Sports Archives - Page 9 of 15

Mar

04

2023

Championship: Kalu to return to active play, recovers from hamstring injury

NewsEntertainment, Samuel Kalu, Soccer, Sports, World News

Watford has provided an update on Samuel Kalu’s injury ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash against Preston North End. The winger has been sidelined since early January after sustaining an injury against Norwich City. Kalu has struggled to stay fit since joining Watford from the French club, Girondis Bordeaux in January 2022. “Samuel Kalu expects to be back with the group in two weeks, stepping up his return from the hamstring injury picked up in early January,” reads a statement on the club’s official website. The 25-year-old has made nine league appearances for the Hornets this season. His compatriot,…

Dec

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lionel Messi is football’s greatest player — Pep Guardiola

Opinion, SportsArgentina, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports, World Cup, World News

Manchester United manager and former Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola, has said that Argentina star and latest World Cup winner, Lionel Messi, is the greatest footballer of all time. In an interview seen on Sky Sports on Wednesday, Guardiola said Messi’s World Cup triumph confirms he’s the best footballer in history. He added that the World Cup win is the “final achievement of an incredible career” for Messi. The coach admitted that even if Messi hadn’t won the World Cup he would still rate him as the best. Guardiola also congratulated Argentine player Julian Alvarez, who is also a Manchester City…

Dec

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

20 players who represented ‘adopted’ countries at Qatar 2022 World Cup

NewsSoccer, Sports, World News

By Seyifunmi Awobiyi The 2022 World Cup in Qatar established itself as one of the most memorable Mundials ever. Records were broken, history was made, tears poured, joy hit high heavens; it had everything a tournament should have, and a tad more. One of the ‘more’, however, that came with this year’s tournament is that of some players representing adopted countries, with some of them even scoring against these countries in what was a mixed-feeling moment for them. Here is a compilation of 20 players who represented their adopted countries at the World Cup: Kylian Mbappe – Cameroonian Kylian Mbappe…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Argentina vs France Highlights: Messi’s dream fulfilled, Argentina becomes champion

SportsArgentina, France, Lionel Messi, Mpape, Soccer, Sports, World Cup, World News

After the result of the match could not be found even in extra time, the matter reached the penalty shoot-out. Here captain Lionel Messi took the responsibility of scoring the first goal and did it successfully. After this, the team put all the balls in the goal without miss on France, while after scoring the first goal against France, all three consecutive attempts failed. In this way, Argentina scored the first four goals while France was able to score only 2 goals and the last kick was not needed. Argentina became world champion for the third time Argentina won their…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ex-Eagles captain, Oliseh thrilled to feature in FIFA Legends Cup in Qatar

Entertainment, Lifestyle, SportsFIFA, Soccer, Sports, Sunday Oliseh, World News

Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh has expressed his delight after joining other African football legends to feature at the FIFA Legends Cup in Qatar. Oliseh featured in the game alongside two other former Nigerian soccer stars, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Perpetual Nkwocha. Aiyegbeni featured prominently for the Super Eagles during his active days. Nkwocha was a multiple Women’s AFCON champion and a four-time African Footballer of the Year. Oliseh tweeted: “Fifa Legends Tournament in Qatar; Had a great time with these African Legends. See if you can name them all and possibly, their countries of origin. It was laughter and…