Ugonna Uzochukwu scored the match winner and then saw red as Enugu Rangers pipped CS Sfaxien 1-0 in a CAF Confederation Cup match on Sunday. Defender Uzochukwu grabbed the winner three minutes from full time after Tunisian club Sfaxien held their own inside the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu. However, Uzochukwu was given a red [...]
Atletico Madrid won their 10th Copa del Rey as goals from Diego Costa and Miranda saw them beat Real Madrid 2-1 in extra-time as both Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo were sent-off. Real had got off to the perfect start as Ronaldo headed them in front after just 13 minutes, but Costa’s drive ensured Atletico [...]
Yesterday, elections were held in 21 sports federations to usher in new president and vice presidents to govern sports bodies in the nest four year except boxing which election has been postponed to a latter day. Despite the controversy surrounded the elections held yesterday, it is obvious that the new board members will face herculean [...]
By Funmilayo Sofoluwe My first encounter with Adetokunbo was in the 1960s through my older brother when they both attended CMS Grammar School. The two friends later attended an interview at Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti when my late father drove them to the Bus Station. In Ado they experienced traditional Ekiti hospitality from my parents’ close [...]
Nigerian club side, Enugu Rangers have been sent packing from the CAF Champions League after going down to a 3-1 defeat to Angolan side Recrativo de Libolo on Saturday. The Flying Antelopes before now were Nigeria’s sole surviving team in Africa club competitions, but Saturday’s away defeat meant the end of the road for the [...]
Juventus virtually secured their 29th Serie A title on Sunday with a 1-0 win over AC Milan who saw their own bid for Champions League football next season suffer a blow. A second-half Arturo Vidal penalty settled what was a less-than-inspiring performance from both sides and left the champions requiring just four points from their [...]
Issa Hayatou, the Cameroonian football administrator, will be re-elected unopposed in Morocco on Sunday for a final four-year term as Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, after already spending 25 years in the saddle. The 66-year-old, voted into power during the 1988 Cup of Nations in the north African kingdom, told reporters last month that [...]
