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Champions League: Owen blasts Messi, Suarez, others as Barcelona eliminate Napoli

Former Premier League and La Liga striker, Michael Owen, has criticised Barcelona players, including Lionel Messi and Suarez after Quique Setien's men eliminated Napoli from the Champions League. Barcelona knocked out Napoli from the Champions League round

AFCON 2021: Ghana coach, Rajevac speaks on resigning after elimination from tournament

Ghana national team coach, Milovan Rajevac has declared that he came to qualify the Black Stars to this year's World Cup in Qatar and not to win the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. Rajevac said this at his post-match press conference when asked

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen reveals what he told Super Eagles player after elimination

Former interim coach of Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has revealed that he told Super Eagles players to ensure they qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Eguavoen said this following Super Eagles' 1-0 defeat to Tunisia in the 2021 Africa Cup of

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen takes blame for Nigeria's elimination from tournament by Tunisia

Austine Eguavoen has made an honest confession, claiming he was wrong to leave winger, Chidera Ejuke, out of the squad that played Tunisia in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Eguavoen didn't include Ejuke in Nigeria's squad that lost 1-0 to Tunisia

Wagner boss, Prigozhin resourfaces, dismisses reports of his 'elimination' in new video

Russian Wagner mercenary group chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has resurfaced in a new video "dismissing reports of his elimination". Sky News reports that the warlord insisted that "Everything is fine" in a video filmed in Africa during "the second half of August

Champions League: 9 teams eliminated from competition ahead of final match day

Nine teams have already been eliminated from this season's UEFA Champions League ahead of the final match day. These clubs have no remote chance of qualifying for the knockout stages no matter their result next week. They are: Bologna, Sparta Prague, RB Leipzig

Club World Cup to have new champions after Man City are eliminated

The Club World Cup will have a new champion this year, after Manchester City suffered a shock exit in the last 16 in the hands of Al-Hilal. The Saudi Pro League side needed extra time to win 4-3 in the early hours of Tuesday. For the fourth consecutive game

AFCON 2021: Omeruo reveals what happened to goalkeeper Okoye after Nigeria's elimination

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has revealed that goalkeeper Maduka Okoye did not feel fine after conceding the only goal that sent Nigeria crashing out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Omeruo defended Okoye, saying that not many goalkeepers could

Togo's President Signs New Constitution That Eliminates Presidential Elections; Civil Societies Kick

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has signed a controversial new constitution that abolishes presidential elections. The new constitution has been widely condemned by the opponents and civil societies saying it would allow his family to extend their six-decade-long

Tax reforms will eliminate traces of colonial rule in Nigeria's economy - Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the controversial tax reform bills are aimed at eliminating the influence of colonial rule on Nigeria's economy. This comes amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the bills across Nigeria. Tinubu made this statement

Euro 2024: It didn't smell good - Mourinho on why Portugal were eliminated

Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has spoken for the first time since Portugal were eliminated from Euro 2024. Mourinho had picked his country as one of the favourites to win the competition. Roberto Martinez's men finished top of Group F and saw off Slovenia

Troops eliminate Six Lakurawa terrorists in Sokoto, five soldiers lost in action

Troops from the Defence Headquarters Special Operations Brigade successfully launched a coordinated offensive against Lakurawa terrorists in Gudu Local Government Area, Sokoto State. In a statement released on Thursday, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator

Champions League: Lampard singles out one player as Bayern Munich eliminate Chelsea

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has singled out defender, Reece James, for praise following his side's exit from the Champions League on Saturday night at the hands of Bayern Munich. Lampard said James gave an incredible individual performance against Bayern

Carabao Cup: Why Man Utd eliminated us - Aston Villa coach, Unai Emery

Aston Villa coach, Unai Emery, has explained why his team was eliminated from the Carabao Cup third-round tie against Manchester United on Thursday night. Emery said Man United defeated his Aston Villa side in the Carabao Cup because Erik ten Hag's side was

UCL: Bayern Munich, Milan, Atletico in danger of elimination after Match Day 3

Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven are some of the top teams in danger of elimination from the Champions League. Vincent Kompany's men were thrashed 4-1 by Barcelona on Wednesday night. It was the Bavarians' second defeat of the league

FA Cup: 4 big teams eliminated from competition ahead of fifth round draw

At least four big Premier League clubs will not be in the draw for the FA Cup fifth-round ties on Monday night. Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur have all been eliminated from the competition. The Gunners were dumped out by Manchester United

AFCON: Ghana national team bus attacked by angry fans after their elimination (video)

Angry fans at the AFCON 2023  targeted the Black Stars of Ghana, by vandalizing their team bus in Cote d'Ivoire after they were eliminated from the tournament. Instagram post. The incident occurred after Ghana's disappointing performance in their last group-stage

AFCON 2021: Samuel Eto'o reacts as Tunisia eliminate Nigeria, qualify for quarter-finals

Samuel Eto'o Fils, President of the Cameroonian Football Federation, has commended Tunisia for qualifying for the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. Tunisia had defeated Nigeria's Super Eagles 1-0 in the AFCON round of 16 on Sunday