Football

Amidst calls to suspend all matches due to the surge of the Omicron Varian of the COVID-19, the Premier League has insisted that it want to continue where safety is possible. Because of the spike of the Omicron variant, England's top flights have had most of their games called off. It was revealed that the Manchester United game against Brighton scheduled to hold on Saturday at Old-Trafford has been suspended. The Red Devils have also suspended their trip to Brentford slated for Tuesday prior to the game. 

Sergio Ramos said he is “going to die” for Paris Saint-Germain when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16. The Spanish center-back was asked about his emotions upon drawing his former club in Europe, and he left no doubts about his allegiance.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced in a statement the termination of Gernot Rohr’s contract as the head coach of the Super Eagles. The football body subsequently announced that the current Technical Director of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen would serve as Interim Technical Adviser. The statement reads, “This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three-time African champions for the past 64 months, and is Nigeria’s longest-serving manager.

Samuel Eto’o has been elected president of Cameroon football federation after amassing 43 votes to defeat closet rival and incumbent president Seidou Mbombo Njoya who received 31 votes.

UEFA on Saturday announced the cancellation of Tottenham’s COVID-postponed Europa Conference League game against Rennes. The two clubs were unable to find a suitable date to reschedule Thursday’s game and “as a consequence, the match can no longer be played”, European football’s governing body explained. UEFA’s disciplinary wing will determine a result for the scrapped fixture.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez vowed to return the Spanish giants to the pinnacle of European football after they crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich.