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Super Eagles Player, Ahmed Musa, Wife welcome Baby Boy
Super Eagles Player, Ahmed Musa and his wife, Julie have announced the arrival of their baby boy. This will be Julie’s second child and Ahmed’s fourth child as he already has two children from his first wife, Jemila. Sharing the good news on Instagram he wrote; ”Life is indeed a gift and Allah has decided to give us a gift that can’t be bought with money. He decided to bless my family this morning with a bouncing baby Boy “Mother, baby are doing well Thank you for all your prayers and support always.” Congratulations to them
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Chelsea star, Willian ‘agrees to a three-year deal with Arsenal for £100,000 per week’
Chelsea forward, Willian has reportedly agreed on a three-year contract worth £100,000-per-week to join Arsenal. The 31-year-old Brazilian international decided to end his seven-year spell at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea refused to offer him a three-year deal he had demanded. Although, Blues boss Frank Lampard was keen to keep hold of the winger but Chelsea’s hierarchy only wanted to offer Willian a two-year extension. ESPN have now reported that Willian’s switch to Arsenal is done deal and is expected to be officially announced by both parties once the Blues’ Champions League campaign concludes at the end of the month. Willian who joined…
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Messi fails to make list of 10 most lethal strikers in Europe as Ronaldo gets third place (See full list)
Barcelona star footballer, Lionel Messi has missed out on the 2020 list of most lethal/clinical strikers in European football compiled by Sun football. A striker’s lethal level is measured by the number of goals he scores in relation to the time spent on the pitch. Messi’s rival, Cristiano Ronaldo came third in the rankings behind unknown strikers Luis Muriel of Atalanta and Sampdoria star Federico Bonazzoli. Luis Muriel (pictured above) has scored a goal every 61 minutes, netting eight times in 2020, while Sampdoria star Federico Bonazzoli (pictured below) has scored five times, as it takes him just 77 minutes…
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Super Eagles Midfielder, Nwakali welcomes baby girl
Super eagles midfielder, Chidi Nwakali has announced the arrival of his baby girl, Chimzaramekpere The star player took to social media to share a photo of his baby girl as he wrote; “Welcome to my world… #Chimzaramekpere #Brielle”
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Super Eagles to call up Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka for September Matches
Nigeria are accelerating their plans to snatch Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka, from England, according to SportsMail. Saka is being tipped to break into Gareth Southgate’s squad, following a breakthrough season with the Gunners. The 18-year-old has already represented England at junior level and currently plays for the U-19 side. However, he is in line to be promoted to the U-21 at the very least. However, Nigeria is prepared to fast-track Saka into their senior set-up, to play with the Super Eagles Their ploy to tempt Saka has taken a back seat in recent weeks owing to the long delay in…
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2020 Ballon D’or cancelled due to Coronavirus
The Ballon d’or will not be awarded this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, organizers France football magazine announced on Monday. “There will be no edition in 2020, because it turns out, after thoughtful consideration, that all the conditions are not met,” said Pascal Ferre, the editor of the magazine. It will be the first time the trophy will not be awarded since Englishman Stanley Matthews won the inaugural edition in 1956. “We believe that such a singular year cannot… be treated as an ordinary year,” he added. “Two months (January and February), out of the eleven generally required to…
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Nigerian Entrepreneur, Nneka Ede becomes owner of Portuguese Club, Lustiano
Nigerian Entrepreneur, Nneka Ede has become the first African Woman to own an European club after gaining 100% ownership of the 108- year-old Portuguese club, Lustiano Ginasio Clube. According to Ede, her acquisition of the club will help foster a greater relationship between Portugal and Nigeria. She said; “I am excited about this opportunity and I hope that this new chapter will deepen the already great sporting relation between Nigeria and Portugal. “And to continue with the rich history of Lusitano club and provide a pathway for young talent to develop and shine through”. A statement released by the club…
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Real Madrid become La Liga Champions for the 34th time
Real Madrid won the LaLiga title on Thursday night with a game to spare thanks to a 2-1 Benzema inspired victory over Villarreal while Barcelona lost 1-2 to Osasuna at the Camp Nou. Real Madrid’s win was it’s 10th win in a row as they have been irresistibly unspectacular since the return of football.
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Nigerian Striker, Victor Osimhen set to become Africa’s most expensive player
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, is set to become Africa’s most expensive footballer, when he seals a reported €81m (£73.6m) move from French Ligue 1 side Lille to Serie A giants Napoli. L’Equipe reports the transfer will be finalised on Thursday, after both clubs reached an agreement for the player. If the deal is completed, Osimhen will break Nicolas Pepe’s record, when he moved from Lille to Arsenal for £72m last summer. It is believed Osimhen’s move to Napoli has been delayed by a change in agents. The Super Eagles star had a lot of suitors around Europe, after he netted…
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Manchester City’s Champions League Ban overturned
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year ban from European competition handed down by UEFA in February. CAS has also reduced City’s fine from 30m euros to 10m. CAS verdict read: “The CAS award emphasised that most of the alleged breaches reported by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) were either not established or time-barred. “As the charges with respect to any dishonest concealment of equity funding were clearly more significant violations than obstructing the CFCB’s investigations, it was not appropriate to impose a ban on participating in…
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Super Eagles Striker, Paul Onuachu tests positive for coronavirus
Nigerian Striker, Paul Onuachu has tested positive for Coronavirus. According to Belgian news hub, HLN Sport, all players of his club, Genk were tested on Tuesday, July 7 in a run-up to their friendly game ahead of the season the test results revealed that he was the only player who tested positive for the virus. The 26-year-old who made his Super Eagles debut last year had only recently returned to his Belgian club for pre-season after he accompanied Victor Osimhen for his father’s burial in Nigeria. Onuachu will have to go into Isolation and miss his club’s first exhibition game…
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Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Austin Ejide, Wife celebrate 7th wedding anniversary
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Austin Ejide and his wife, Chitto are celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary today. He took to Instagram to share beautiful photos from his 2013 wedding to his wife and then wrote: “Two hearts that beat as one. Happy Wedding Anniversary to us. Oyibo things”
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