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Done Deal: Benjamin Mendy joins Lorient on two-year deal

Done Deal: Benjamin Mendy joins Lorient on two-year deal

Former Manchester City defender and France international Benjamin Mendy has signed a two-year deal with Ligue 1 club Lorient. The announcement by the French club comes just five days after he was found not guilty of rape and attempted rape at Chester Crown Court in Manchester. https://twitter.com/FCLorient/status/1681589789999472641?s=20 Mendy had also been found not guilty of a six-count charge of sexual-related offences against different women at an...

Done Deal: Nigeria’s Olatunji joins Czech champions Sparta Prague

Done Deal: Nigeria’s Olatunji joins Czech champions Sparta Prague

Nigerian forward, Victor Olatunji has joined Czech Republic giants Sparta Prague from FC Slovan Liberec on a multi-year contract. Sparta Prague confirmed Olatunji’s move on Monday as their fourth summer signing, with club sporting director Tomas Rosicky speaking highly of the striker. "We are talking about a player with interesting physical and speed parameters. Typologically, this is a striker that we currently do not have in...

Naija Super 8: Sporting Lagos defeat Remo Stars to win ₦25 million grand prize

Naija Super 8: Sporting Lagos defeat Remo Stars to win ₦25 million grand prize

Newly-promoted Nigeria Premier Football League side, Sporting Lagos defeated 2023 NPFL runners-up Remo Stars 4-2 on penalties to emerge champions of the maiden edition of the Naija Super 8 on Sunday and also bag the ₦25 million prize money. Both sides were evenly matched in the first half of the exhilarating encounter at the fully-packed Mobolaji Johnson Arena during which an early effort from Saturday Okon...