Jerry Okugbe

Feb 8, 2024 | footballparadise.com | Jerry Okugbe

Football has a knack for producing the unlikely, whether in the form of a modest nation’s fairytale rise or a football club achieving greatness against all odds—like Greece at the 2004 Euros and Leicester City’s sensational Premier League win in 2016. Or the event whereby a previously unheralded player rises above expectations in the most improbable fashion, leaving their footprints in the game. Eder’s story fits right into the latter category.

Dec 5, 2023 | footballparadise.com | Jerry Okugbe

A lot of changes have occurred at Chelsea Football Club over the past eighteen months. Ownership has changed. Coaches have been fired and hired more than once. The change of ownership has triggered an exodus of players, which in turn has led to an influx of players. To put it simply, Chelsea is rebuilding after a turbulent period that culminated with the Londoners finishing a disappointing 12th in the Premier League last season.

Oct 24, 2023 | footballparadise.com | Jerry Okugbe

When a 17-year-old Jude Bellingham left Birmingham City to join Borussia Dortmund in July of 2020, Birmingham City released a statement retiring his No. 22 jersey, stating that it was “fitting to retire this number, to remember one of our own and to inspire others”. Retiring a player’s jersey number is a rarity in football. Retiring the shirt of a teenager with just one season of professional football under his belt is a rarer occurrence.

Aug 1, 2023 | sports247.ng | Jerry Okugbe

Masaka United FC clinched the 2023 One Big Family Cup, defeating Dunamis FC 1-0 in the final on Sunday evening, reports Sports247.ng. Read Also: NBA Unveils Four Newly Renovated Basketball Courts In Alexandra As Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa 2023 In Johannesburg ContinuesThe 2023 One Big Family Football Tournament began on June 30, 2023, and was the 15th edition of the annual tournament held at the MOPOL football pitch in Nyanya, FCT.

May 25, 2023 | footballparadise.com | Jerry Okugbe