At least eight countries have booked their place in the knock-out stage of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. The eight countries are Nigeria, Germany, Spain, USA, Brazil, France, Mexico and Colombia. This follows Nigeria’s 4-0 win over Venezuela on Saturday and Germany’s 1-0 defeat to South Korea. Recall that Nigeria’s Falconets booked a place in the second round of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup following after beating Venezuela. Chris Danjuma’s side finished second in Group D behind leaders Germany. The two countries recorded six points from three games but the Germans had a superior…
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Germany head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, has tipped Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz to win the Ballon d’Or one day. Both Musiala and Wirtz have become the creative forces in Nagelsmann’s new-look team. And the manager has said they have the potential to be named among the best in future. “Both Musiala and Florian Wirtz could win the Ballon d’Or one day”. “They have the potential to make it happen,” Nagelsmann said after they beat Hungary 6-0 on Saturday. Both Wirtz and Musiala scored a goal each in the game, while the latter also grabbed three assists. France Football, the organizers…
Falconets head coach, Chris Danjuma heaped plaudits on his players for a job well done after they sealed a place in the second round at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The West Africans confirmed their place in the knockout round following a comprehensive 4-0 mauling of Venezuela in Cali on Saturday night. Aminat Bello, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Flourish Sabastine all scored for Nigeria in the first half. Substitute, Joe Igbokwe added the fourth late in the game. It’s tenth time that the Falconets have reached the knockout stage in the history of the competition. “It’s a fantastic feeling,…
Nigeria’s caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has explained his reason for delaying the substitution of midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi during the second half of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier against the Republic of Benin on Saturday. Ndidi paired fellow Premier League player, Alex Iwobi in the midfield against Benin. The Leicester City star put up his best performance in a while for Nigeria but it came at a cost as he became fatigued. In the second half, Ndidi was caught on camera signaling to the bench to be substituted, but Eguavoen opted to leave him on the pitch until…
Troops of 6 Brigade/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended a suspected female kidnappers’ informant, in Taraba State. The announcement, which was contained in a statement made available to journalists in the early hours of Sunday in Jalingo, the state capital, said the female suspect was arrested on 6 September, 2024 by the troops in Sondi village of Wukari local government council. Signed by the Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Oni Olubodunde, the suspect who was identified as Miss Markus Grace, was confirmed by the soldiers to be a girlfriend to a notorious kidnapper named…
France Football editor-in-chief, Vincent Garcia has explained why Bayern Munich winger, Jamal Musiala was excluded from the 2024 Ballon d’Or shortlist. DAILY POST reported that France Football recently announced the list of the 30 men’s Ballon d’Or 2024 nominees. Nigerian-born Musiala was not in the list despite being one of the standout players for his club last season. Musiala netted 12 goals and bagged eight assists in 38 appearances for the Bavarians. He was one of the highest goalscorers in Euro 2024, with three goals to his name and spearheading Germany’s run till the quarter-finals. He was left out despite…
Former West Ham United goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop, has tipped Manchester City midfielder, Rodri to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. Rodri would be doing so ahead of Real Madrid and Brazil’s Vinicius Jr, England and Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Spain and Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal. Rodri played a pivotal part in Manchester City’s winning of fourth straight Premier League titles last season, playing 50 times, scoring nine and assisting 14. The midfielder then starred for Spain at Euro 2024, making seven appearances as they won a record fourth title. He was also named the best player of the tournament.…
Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of both primary and secondary schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session. The Director, Public Enlightenment in the State Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru made this known in a statement on Saturday in Kano. According to him, the Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, said the decision was compelled by some undisclosed ‘urgent reasons’. Kiru quoted Doguwa as saying that a new date would soon be announced by the ministry. “I wish to inform pupils, students and parents that the announcement earlier made for school resumption on 8th and 9th…
Ronaldo Nazario has said that Vinicius Jr already deserves the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. He said his countryman has put himself above Manchester City and Spain’s Rodri, England’s Jude Bellingham and another Spanish star, Dani Carvajal in the race for the award. Ronaldo, who won the award for two times, tipped his compatriot, Vinicius to win the award. The Real Madrid star, Vinicius was phenomenal for his club, bagging 24 goals and 11 assists in 39 games across competitions. However, the likes of Rodri and Carvajal were outstanding for Spain as they lifted the Euro 2024 championship. Rodri also helped…
Reports have emerged that Ajuri Ngelale stepped down as the Spokesperson of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over fear of being sacked. DAILY POST reported on Saturday that Ngelale announced his decision to take a leave of absence from work over medical and personal issues. The Presidency in a statement later confirmed and accepted Ngelale’s decision to exit as Tinubu’s spokesperson. However, Premium Times in a publication on Sunday, quoting sources, reported that Ngelale’s exit was a result of his inability to deliver on the job. According to the publication, some members of Tinubu’s cabinet said that Mr Ngelale lacked the…