Players killed after gruesome road accident in Nigeria

Players killed after gruesome road accident in Nigeria

by | 23 Mar, 2020 | African News

Two Nigerian footballers striker Ifeanyi George pictured and Emmanuel Ogbu were killed in a car crash in Nigeria.

Football Sierra Leone gathered that the accident happens on their way to Lagos from Enugu on Sunday.

The pair, who played for Nigerian league side Enugu Rangers, were involved in a crash on the Benin-Agbor road whilst travelling to Lagos on Sunday morning.

Super Eagles forward George, who won two caps for his country in 2017, was 26.

Ogbu was a member of the club’s youth team.

The car had another passenger – Eteka Gabriel, a friend of George’s – who also died.

The players were returning to Lagos from Enugu following a break in the Nigeria league due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“The management of Rangers International FC shall, in conjunction with the families of Ifeanyi George and Emmanuel Ogbu, pay befitting last respect to both players,” a club statement read.
“We mourn their sudden demise. It’s indeed shocking that we are talking of Ifeanyi and Emmanuel in the past tense.”

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Nigeria football league fixtures suspended

Nigeria football league fixtures suspended

by | 21 Mar, 2020 | African News

Nigeria Football has been suspended for four weeks, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced.

This suspension comes after Covid-19 cases in the country increased from three to eight, Football Sierra Leone understands.

“The shutdown affects all on-field activities the various National Teams, the Nigeria Professional Football League, the other Leagues, youth football programmes and even street football,”  the NFF said in a statement.

Nigeria joins several other African countries such as Ghana, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal to have called off football activities and sports competitions in general due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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GAME OVER! Football in Sierra Leone suspended over Coronavirus

GAME OVER! Football in Sierra Leone suspended over Coronavirus

by | 17 Mar, 2020 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has announced the suspension of all football and sporting activities in the country until further notice over fears of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

As a result, the top-tier football league has been suspended with immediate effect.

This comes hours after the government announced several restrictive measures, including banning large gatherings of more than 100 people.

Big spenders Bo Rangers are top of the league table with 23 points from 13 matches played during the first half of the league.

The last time football and related activities halted was during the Ebola crisis of 2014. East End Lions, the present reigning defending champions, were leading the league during that season.

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Confederation of African Football a few days ago suspended the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers over fears of the global pandemic.

Additionally, 14 African nations have now suspended domestic football and international games, including Egypt, DR Congo, Morocco, Kenya, Gabon, Sudan, Botswana, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea and Sudan.

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Tetteh’s replacement will be announced in the next few days. Assistant Coach John Keister is the most prominent named to replace the outgoing coach.

The former Rwanda coach last matches were against Lesotho and in the defeat to Benin in the African Cup of Nations opening two qualifiers.

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“SLFA wishes the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Winning Coach great success in his future endeavours.”

Tetteh was first appointed as a caretaker coach in August 2015. The Ghanaian was in charge of Leone Stars when they were eliminated from the 2018 World Cup preliminary qualifiers by Chad.

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