Author: Rashaad Harris

Bukayo Saka has been awarded the PFA men’s Young Player of the Year award for his displays during the 2022/23 season. Having been nominated on three occasions previously, the 21-year-old’s exploits during last season were too good to be ignored this time around by his peers, with members of the Professional Footballers’ Association voting for the winner. Bukayo polled the most votes to finish ahead of teammate Gabriel Martinelli, who was also a potentially worthy recipient having netted 15 Premier League goals to be our joint-top scorer for the campaign alongside Martin Odegaard. The other contenders for the accolade were…

Spanish midfielder Fermin Lopez has signed a new contract with Laliga champions FC Barcelona this summer. Lopez signed a four year contract with the Catalans which will expire in 2027. His buyout clause has been set at €400 million. The Barcelona academy product made his official first team debut for the club in the 4-3 win over Villarreal on Sunday, August 27 at El Madrigal. Barcelona confirmed the news on their website. “The Andalusian midfielder reached an agreement to extend hisyou contract until 30 June 2027 with a 400 million euro termination clause.” Lopez has made one appearance in Laliga…

Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku has agreed a deal a move to Serie A outfit Roma this ongoing summer transfer window. The 30 year old is about to move from Chelsea to Roma on a season long loan. He was loaned to Serie A club Inter Milan last season. According to Sky Sports the fee for the deal is reportedly in the region of £8 million The deal is on track to be completed before the summer transfer window ends on Friday, September 1. Roma manager Jose Mourinho previously coached Lukaku at Premier League club Manchester United. Lukaku was also linked…

Chelsea Spanish left-back Marc Cucurella has been linked with a move to Premier League club Manchester United this current summer transfer window. Cucurella has found game time hard to come by since Chelsea signed new coach Mauricio Pochettino this summer. The 25-year-old was also linked to 2020/21 Laliga champions Atletico Madrid though the deal fell through. Chelsea signed a lot of players during the summer which led to a change in the dynamics of the squad hence Cucurella has deemed surplus to requirements. Cucurella joined the Blues from Premiership team Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 2022. He…

For the 11th time in 19 editions, Team Nigeria is returning home from the World Athletics Championships without a medal after the country’s contingent failed to make it to the podium in Budapest, Hungary. The team’s medals hopes were pinned to the shoulders of long jumper, Ese Brume and sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan. Brume brought Nigeria back to the podium in 2019 with a bronze medal after two medalless editions (2015 and 2017) and she helped in getting Nigeria twice to the podium three years later in Oregon, USA where she upgraded her bronze medal win in 2019 to silver.…

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has praised the Reds resilience in their 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Sunday, August 27 at St James Park. Anthony Gordon scored the first goal of the game for Newcastle in the 25th minute of the encounter. However Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was red carded three minutes later so they played the remainder of the game with 10 men. Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez was substituted in for Alexis Mac Allister in the 77thminute. Nunez scored in the 81st and 93rd minute to complete the turnaround for Liverpool. Speaking in the post match conference Klopp…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was on target for Napoli who defeated Sassuolo 2-0 in Sunday’s Serie A game. It is now three goals in two games for Osimhen, who finished top scorer to help Napoli win the league last season. Osimhen’s goal, which was the opener in the win against Sassuolo was his 100th club career goal. He put his side ahead in the 16th minute as he converted from the penalty spot. In the 51st minute Sassuolo were reduced to 10 men after Lopez was shown a straight red card. Napoli were awarded another penalty but Raspadori stepped…

West Ham United have announced the signing of Black Stars of Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus from Eredivisie giants Ajax. The Hammers had to beat off competition from some of Europe’s leading clubs to secure the services of Kudus. Kudus joins the Irons on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, becoming the Club’s third major summer signing. West Ham had already secured the services of former Ajax and Mexico international Edson Álvarez and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse “I’ve been dreaming to play in a league like this since I was a kid,” the 23-year-old who will wear the No14 shirt…

Remo Stars have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after going down 3-2 on penalties against Ghanaian champions Medeama SC. The Sky Blue Stars won the preliminary round second leg tie 1-0.The two-legged contest ended 1-1 on aggregate. Remo Stars took the lead on 72nd minute after Medeama goalkeeper spilled the ball from a corner kick.Samuel Anakwe scored for the hosts in stoppage time but the goal was ruled out for offside.The game went into penalties after 90 minutes.Daniel Ogunmodede’s converted two penalties, while Medeama netted three of their spot kicks.Nigeria’s other representative in the competition Enyimba also crashed…

Enyimba crashed out of the CAF Champions League after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Libya’s Al Ahly Benghazi in Aba on Sunday. The Nigeria Professional Football League champions lost 4-3 on aggregate. Finidi George’s dominated the game but were let down by their poor marksmanship. The visitors sat back and put up a spirited display to thwart Enyimba’s attack. The home fans were left disappointed at the end as a 1-0 win would have seen Enyimba scale through to the second round. The People’s Elephant will now shift attention to their preparations for the new NPFL season.Nigeria’s…