Germany bounced back from the defeat to Japan in their opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to get a point from their second game against Spain on Sunday. The Germans trailed from the 62nd minute with Alvaro Morata, but kept on pushing for an equaliser until they succeeded …
Read More »World Cup 2022: Harry Wilson hopes Aaron Ramsey & Gareth Bale play on for Wales
Midfielder Harry Wilson hopes senior players Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey continue their Wales careers for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. There has been speculation the pair could retire from international football after Wales’ World Cup exit as they lost 3-0 to England on Tuesday. But Bale says he …
Read More »Unongo served Nigeria with passion, Northern govs mourn
The Northern Governors Forum has expressed shock over the death of elderstatesman and former Minister for Steel Development in the second Republic Dr. Paul Unongo. Unongo died on Tuesday at the Jos University Teaching Hospital after a brief illness at the age of 87. In a statement on Wednesday, the …
Read More »S.African panel releases President Ramaphosa’s farm cash scandal report
A three-member panel set up to inquire if South African President Cyril Ramaphosa should be impeached after millions of dollars in cash were discovered at his private farm submitted its recommendations to the parliament on Wednesday. In June, it emerged that an estimated $4 million was robbed at the farm …
Read More »Cameroon fight back to draw Serbia in six-goal World Cup thriller
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon played a 3-3 draw with Serbia in their second game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar. Cameroon had to fight back from 3-1 down to secure a point from the encounter, to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the knockout stages. …
Read More »World Cup 2022: Wales’ Gareth Bale insists ‘all the pressure’ is on England
Gareth Bale says Wales are “ready to go” before their final Group B match against England, which Wales must win to stand any chance of progressing to the World Cup last 16. Watch all the Fifa World Cup action across the BBC Sport website and on demand on BBC iPlayer. …
Read More »Terrorists attack Katsina DPO family, kill brother, mother
Terrorists on Monday night attacked the family house of the Divisional Police Officer for Dutsi under Katsina State Police Command, killing his mother and younger brother in the process. Details of the attack were still sketchy on Tuesday, although the spokesman for the command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident. …
Read More »Ethiopia offers no date for end to blackout in Tigray region
There is “no timeline” for restoring internet access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, a senior government official said Tuesday. The restoration of Tigray’s internet service will be carried alongside the resumption of its phone and electricity services, though no date has been set for those goals, Ethiopia’s Minister for Innovation …
Read More »Rivers Utd to discover Confed Cup group foes Dec 12
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club Rivers United will discover their group opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup on Monday, December 12. The new date was announced by the continental football body on Thursday. The draw had initially been fixed for November 16 but was later postponed by CAF. The …
Read More »World Cup 2022: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia – Indomitable Lions fight back
Cameroon kept their hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 alive as they battled back from two goals down to draw a six-goal thriller with Serbia in Group G. Cameroon took the lead through Jean-Charles Castelletto but Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic replied to give Serbia a half-time advantage. …
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