Category Archives: SPORTS

Fire Outbreak Ruins Obafemi Martins’ Chinese Club’s Stadium

The stadium of the Chinese club Obafemi Martins plays for was, on Tuesday, engulfed by a fire outbreak. According to reports, the fire broke out at the Hongkou Stadium and was extinguished by mid-morning. The fire was prevented from spreading

Super Eagles’ Second Friendly Cancelled as some Burkina Faso Players failed to Secure Visas to the UK

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said Super Eagles’ second international friendly, against Burkina Faso in London on Monday, has been called off. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, said in a statement that this was because

BREAKING: CAF Gets New President; Issa Hayatou Defeated After 29 years

Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad has emerged the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ahmad defeated incumbent Issa Hayatou by 34 to 20 votes at the election currently holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hayatou, who has been in charge

Lukaku Rejects New Everton Deal

Romelu Lukaku has rejected Everton’s offer of a new contract, worth a reported £140,000-per-week, according to the Daily Telegraph. The 23-year-old is keen to play in the Champions League and is currently unwilling to commit his future to the Toffees

German Referee, Aytekin To Be Demoted After ‘Controversial’ Decisions In Barca, PSG Game

German referee, Deniz Aytekin is set to be demoted by UEFA after he came under pressure for several decisions in Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona pulled off an incredible comeback after heading into the second leg 4-0 down.

£320m Mega Signings: But this was the Crowd for the first game of the New Chinese Super League Season

The Chinese Super League may be awash with riches but the new season started in embarrassing fashion. Guizhou Zhicheng’s 52,888-seater stadium lacked one crucial element to the opener… supporters. Despite the hype and fanfare surrounding the lucrative league, a stadium

Chelsea plot £75m move for Muller As Costa Replacement

The Premier League leaders will table a big-money bid for the Bayern Munich forward if their top goalscorer heads for China. Chelsea will launch a £75 million raid for Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller if Diego Costa leaves the club

Mikel Obi Scores 1st Goal As His Chinese Club Suffers 2nd Loss in four Days

Mikel Obi was in action as his new club Tianjin Teda suffered their second loss in four days. The Chinese club are presently preparing for the 14th season of Chinese Super League. Tianjin Teda ended 11th in the 2016 Super

Davido, Akon Gets Presidential Welcome Ahead of Africa Nations Cup in Gabon

This weekend, the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017 (also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, 14th of January and it appears there

Nigerian Midfielder, John Obi Mikel Leaves Chelsea for China

Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel announced on Friday he is leaving English Premier League leaders Chelsea to join Chinese side Tianjin TEDA. He is the latest star to head to the Chinese Super League, after the high-profile signings of Chelsea