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Paulo Dybala beats Cristiano Ronaldo to Serie A player of the Year

Paulo Dybala has beaten Juventus team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo, to this season’s Serie A Player of the Year award.

Alisson Becker is set to make his return from a calf injury against Manchester United this weekend as the Reds look to continue their winning form.

Andy Lonergan: Alisson Becker is by far the best goalkeeper in the world

Andy Lonergan has hailed "flawless" Liverpool No 1 Alisson as "by far the best goalkeeper in the world".

Super Falcons defender Osinachi Ohale is excited to join the Italian side from Spanish Iberdrola outfit Real Madrid.

Osinachi Ohale ready for new challenge at AS Roma

The 28-year-old on Thursday joined the Italian capital side from Spanish club Tacón (Real Madrid), becoming the team’s third signing of the season following the arrivals of Spanish forward Paloma Lazaro and Italian goalkeeper Rachele Baldi.

Napoli have confirmed the signing of Nigerian international forward Victor Osimhen from Lille.

Victor Osimhen thrilled to join Napoli

Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen is eagerly looking forward to playing for Napoli after linking up with the Serie A club from Lille.

Barring any last-minute hitches, Super Eagles and Lille striker, Victor Osimhen’s is expected to seal his long-awaited move to Napoli next Monday, a report on an Italian news website, Tuttosports indicates.

Napoli’s Dries Mertens vows to help Victor Osimhen adapt to Serie A

Napoli forward Dries Mertens has promised to help Victor Osimhen to adapt to Serie A when he completes his move from French side Lille.

How Kalidou Koulibaly convinced Victor Osimhen to sign for Napoli – ex-agent

Victor Osimhen’s former agent, Jean-Gerard Benoit Czajka, has revealed how Napoli defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, convinced the Nigerian forward, who initially ‘refused’ a move to Italy.

Cyriel Dessers ready for new challenge at Genk

Nigeria forward Cyriel Dessers says he can cope with the pressure of playing for a bigger club.

The future of Lille attacker Victor Osimhen has been thrown into doubt, with Napoli stating that the player has changed agents and must start negotiations “all over again”.

Victor Osimhen passes Napoli medical

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has completed his Napoli medical and his €80 million transfer from Lille is almost completed.

French international Loic Remy has hail Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen for his superlative performances for their modest French Club Lille Metropole.

Victor Osimhen will join Napoli – Lille chief

Lille general manager Marc Ingla has confirmed that Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen has accepted to join Serie A club Napoli.

Kelechi Iheanacho primed for final games of the season

Ahead of the match against relegation threatened Bournemouth on Sunday, Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has urged his teammates to be focused as they battle to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has opened up on why he refused to sign for English Premier League side Arsenal after the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Napoli coach addresses Victor Osimhen transfer rumour

Napoli head coach Gennaro Gattuso has addressed rumours linking Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen to the club.

Kalidou Koulibaly has called Napoli's 4-0 Champions League win over Genk on Tuesday night an important victory.

Napoli prepare to sell Kalidou Koulibaly

Napoli are, according to the Telegraph, preparing to sell Kalidou Koulibaly to the Premier League this summer, hoping to make back the possible money spent on Lille forward, Victor Osimhen.

Premier League teams are in the race to sign Nigerian attacker Emmanuel Dennis following his impressive performance for his club side Club Brugge.

Former Watford star wants club to sign Emmanuel Dennis from Brugge

Former Watford star Michel Ngonge has advised the club to sign Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis this summer.

Oscar 2021: Genevieve Nnaji, Akin Omotoso named Academy members

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji and Film director, Akin Omotoso, have been selected as members of the 2020 class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Super Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru continued his impressive run of game games as he featured for his Turkish side Galatasary against Besiktas on Sunday.

Henry Onyekuru rules out Olympiakos move

Onyekuru who currently on loan at Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray is surplus to requirements at his parents club Monaco and his future is still in the air.

The Premier League, EFL and FA have reportedly drawn up contingency plans in the event of a mass shut-down of sporting events amid concerns over the spreading of the coronavirus.

Marvin Sordell: Premier League players should have right to refuse to return

The Premier League has to consider the personal situation of all players and understand their right to refuse a return to action when the season stalled by the novel coronavirus resumes, former Watford forward Marvin Sordell has said.

Stephane Bahoken: I’m not in favour of postponing Afcon in Cameroon

Cameroon forward Stephane Bahoken believes “there is still time” to complete the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers and stick to the January staging of the tournament despite the coronavirus pandemic plunging the football calendar into uncertainty.

Respite has come the way of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), as they are in the coming days to receive $500,000 (about 200 million Naira) from FIFA as a palliative for the Coronavirus Pandemic.

FIFA to monitor $500,000 relief package to Nigeria, others

Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has said it would monitor how the $500,000 relief package which would be released to member associations including Nigeria in the coming days would be spent.

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The Nasarawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Tuesday, condemned the attack and brutal killing of its former treasurer, Benjamin Ekom, by unknown gunmen at his residence in Washo village, Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area (LGA), of the state.