Author: Wayne Lumbasi

Wayne Lumbasi FIFA has ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to pay Gernot Rohr his compensation of $378,000 following the early termination of his contract. FIFA added that the NFF would be sanctioned if Rohr was not paid in full within 45 days. Rohr was disengaged by the top brass of Nigerian football in the build-up to […]

Wayne Lumbasi After months of speculation, Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Haaland is finally set to become a Manchester City player after agreeing to personal terms and passing a medical test this week with the reigning Premier League champions.  City have officially triggered the £63million ($77.93 million) release clause in Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund contract, […]

Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has equaled Didier Drogba’s record as the African with the highest number of goals in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League. Mane netted his 14th goal in the Champions League knockout stage, equaling Chelsea legend Didier Drogba as the African with the most such goals in the […]

Wayne Lumbasi Roman Abramovich has insisted his position over the sale of Chelsea is unchanged and has denied asking for any loan to be repaid to him. Reports have suggested that Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich, who was sanctioned by the UK Government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could insist on his $1.58 billion loan to Chelsea being repaid. Such […]

Wayne Lumbasi The President of the Cameroonian Football Federation and former striker of Barcelona, Samuel Eto’o announced a friendly match at San Siro in Milan on May 23, 2022 with many football legends including his colleague Lionel Messi. Eto’o is organizing the match in Italy to raise funds for his foundation and Slums Dunk. Eto’o is well noted […]

Wayne Lumbasi Real Madrid stunned Manchester City on Wednesday night at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid to earn a place in the Champions League final. The Spanish giant won 3-1 in extra time to claim a 6-5 aggregate victory in the semifinals.  In the topsy-turvy game, City dominated the whole game and Madrid didn’t have […]

Wayne Lumbasi Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Tuesday to earn automatic promotion to the Premier League after two seasons in the second-tier Championship. It was a disappointing opening 45 minutes for Bournemouth who struggled to find a goal. Forest had the best chance of the half after Sam Surridge fired the ball off the […]

Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool survived an almighty scare from fairytale club Villarreal to storm into their third Champions League final in five years. This was after a chaotic 3-2 second-leg win in Villarreal which saw them progress 5-2 on aggregate.                   Entering the second leg with what seemed a cushy 2-0 advantage, Liverpool […]