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Super Eagles star Chinedu Obasi sadly will continue his search for a new club following his failure to get a contract at his German former side TSG Hoffenheim. The 34-year-old Super Eagles star has been training with the Bundesliga outfit with the hope of securing a contract. Chinedu Obasi has been with the German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for six years now, he played for them between 2007 and 2012. Hoffenheim’s manager, Alex Rosen, has made it known that the versatile former Super Eagles star will not be with the club next season. According to him he said: “He will not…

Real Madrid Star Sergio Diaz Faces Jail Terms for Breaking lock-down Rules Real Madrid star Sergio Diaz who is currently on loan to Cerro Porteno in Paraguay is currently in trouble in his home country after he was caught on camera breaking the coronavirus lockdown rules. Sergio Diaz was caught in the company of some other players playing a volleyball game, it was gathered that t was caught on camera and the video evidence was shown to the authority and is still under investigation. It was reported that neighbours in the area had reported cases of parties in around his…

Tunisia Becomes 1st Country to Resume Football Training Tunisia’s football federation (FTF) says its national squad will gather for training later this month, with this move they will become the first team in African and the World to do so since the Coronavirus outbreak. The Carthage Eagles will assemble for the first time since November after their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March were called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tunisia was among the first African countries to shutdown all sporting activities in thier country because of the coronavirus pandemic, the FTF says the training camp will…

EPL Approves Five Substitution Law The English Premier League (EPL) clubs will now be allowed to make five substitutions, rather than three, in each match to the end of the season after clubs approved new rules. Teams will also be able to name nine substitutes instead of the usual seven. Football’s international law-makers gave competitions the option of increasing substitutes to protect player welfare on the sport’s resumption. English Premier League (EPL) football will return on 17 June after a three-month absence. An announcement of the first few rounds of fixtures since the campaign was suspended on the 13th of March…

Gareth Bale to Stay Real Madrid and Wales superstar Gareth Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett said recently that there will be no English Premier League return for the player, he said the player is likely to finish his career at Real Madrid, although they have been interest from a handful of the English Premier League clubs. The 30-year-old has been linked with a return to England with his relationship with Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane understood to be strained. Gareth Bale almost moved to China last summer but the deal did not work, his agent said: “He has a very nice lifestyle. I don’t…

The captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has revealed some hidden facts about the appointment of Joseph Yobo as the assistant coach of the National team. Many were of the opinion that Joseph Yobo has no coaching experience and Super Eagles should not be a place for him to start his coaching career. Surprisingly Ahmed Musa has a different opinion about it, he said emphatically that he is happy with Joseph Yobo coming back to the Super Eagles. the captain of the Super Eagles commenting on the former National team’s captain now assistant coach said: ”Joseph Yobo…

Former Super Eagles and Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo has declared his interest in returning to the Super Eagles, he says he is open to a return to international football with the three-time African African champions. Odion Ighalo announced his retirement from international football after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt which he won the highest goal-scorer award. The Manchester United striker was the top scorer in the competition with five goals, while the Super Eagles finished in the third position. According to him, he said “I am still in contact with Gernot Rohr and Amaju Pinnick, and…

Chelsea Football Club of England is currently in talks to sign 24-year-old Germany international Timo Werner, the player is also linked with Liverpool and the player has admitted he is very proud of the links and the association with the clubs. Timo Werner has been in a very good form for his club side Red Bull Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. The 24-year-old Chelsea target has so far scored 25 goals in the Bundesliga this season and 11 in 29 games for Germany. Reports has it that his release clause is around £54m. Chelsea are currently in need of striker…

Arsenal is ready to keep unsettled striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang until the end of his contract instead of selling him for a knockdown price, according to reports from the North London club. 31-year-old Aubameyang was willing to leave to Barcelona as his contract with Arsenal was already close to expiration. His current worth at Arsenal is around £200,000-a-week, and the contract expires at the end of next season and there have been no talks on extending his stay. But according to reports from Arsenal they are not willing to sell the Gabonese striker just to avoid the risk of losing him for…

Tottenham Hotspur Records first Coronavirus case in their camp With less than two weeks to resume the English Premier League, the English Premier League has recorded a new case of coronavirus, Tottenham Hotspur has recorded one positive coronavirus case in their camp. This was made known after the latest round of testing for the coronavirus result was released by the Premier League. The name of the player is however, not mentioned yet but he will now be self-isolated for seven days. According to a report from Tottenham Hotspur to the English Premier League it says: “Due to medical confidentiality, the…

EPL to hold Meeting today Thursday The English Premier League (EPL) clubs have agreed to meet discuss what happens if the league is terminated prematurely, they will meet today Thursday to discuss it and see how to avoid undue pressure of any sort. All clubs will be given a say in a detailed debate over how to finalise the league table if the season cannot be completed, though it is widely expected that relegation will not be scrapped. A fixture list for the first few rounds of the rebooted season are also due to be confirmed, along with kick-off times…

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr have told Queen’s Park Rangers star player Eberechi Eze to decide fast on the country he wants to represent nationally, he however urge the player to pledge allegiance to three-time African Cup of Nations champions Nigeria. 21 -year-old Eberechi Eze was born in London to Nigerian parents and so he is eligible to play for Nigeria. The Queens Park Rangers midfielder trained with the Super Eagles in March 2017, when they visited London for friendlies against the Terangha of Lions and Stallions of Burkina Faso.He has however made a handful of appearances for England’s…

Reports coming from the Spanish La Liga giants camp is that five players in Barcelona have tested positive to coronavirus, the five players were, however, not named but it is understood they tested positive for the disease back when the coronavirus crisis first started. Neither of the five players showed any symptoms and were only made aware to the fact they had the disease once they underwent tests. Outside of the five Barcelona players who tested positive to the cononavirus there are also reports that two members of staff are also believed to have tested positive for coronavirus but the Catalan giants…

The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) Gabriele Gravina says he hopes that some fans can be allowed back into stadiums to watch Serie A matches before the end of the current season. The Italian Seria A is looking at a restart on June 20 but like other major European leagues Serie A matches will be behind closed doors. The FIGC president Gabriele Gravina is thinking otherwise as he hopes to the Serie A will resume with fans allowed to watch some games in the stadium, he said: “It’s a wish, I sincerely hope so,” he stressed. It was agreed on Monday…

AC Milan Legend and former defensive midfielder who is the current coach of Italian Seria A side Napoli Gennaro Gattuso has lost his sister Francesca who tragically passed away at the age of 37. Milan discloses the sad news of the death of Francesca, who worked as a secretary for the club, in a Tweet on Tuesday. The AC Milan Legend’s sister has been in intensive care since February after falling ill and reportedly requiring ‘urgent surgery.’ According to the Rossoneri in their Twitter handle said: “Francesca Gattuso faced her illness with the same strength and energy she brought to…

Ex-Super Eagles star John Utaka has been appointed as his former club’s coach which is Montpellier in France, the player returned to kick start his career as a football coach with the club. the ex-Super Eagles attacker played for the Montpellier in France from 2011 to 2013 where he scored 12 goals in his 68 appearances in all competitions. The 38-year-old has now returned to Stade de la Mosson with the ambition of earning his coaching badge in the Ligue 1 club’s youth set-up. Ahead of his new sojourn, the Nigeria national team sent a congratulatory message to him. According…

Everton and Columbia defender Yerry Mina is set to miss the restart of the Premier League season after picking up a muscle injury in training last week. The Everton player will not be in the Merseyside derby which will be against Liverpool, the Colombia international sustained “a partial tear in his left quad”, according to a statement from the club. The 25-year-old will be sidelined “for several weeks”, a period likely to include their first game after lock-down, the Merseyside derby is one which Everton is aiming to stage a major come back because they have already lost to Liverpool.…

As the English Premier League are set to resume the transfer market is also booming well as contracts of players draw to expiration. Players are currently extending their loan deal the likes of Odion Ighalo of Manchester United has extended his contract by one year and other players whose contract have ended are also looking to extend their contract. Clubs in the English Premier League ahead of the transfer market resumption have submitted a proposal to the Premier League to increase the maximum number of substitutes permitted on the bench from seven to nine for the remainder of the season.  English…

Liverpool players took a knee around the centre circle at Anfield in a message of support following the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. A picture showed 29 Liverpool players in the centre of their Anfield Stadium was posted on their club website with caption “Unity is strength. #BlackLivesMatter”. Players reportedly requested the picture during training on Monday. Manchester United players Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba also gave their own contributions in the worldwide protests against racism. Protests have been held after Floyd, an unarmed black man, who was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer by name Derek Chauvin,…

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria international and Union Berlin striker Anthony Ujah has been struggling and battling with goal drought since coming back from China. The attacker struggled in front of goal in their last German Bundesliga game which they lost, he had a clear chnace in front of goal but he fired off target. Anthony Ujah’s side Union Berlin suffered 4-1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach in Sunday’s Bundesliga game, Ujah made his 18th Bundesliga appearance with the club as he was introduced with just 10 minutes left to play. Anthony has scored just two goals for Union Berlin this since, he…

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has told one Nigerian and Lille’s attacker Victor Osimhen not to accept bench role at any club, the player has been linked with a move to over three clubs in Europe. He has a big opportunity of leaving the French Ligue One side in the next transfer season. Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr insists that no matter the club the Lille striker goes to he should not accept the bench role if he is fit. Victor Osimhen’s market value was dropped by the Lille club president and the likes of Italian side Napoli,…