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Femi Falana calls for release of 40 persons allegedly held by Nigerian Navy
A Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the release of 40 persons reportedly in the detention of the Nigerian Navy.
Alex Iwobi, Mo Salah, Asisat Oshoala, others make 2018 CAF awards shortlist
The shortlists for the 2018 Confederation of African Football awards were announced on Friday
Ballon d’Or 2018 – all the nominees
All the nominees for the 2018 Ballon d'Or, ahead of Monday's ceremony in Paris:
Manchester United’s Anthony Martial earns recall to France squad
Anthony Martial has been rewarded for his impressive recent form with Manchester United by being recalled to the France squad by coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday.
Ilkay Gundogan out, Leroy Sane in as Joachim Loew names Germany squad
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan was left out as Germany coach Joachim Loew named a 23-man squad for upcoming Nations League matches against the Netherlands and France.
Injured Diego Costa misses out on Spain squad
Diego Costa was left out of the Spain squad announced by coach Luis Enrique on Thursday, ahead of games against Wales and England.
Arsenal out to maintain winning run on long Europa League trip
Unai Emery's Arsenal are looking to keep up their winning run when they make their longest ever journey for a competitive game to face Qarabag in Azerbaijan in the Europa League on Thursday.
Nicolas Otamendi returns but Argentina leave out Lionel Messi again
Manchester City center-back Nicolas Otamendi was recalled to the Argentina squad on Friday but as expected, Lionel Messi was left out of the group due to play arch-rivals Brazil in Saudi Arabia.
Europa League: Arsenal drawn with Sporting Lisbon
The complete draw for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League group stage, made in Monaco on Friday.
France coach Didier Deschamps recalls ‘retired’ Rami in first post-World Cup squad
France coach Didier Deschamps gave his firm backing to Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and recalled “retired” defender Adil Rami as he named his first post-World Cup squad ahead of two Nations League matches.
Mikel Obi to miss Cup of Nations qualifier
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel will miss his side’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Seychelles next month, but coach Gernot Rohr still named 16 World Cup players in his squad on Friday.
Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic in Croatia squad to face Portugal, Spain
Luka Modric, awarded the Golden Ball for the best player at the World Cup, and his midfield partner Ivan Rakitic have both been called up to the Croatia squad for matches against Portugal and Spain in September.
Pep Guardiola faces up to spell without City star Kevin De Bruyne
Pep Guardiola begins life without Kevin De Bruyne against Huddersfield this weekend, but the build up to the match was dominated by reviews of his on-screen performance.
Gareth Southgate, Pep Guardiola, Didier Deschamps named on The Best FIFA Men’s Coach shortlist
England's Gareth Southgate, Manchester City's Pep Guardiola and Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's Coach of 2018.
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Nigeria have named a final 23-man squad for the World Cup with Chelsea defender Ola Aina and Mikel Agu from FC Porto placed on standby.
No Zlatan Ibrahimovic, no surprise as Sweden name World Cup squad
Sweden coach Janne Andersson named a 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday that dashed the faint hopes of fans expecting to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic feature at Russia 2018.
Federer replaces Nadal as number one, Djokovic on the slide
Rafael Nadal's surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings published on Monday.
James Rodriguez, Radamel Falcao back for Colombia World Cup friendlies
Two key Colombia players Bayern Munich midfielder James Rodriguez and Monaco striker Radamel Falcao figure in coach Jose Pekerman’s squad for upcoming friendlies against France and Australia.
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Edo election: Tribunal fixes date for hearing on PDP petition
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Concessionaire: Funtua dry port needs over $20 million for completion
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MultiChoice partners New York Film Academy
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Typo on Australian $50 embarrasses central bank
Red-faced bank bosses in Australia admitted to an embarrassing error on Thursday, revealing their state-of-the-art $50 note had a typo.
INEC asks court to dismiss Governor Okorocha’s suit on senatorial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday urged the Federal High Court, Abuja, to dismiss the suit filed by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, challenging the commission’s refusal to issue him a certificate of return.