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Feyenoord forward Cyriel Dessers has been contacted by Super Eagles interim boss Augustine Eguavoen to be a last-minute replacement for Odion Ighalo. Ighalo’s club Al Shabab have insisted the striker will be breaching his contract should he feature at the AFCON. Dessers, who opted for Nigeria as against Belgium, has been on superb form for…
Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced yesterday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. Messi tested positive while on holiday in his hometown of Rosario in Argentina. “He…
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen will not be a part of the Super Eagles team to play at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced. Also, Watford attacker Emmanuel Dennis, Cyprus-based Abdullahi Shehu, and center-back Leon Balogun will not be part of the squad. The NFF in a statement released…
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Former coach of FC Porto of Portugal, Jose Peseiro, has been named the new tactician of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The appointment was announced by the Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday. “After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee endorsed a proposal for the appointment of…
Ademola Lookman’s second-half strike gave Leicester a shock victory over Liverpool at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night. The substitute had only been on the field three minutes when he took a pass form Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on the left edge of the penalty area, turned inside and then slotted inside Alisson’s near post. Liverpool’s…
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Cristiano Ronaldo has won another award after being named Best Goal Scorer in Football History. The Manchester United striker was not on hand to collect the trophy at the Globe Soccer event in Dubai. But his agent and friend Jorge Mendes collected it on his behalf. The 36-year-old has now scored more than 800 career…
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