Football

The Albiceleste superstar was recovering at his home in Tigre after undergoing brain surgery at the start of November Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalized at the start of November, days after celebrating the landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits and fatigue. Tests at the La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot on the brain, which doctors later revealed was operated on successfully.

FIFA has ban CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, for the next five years for over-involvement in corruption. The World Football Governing body disclosed this in a statement today.

Liverpool has surpassed their all-time club record of 63 games unbeaten home league matches after defeating Leicester city 3 - 0 in their 9th game of 2020/21 to extend the unbeaten run at Anfield to 64 games.

The Nigeria Football Federation announced the appointment of Amina Daura as the country’s new Head of Women’s Football. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Ademola Olajire, head of NFF’s Communications Department. The statement read in part: “Daura demonstrated a strong passion for the development of women’s football from grassroots to elite level. She was able to prove to the panel her capacity for stakeholder management and funding.

The Nigerian Super Eagle has just played a draw with no-goal in their last match in the first round of the Group L of the African Cup of Nation qualifier against the Leone stars this evening in Freetown.

Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson has predicted that Liverpool, despite their recent set back would emerge victorious in the English Premier League this season. Ahead of Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea FC, the Liverpool Club was the same that won the league last season.