By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Wayne Rooney sees it differently. The former England striker sat down for his BBC podcast this week. Microphone in front of him, probably a cuppa going cold. He wasn’t holding back. Arsenal, he reckons, have got this Premier League title wrapped up. Done. Dusted. Even after that brutal Carabao Cup final…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Sarah Ogoke is done. No more D’Tigress jersey. Just like that. After more than a decade. The announcement came in Lyon, France. Of all places. At a fancy Women in Sports Leadership Cocktail event. Hosted by XEJet. They’re partners with the Nigeria Basketball Federation. It was supposed to be a celebration….
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun So. We know four of the eight. Arsenal’s through. Real Madrid. PSG. Sporting Lisbon. Done and dusted after Tuesday. But the other half? The real meat of the draw? That’s happening right now. Tonight. Wednesday. It’s get-in-or-go-home time for the last four spots. Let’s be real, some of these ties are…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun So. It’s official. Or is it? The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has a new champion, according to the people in the boardroom. Morocco. Not Senegal. Wait, what? Yeah. You’re not dreaming. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeal Board dropped a bombshell on Tuesday evening. They stripped Senegal of the…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Lithuania. Cold winds. Familiar streets? Ogenyi Onazi is back. Reportersroom caught the news early. Onazi moves to FK Babrungas. Just like that. The 33-year-old midfielder, once the heartbeat of the Super Eagles, has found a new home. Or maybe an old one? FK Babrungas. Second division. Lithuania. It’s a twist. A…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Tuesday. Wednesday. The calendar screams. UCL Round of 16 second leg is here. No hiding. Sixteen teams stand at the edge. Eight will jump forward. Eight fall back. Into the abyss. Reportersroom feels the tension. It’s electric. Static in the air. You can taste it. Metallic. Fear and hope mixed together….
