The Super Eagles will be without Ola Aina when they take on Rwanda in matchday six in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old defender has been granted permission to leave the Super Eagles camp and return to England after his club Nottingham Forest pleaded with Augustine Eguavoen for his early release. With Nigeria already assured a place in...
The much-anticipated London derby between city rivals Chelsea and Arsenal ended in a 1-1 stalemate at Stamford Bridge in matchday 11 in the Premier League on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli put the Gunners in front on the hour mark, beating goalkeeper Robert Sanchez at his near post after latching on to a sublime defence splitting pass from Martin Odegaard, who returned to the...
The Football Association (FA) have fined both Chelsea and Nottingham Forest for their on-pitch roar in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge earlier this month, Afrosport reports. The two Premier League clubs accepted a charge from the FA, resulting in a £40,000 fone for Chelsea, while Forest were hit with a £125,000 fine as both teams failed to control their respective players during the game...
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been handed a five-match ban for spitting on the floor as match officials walked past him in the tunnel following his side's 1-0 home defeat to Fulham last month, Afrosport reports . An independent regulatory commission found Marinakis guilty of "inexcusably displaying disrespectful behaviour" towards the match officials in the Premier League matchday six fixture against Fulham at the City...
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been suspended for three matches with an additional £55,000 fine for receiving a red card in their 2-2 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League last month, Afrosport reports. The Portuguese admitted to using improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words towards an official, and an independent regulatory commission has imposed the touchline ban on...
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