Nnamdi Ezekute

5 days ago | completesports.com | Nnamdi Ezekute

The first ‘Chairman’ in Nigerian football was NOT Christian Chukwu. He had not joined Rangers FC of Enugu, or the national football team, the Green Eagles, when Emmanuel Okala was called ‘Chairman’ by his team mates from Rangers FC of Enugu, when we all assembled in lagos for the birth of a new Green Eagles in December of 1973. Christian was little known at the time. He Captained the Eastern State Academicals to the 1973 National Sports Festival.

6 days ago | completesports.com | Nnamdi Ezekute

Kwara United midfielder, Akeem Akanni, is set to miss his fifth consecutive Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match when the Afonja Warriors take on Heartland of Owerri on Sunday in a Matchday 34 fixture at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, Completesports.com reports. Although Akanni has resumed training with his teammates, head coach Tunde Sanni is reportedly still monitoring his fitness level.

1 week ago | completesports.com | Nnamdi Ezekute

Rangers International Head Coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, remains shrewdly optimistic that the Coal City Flying Antelopes can still snatch a continental berth at the close of the 2024/2025 campaign, Completesports.com reports. Ilechukwu, fondly called the ‘Working One’, said the windows are still open for the five-time Cup winners to haul themselves back into the CAF interclub competitions for the 2025/2026 season.

1 week ago | completesports.com | Nnamdi Ezekute

Ifeanyi Onyedika, a former Nigeria international, has labelled his NNL club, Abakaliki FC, as the real giant-killers of the 2025 President Federation Cup competition after knocking out NPFL giants Enyimba, Completesports.com reports. Onyedika, MON, was a member of the 1980 Green Eagles squad that won the African Cup of Nations on 22 March in Lagos after a 3-0 victory over Algeria at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

1 week ago | completesports.com | Nnamdi Ezekute

Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim, has reportedly confirmed that Joshua Zirkzee’s season is over due to a hamstring injury sustained during the Red Devils’ 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United on Sunday. The Dutchman’s injury, which forced him off at St. James’ Park, appears severe enough to rule him out until the start of next season. “Joshua is out for the season,” Amorim told reporters ahead of United’s Europa League clash with Lyon on Thursday, as reported by The Mirror.