Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that captain Martin Odegaard has suffered a ‘significant’ ankle injury. Odegaard picked up the injury while on international duty with Norway. The 25-year-old was in tears as he was taken off during the UEFA Nations League clash with Austria earlier this month. Arteta has now revealed Odegaard will have a spell on the sidelines but hoped it wasn’t something that would go on for months. He told reporters on Wednesday: “After recent scans, the scans showed that he’s [Odegaard] got some damage, especially on one of the ligaments in the ankle. It’s something quite…
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Arsenal legend Ian Wright has admitted that Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman worries him ahead of both teams’ UEFA Champions League clash on Thursday. Lookman has been in good form for Atalanta since he joined the Serie A club in 2022. The Super Eagles forward scored a goal and provided an assist in their 3-2 win over Fiorentina last weekend. Speaking about the 2024 Ballon d’Or nominee, Wright said on Wrighty’s House: “Oh gosh, did you see his first assist [against Fiorentina] with the way he just flicked it? “It’s really beautiful football; I’m so pleased for him. But yeah, he worries…
Victor Olatunji scored and provided an assist as Sparta Prague defeated Austrian club RB Salzburg 3-0 in their UEFA Champions League clash on Wednesday. Olatunji scored Sparta Prague’s second goal of the game three minutes before the break. The 25-year-old is the first Nigerian to score in the competition this season. The forward set up Qazim Laci for the home team’s second goal two minutes before the hour mark. Olatunji was replaced by Albion Rharamani in the 64th minute. Sparta Prague will take on Stuttgart in their next Champions League game. Champions League: Olatunji scores, assists in Sparta Prague’s win…
Former Chelsea defender David Luiz has tipped Arsenal and Liverpool to challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title this season. According to Luiz, other clubs are in transition and not ready to compete. “Arsenal is the club today that is closest, along with Liverpool perhaps, to challenging City. “The other clubs that are restructuring and growing again to compete for titles,” he said via Copa City Studio. City have won the title for the last four consecutive seasons. However, in the last two seasons, they have been pushed all the way by Arsenal, who finished as runners-up. EPL: David…
Adamawa State Government has approved N2,937,217,120.45 for the reconstruction of the Yola Town market. The market was destroyed by fire about five months ago. The new market, to house 69 modern shops, would be completed within nine months. The approval was disclosed to journalists by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr John Dabari, shortly after a meeting of the State Executive Council, SEC, presided over by Deputy Governor Kaletapwa Farauta at the Government House in Yola on Wednesday. Dabari said remodelling of the market would involve the use of modern architectural design to reduce the prevalence of fire outbreaks.…
Rangers have departed the country for their CAF Champions League second preliminary round reverse leg clash against Sagrada Esperanca. The Flying Antelopes left Akanu Ibiam International Airport aboard an Air Peace flight to Lagos before connecting a direct flight to Angola on Wednesday. The contingent, which consists of players and officials, is expected to arrive in Luanda on Thursday. The encounter is billed to take place at the November 11 Stadium, Luanda, on Saturday. The match will kick off at 3:30 pm local time. Rangers defeated Sagrada Esperenca 1-0 in the first leg last Friday. CAF Champions League: Rangers off…
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has hailed Endrick, describing him as a ‘special player.’ Ancelotti spoke after the Brazilian forward scored a goal in Real Madrid’s Champions League 3-1 win against Stuttgart on Tuesday. Speaking to the media after the game, the Italian said: “Endrick has a gift. He has something special. He has courage, quality,” Ancelotti said (via Sportstar). “His shooting ability is something special. I was sure he was gonna score even in a short time, a few minutes. He’s special.” UCL: He’s special – Ancelotti lauds Real Madrid star
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged armed robbery and acts of thuggery in Minna, the state capital. According to Police Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun, on September 14, 2024, at about 10:45 pm, the Chanchaga Police Division received information that some hoodlums, numbering six, armed with cutlasses and knives, attacked some persons around Old City Gate, by Eastern Bye-pass, Minna. The hoodlums reportedly robbed the victims of their mobile phones and other valuables. According to him, police patrol teams and vigilante members mobilised to the crime scene and arrested two suspects, Abba Salihu, 20…
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has enjoined ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs of government to work in synergy to actualise the agenda of President Bola Tinubu across different sectors. This is just as the National Council on Privatization, NCP chaired by the Vice President on Wednesday ratified the 2021 and 2022 audit financial reports of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE. The Council also approved the progress made so far by the BPE in the implementation of its 2024 work plan aimed at strengthening its operations. The Council’s approvals were among the decisions taken at the 3rd meeting of the NCP…
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has pledged to allocate over 50% of the 2025 budgetary allocation to Education and Health to address challenges facing the sectors. Bago stated this while distributing items at the Teachers Professional Development Institute in Minna, saying his government will place emphasis on the sectors in 2025, considering their relevance in building the state. The Governor noted that to demonstrate the State’s commitment to the educational subsector, 14.55% of the 2024 budget was allocated to education to enable it to build more schools, including 6 Mega Model Secondary Schools in Minna, Bida, Suleja, Bosso, and…