Tag: FOOTBALLER
Yetunde Barnabas’ husband Peter Olayinka dedicates match victory to newborn daughter
Peter Olayinka, husband of actress Yetunde Barnabas, has dedicated his club's victory to their newborn daughter Gemma.
The Super Eagles player who plays for the...
Kidnapped Enyimba player, colleague regain freedom
Dayo Ojo of Enyimba FC
and Iluyomade Benjamin of Abia Comets FC, who were abducted on Sunday evening,
have regained their freedom.
The players were abducted
at Ipele...
Italian-Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, tests positive to coronavirus
Italian-Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, has tested
positive to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
Udoh plays professional football with Pianese, an
Italian Serie C side.
The 22-year-old has been isolated...
Footballer’s death: IG disbands Zonal Intervention Squad in Ogun
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disbanded the Zonal Intervention Squad in Ogun following the death of a Remo Stars FC defender, Kazeem...
Two Nigerian footballers die in car accident
Two Nigerian female footballers, Saturday Glory and
Aniebet Ekong, have died in a car accident.
The Nigeria Women Football League confirmed the deaths on Wednesday.
The footballers,...
Nigerian footballer, Andrew Akingbaje, jailed in UK for assaulting woman
A Nigerian footballer, Andrew Akingbaje, has been jailed
in the United Kingdom for assaulting a woman outside a south London nightclub
on January 1.
The 24-year-old had...
Kidnapped mother of Nigerian footballer, Samuel Kalu, released
The police in Abia have said that the abducted mother of
Nigeria international, Samuel Kalu, has been released.
Juliet Kalu was driving with some of her...
Mother of Nigerian footballer, Simon Kalu, kidnapped in Aba
Reports
have indicated that the mother of Nigerian international, Simon Kalu, has been
kidnapped in Aba.
Mrs. Kalu
was driving with some of her children in the Okpulu...
Football agent jailed for absconding with player’s N900,000
A Daura Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Wednesday, sentenced a 40-year-old football agent. Olumide Otule, to one-year imprisonment for absconding with a player’s...
Footballer dies as police, fans clash in Ebonyi
The Police command in Ebonyi on Friday confirmed the death of a footballer during a football match in Ikwo Local Government Area of the...