Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has said that the club’s new signing Joao Felix will help the Blues a lot. Cucurella also said that the Portugal international was ‘unlucky’ in his first spell with the Premier League west London club. Recall that Felix completed a £45 million move to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid towards the end of the summer transfer window. Asked whether Felix will deliver at Chelsea, Cucurella told EFE: “He did perform well during his months there. “He was unlucky because he was sent off in his first game for an unfortunate, unintentional act. “He had many chances afterwards,…
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Arsenal have suffered a fresh injury blow ahead of their Premier League tie with Tottenham Hotspur clash on September 15. This comes as Norway head coach, Stale Solbakken raised concerns over Martin Odegaard’s fitness, revealing the Arsenal captain has picked up another knock while on international duty with his nation. Odegaard had suffered a blow to his ankle in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton last weekend at Emirates Stadium. The midfielder was substituted in the 73rd minute, with Gabriel Martinelli coming on in his place. Odegaard eventually travelled with the rest of Norway’s squad for their Nations League opener with…
Retired local government workers and public primary school teachers in Delta State have accused the Delta State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, the State Auditor General and a consulting firm, Logic Forensic Consultant, of conspiring to fraudulently deduct between N2m and N8m from their gratuities. In their prayers, the pensioners asked Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to use his good offices to prevail on ALGON and the Auditor General (Local Government) to revert to the old payment template and consequently, ensure the refund of the humongous deductions that form the shortfalls and underpayments of all affected retirees…
Christian Nwoke has extended his contract with Sporting Lagos, DAILY POST reports. Nwoke penned a two-year contract extension with the modest club. Sporting Lagos expressed delight with the goalkeeper’s decision to remain at the club. They will participate in the Nigeria National League next season. “We are delighted to announce that Christian Nwoke has signed a two-year contract extension, ” Sporting Lagos wrote on X. Nwoke was earlier linked with a number of clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Nwoke extends contract with Sporting Lagos
In late August 2024, Central African heads of states arrived in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, to participate in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation from September 4 to 6, 2024. Held every three years, this year’s meeting will bring 300 leaders together. The theme of the 2024 summit is “Joining hands, pushing forward modernization and building a China-Africa community of destiny at a high level.” Under the theme of the forum, the leaders discussed industrialization and agricultural modernization, peace and security, management of cooperation under the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. In addition, at the meeting…
Niger State Commissioner of Police Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has given assurances of the commitment of his command to curbing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. Danmamma stated this during a visit by a team of GBV advocates in partnership with Global Promoters for Community Initiative, GPCI, led by Hajara Achibi at the Police Headquarters in Minna. “We remain resolute in our fight against GBV as such issues are not unfamiliar to the force. We have an existing specialised unit dedicated to addressing GBV cases within the state and we diligently extend our reach to the most remote areas of the…
Worried by the rate of illicit financial flows in Nigeria and outside, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, under the umbrella of Fair Finance has called on the National Assembly to strengthen legislation that would proffer stiffer punishments for offenders. They also urged the executive to muster the political will to implement the legislation and bring perpetrators to book irrespective of social standing. This was part of the communiqué issued at the end of a two-day- stakeholder consultative workshop with Host Community Development Trust, HCDTF, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC,…
Following a purported video of bandit kingpin Bello Turji seeking reconciliation with the Federal Government, a group of northern elders, has advised President Bola Tinubu to ignore his antics. Alhaji Mustafa Dutsinma, the Northwest chairman of the Arewa Elders Progressive Group, in a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday, cautioned against any attempt to reconcile with those associated with banditry. According to him, the morale of the people is now high, and they have become confident and happy with military operations in the different theatres. He said that Bello Turji was only pretending to be ready for reconciliation, considering the…
Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen said the team is determined to make a good start to their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The Super Eagles will kick-start their campaign with a home clash against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Saturday. Eguavoen said the Super Eagles will go all out for a win against the Cheetahs. “Our objective is clear: to pick the six points in both matches. The players know this and are committed to accomplishing this. The matches will not be easy; no qualifying game can be taken…
Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag has submitted his 25-man squad for this season’s Europa League. The Red Devils qualified for the competition, thanks to their 2-1 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final in May. United are guaranteed to play at least eight fixtures – four at home and four away – before potentially reaching the knockout stages. Those fixtures will run from September 25 against FC Twente, until January 30, when they travel to FCSB in Romania. Manchester United Europa League squad in full: Andre Onana, Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, Dermot Mee; Harry Amass, Diogo Dalot, Matthijs…