By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Arsenal have suffered a heavy title blow following injury to winger Bukayo Saka. Saka was substituted after 24 minutes in the Gunners win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The England international subsequently left the stadium on crutches. According to The Times, the winger is expected to be out for four to six weeks. Mikel Arteta’s side have matches against clubs such as Manchester United, Tottenham and Aston Villa in January. This season, he has contributed nine goals and 13 assists in 24 games for Arsenal.
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By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Daniel Ogunmodede lauded his players for their spirited display in the goalless draw against the Black Galaxies of Ghana. The home Eagles put up a resolute display to come out unscathed at the Accra Sports Stadium. Ogunmodede said qualifying for the CHAN is of great importance to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). “I am satisfied with the draw,” he said after the game. “Now it is for us to qualify for the CHAN. “Qualification will add more value to our league, the players and the indigenous coaches.” The reverse fixture will hold at the Godswill…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Victor Osimhen has confessed he is enjoying every bit of his stay with Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray. The Nigeria international joined the Super Lig champions on loan from Napoli in September. Osimhen scored a brace in Galatasaray’s 5-1 rout of Kayserispor on Sunday. The 25-year-old has now scored 12 goals and provided five assists across all competitions for the Yellow and Reds this season. “It was very important to come to this team and be a part of this big club and adapt quickly. All my teammates and staff played a very important role in…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Liverpool extended their lead at the top of Premier League to four points courtesy of a 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Prompt News reports that Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah grabbed doubles for the Reds in the encounter. Salah passed Liverpool great Billy Liddell on the club’s all-time scoring list with his 14th and 15th league goals of the season. Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai scored the other goals for the Reds. James Maddison, Dejan Kuluveski and Dominic Solanke were on target for Spurs in the game. READ ALSO:
The Nigeria/Ghana final qualifying fixture in the race to next year’s African Nations Championship is still delicately poised, following the scoreless draw in the first leg played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. Ghana’s Black Galaxies dominated the first period with a string of opportunities, but they found the Super Eagles’ rearguard marshalled by Captain Nduka Junior impenetrable. Stephen Amankwoo found a leeway through the Eagles’ defence in the 15th minute only to see his rising shot go inches wide of Henry Ozoemena’s goal-post. Sikiru Alimi’s free-kick, with a minute to half time, also went over the sticks as…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Manchester United fell 3-0 against Bournemouth at the Old Trafford on Sunday. Dean Huijsen put the visitors on the score sheet when he out-jumped Joshua Zirkzee to head home Ryan Christie’s free kick in the 29th minute. The visitors put the game away with two goals within two minutes early in the second half, Prompt News reports. Justin Kluivert scored from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, awarded after Noussair Mazraoui brought down the Dutch winger. Antoine Semenyo slotted home the third inside the box two minutes later Bournemouth’s fourth league victory in five matches moved them to 28…
By Obaloluwa, Joshua, LAGOS Auxerre defender, Gabriel Osho says it is important for the Super Eagles to secure a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles have endured a poor start to the World Cup qualifying campaign recording just one point from four games. Osho is however adamant they can secure a place at the mundial. “We have to focus on the World Cup qualifiers and the AFCON. After the last competition, our goal is to progress and triumph. I think we have enough talent,” he told Flashcore. “The quality of our team is probably the best…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Arsenal thrashed Crystal Palace 5-1 to move within three points of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Gabriel Jesus bagged a brace in the encounter. The Brazilian two goals came in the opening 15 minutes. Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice scored the other goals for the Gunners. Senegal international Ismaila Sarr was on target for Crystal Palace in the game. Arsenal moved back into third position with 33 points from 17 games. Crystal Palace occupy 15th position on the log.
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Morgan Rogers scored and provided an assist as Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 2-1 in their Premier League clash on Saturday. Rogers set up Jhon Duran for the opening goal after 16 minutes. He scored the second goal in the 65 minute. Phil Foden pulled one back for City in injury time after a mistake by Villa’s Lucas Digne. Villa leap-frogged City into fifth place on the Premier League table following the win. City dropped to sixth position on the log.
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Black Galaxies of Ghana head coach, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani says the intense rivalry with Nigeria is not the focus of his team ahead of their 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers. Ghana and Nigeria will battle for a place in the competition with the first leg slated for the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The second leg will hold next week Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. ” We focus on the team rather than the rivalry. While we respect the history, we are more with our technical, tactical, and psychological preparation,”Dramani told CAFonline. “The…