Bu Amaechi Agbo Kano Pillars legend, Rabiu Ali has been named amongthe 30 players to prosecute the Nigeria-Ghana African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers next year with Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa missing Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited a total of 30 players to camp as th... Read more...
By Agency Report Brazil football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele has stated that "he is strong" after concerns over his illness on Saturday as he undergoes treatment in hospital in Sao Paulo. In a statement released on Saturday he said messages of support as well a... Read more...
By Agency Report Brazilian football great Pele has been hospitalized in Sao Paolo for six days due to health problems that emerged during routine examinations. According to the G1 news site, the 80-year-old has been kept at the Albert Einstein hospital since August 31. That day, the three-... Read more...
Brazil’s world famous Maracana stadium is to get a new name, after the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Tuesday to change its official title to the Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Rei Pele stadium. The 80-year-old Pele, whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, played at the stadi... Read more...
Football great, Pele Wednesday paid a heartfelt tribute to departed friend and world football legend, Diego Armando Maradona declaring that he wished to play football again with him in heaven The Brazilian football great mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wed... Read more...
The Honourable Minister of Youth and sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has paid glowing tribute to Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona who passed away on Wednesday due to cardiac arrest. According to the Minister, Maradona was a delight to behold in his hey days. Football has l... Read more...
Brazilian legend Pele has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi but insisted that he is still the greatest footballer of all time. Pele,79, who holds Guinness World Record as top scorer of all time, doesn’t think that both stars quite live up to his greatness. Telling Y... Read more...
The 2018 World Cup soccer tournament is ongoing in Russia, with 5 African countries among the initial competitors. In the worst continental performance for decades, all African contestants have failed to make it past the first round of this tournament. Regardless of sentimental considerations about... Read more...