SPORT – Gist Ok – Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers https://gistok.ng Mon, 04 May 2020 09:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.3 161539613 EPL: Chelsea ready to sign Aubameyang from Arsenal https://gistok.ng/epl-chelsea-ready-to-sign-aubameyang-from-arsenal/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:26:27 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37670 Chelsea are keeping an eye on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s contract situation at Arsenal, with a view to making a move this summer, ESPN reports. Blues boss, Frank Lampard, will be in the market for a striker ahead of next season. Lampard also has Lyon forward Moussa Dembele and Leipzig’s Timo Werner on his shortlist. However, Aubameyang […]

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]]> 37670 Coronavirus: Woodward issues strong warning about Man Utd’s transfer business https://gistok.ng/coronavirus-woodward-issues-strong-warning-about-man-utds-transfer-business/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:25:18 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37665 Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has warned that it will not be “business as usual” for the club in the transfer market, because of the COVID-19 outbreak. According to ESPN, Woodward hinted that the days of £100million deals may be over. The Coronavirus pandemic has led to panic at some clubs, with concerns about […]

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]]> 37665 Coronavirus: EPL matches to resume within weeks https://gistok.ng/coronavirus-epl-matches-to-resume-within-weeks/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:23:52 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37664 The Premier League is set to return in a matter of weeks, the UK Sun reports. This follows plans to play matches behind closed doors, but for games to be shown for free on TV. Ever since the fixtures were suspended, there has been debate about how the 2019/2020 campaign should be concluded. All the […]

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]]> 37664 De Bruyne reveals who should win Premier League Player of the season https://gistok.ng/de-bruyne-reveals-who-should-win-premier-league-player-of-the-season/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:22:37 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37659 Manchester City playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne, has named Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane as the player that should win the Premier League Player of the 2019/20 season. The annual Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Awards would have been scheduled to take place on April 26, but have naturally been postponed along with the rest of the campaign due […]

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]]> 37659 Coronavirus: Arsenal, Man Utd to qualify for Champions League if EPL is cancelled https://gistok.ng/coronavirus-arsenal-man-utd-to-qualify-for-champions-league-if-epl-is-cancelled/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:31:48 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37609 Arsenal and Manchester United could return to the Champions League, if the Premier League is cancelled, the UK Sun reports. On Tuesday, UEFA chiefs met with the 55 national associations including the English FA via video conference. At the meeting, European bosses drew up contingency plans if domestic seasons are unable to resume, due to […]

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]]> 37609 Transfer!!Mbappe will cost €40m at most https://gistok.ng/transfermbappe-will-cost-e40m-at-most/ Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:04:47 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37505 Left-wing politician Daniel Cohn-Bendit has said that the value of top players could be slashed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a politician who was a long-standing member of the European Parliament, says that football has been transformed by the coronavirus pandemic and that stars such as Kylian Mbappe will now be […]

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]]> 37505 Breaking!! Kelechi Iheanacho Set To Join New Club https://gistok.ng/breaking-kelechi-iheanacho-set-to-join-new-club/ Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:41:59 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37495 Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, may leave the club to join John Mikel Obi’s former club, Trabzonspor.According to Turkish outlet, Fotospor, Trabzonspor wants Iheanacho to join the club this summer transfer window after terminating Mikel Obi’s contract in March when the former Super Eagles captain refused to play amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The newspaper […]

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]]> 37495 Inter star Lukaku doesn’t think he’ll play in Premier League again https://gistok.ng/inter-star-lukaku-doesnt-think-hell-play-in-premier-league-again/ Sun, 19 Apr 2020 02:51:20 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37488   The Belgium international touched on a host of topics during a Twitter Q&A with fans on Saturday Inter striker Romelu Lukaku has admitted he is unlikely to ever play in the Premier League again. The 26-year-old spent eight years in England, joining Chelsea in 2011 before also representing West Brom, Everton and Manchester United. […]

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]]> 37488 Great!! Mikel Obi Distributes 1800 Crates Of Eggs To Households In Nigeria https://gistok.ng/great-mikel-obi-distributes-1800-crates-of-eggs-to-households-in-nigeria/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:53:19 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37465 In helping people survive the hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic, former Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has distributed 1800 crates of eggs to vulnerable households in Nigeria. Mikel revealed that the distribution was carried out by his team, who left crates of eggs at the doorsteps of people’s houses. The ex-Super Eagle is the […]

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]]> 37465 Nigerian player Dickson Etuhu banned from football. https://gistok.ng/nigerian-player-dickson-etuhu-banned-from-football/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:07:08 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37385 Former Nigerian Super Eagles player Dickson Etuhu has been handed a five-year ban from football-related activities in Sweden. The 37-year-old was found guilty of attempting to influence the outcome of the game between AIK and IFK Gothenburg in May 2017, by offering former AIK goalkeeper Kyriakos Stamatopoulos money to underperform. Etuhu was found guilty of […]

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