Dec 21, 2019 Football comes alive this weekend as two city rivals Dakkada FC and Akwa United clash in Uyo, in a Matchday 10 fixture to be played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Sunday. Dakkada FC who gained promotion to the top flight last season, …