Barcelona were tricked into sending €1million (£830,000) to a fraudster, who pretended to be working with the agent of star striker, Robert Lewandowski. Barca signed Lewandowski from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022 for an initial fee of €45m (£37m). The Polish striker has banged in 71 goals in 106 matches for Barcelona since…
Former Real Madrid defender Vinicius Tobias recently got his baby’s name tattooed on his arm, only to discover that he is not the biological father. The 20-year-old Brazilian right-back, now playing for Shakhtar Donetsk, and his ex-wife Ingrid Lima welcomed their daughter, Maite, on October 8. To celebrate her birth, Tobias had the words “Maite,…
England ace Kyle Walker’s wife Annie Kilner has served him with divorce papers. Annie, 31, delivered the bombshell news to the ace after instructing lawyers to begin legal proceedings to end their marriage. She is now preparing to fight for half of his £27million fortune as their relationship “turns ugly”. Sources said they are no…
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has said that it would not condone excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to boycott the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier tie against the Super Eagles. The LFF disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday after the Super Eagles pulled out…
The Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. The game was earlier scheduled to take place in Libya by 8 pm after the first leg took place in Godswill Akpabio…
The Super Eagles have arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State, after their ordeal in Libya ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Super Eagles, who departed Nigeria on Sunday, had their flight unexpectedly diverted to a remote airport far from the match venue, resulting…
The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF has reacted to the situation involving the Super Eagles of Nigeria being left stranded at the Al Abraq Airport in Libya. In a statement on Monday, CAF described the long-hour delay experienced by the Super Eagles players and coaches at the Libyan airport as “disturbing and unacceptable”. The African…
The players and officials of the Super Eagles are set to depart from Libya following a tumultuous delay of over 14 hours and alleged mistreatment by the host country on Sunday. This was disclosed by a sports enthusiast, identified as Pooja Media, via his X handle on Monday. He wrote, “Super Eagles players and all…
The Minister of Sports, John Enoh, has condemned the Libyan authorities’ treatment of the Super Eagles team ahead of its second leg match slated for Tuesday in the country. The Nigerian contingent, who were billed to land in Benghazi for the second leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya, scheduled for…
The Libyan Football Federation (Libyan FF) has addressed the concerns over the recent diversion of the Nigerian national team’s flight ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya. In an official statement, the Federation expressed regret for any inconvenience caused but firmly denied any foul play or intentional mishandling of the situation. “Such…