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Villarreal celebrate Samuel Chukwueze’s Kopa Trophy award nomination
Villarreal have celebrated Samuel Chukuweze’s nomination for the prestigious Kopa Trophy Award.
Full list of the 30 nominees for Ballon d’Or
This time Liverpool players are more in the list than any other club players with seven nominees, with their Premier League rival Manchester City right behind with five players, Barcelona has four players in the list while Real Madrid has just two players added to the list.
Ronald Koeman confirms Barcelona clause in Netherlands contract
Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has a clause in his contract allowing him to move to Barcelona, though Dutch football chiefs hope to persuade to him to stay until the 2022 World Cup.
Ex-Arsenal defender set to dump Brazil for Spain call up
Former Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista is set to dump Brazil and honour Spain call up, according to report.
Frank Lampard: Victor Osimhen has fantastic future
Chelsea’s coach, Frank Lampard has described Lille of France striker, Victor Osimhen, as a player with a lot of potential to be great in future after the Nigerian scored against his team in the UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday.
Tammy Abraham takes England talk in stride as Chelsea youngsters shine
Tammy Abraham showed just why he has been linked with a call-up to the England squad with his first Champions League goal in Chelsea’s 2-1 win in Lille as Frank Lampard reaped the rewards of placing his faith in youth on the European stage.
Willian grabs Chelsea winner as Lampard hails impact of young stars
Willian’s brilliant late strike gave Chelsea a precious 2-1 win away to Lille on Wednesday that they will hope kickstarts their Champions League campaign, but it was the young stars in Frank Lampard’s side who stole the show again.
UCL: Victor Osimhen targets first Lille goal, Peter Olayinka faces Dortmund test
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen will look to open his UEFA Champions League goal account for Lille when they take on Chelsea in their Group H clash today (Wednesday) at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Tammy Abraham may finally dump Nigeria for England
Chelsea hotshot Tammy Abraham looks set to reject Nigeria and commit his future to England – if the striker gets called up for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Unai Emery says Manchester United clash is ‘a key moment’ for Arsenal
Unai Emery has described Monday night’s encounter with Manchester United as ‘a key moment’ for his Arsenal side, and is trying to prepare his players for ‘a perfect match’.
Juan Mata: Manchester United getting closer to Premier League title
Juan Mata believes he made the right decision to join Manchester United almost six years ago and insists the club are "getting closer" to recapturing former glories.
Rafa Benitez: Steven Gerrard has the potential to be Liverpool boss
Steven Gerrard has the potential to be Liverpool boss one day, says Rafa Benitez, with a man currently in charge of Rangers being backed to become “a great manager”.
Sunday Adeleye: Team Nigeria ready for medals hunt in Doha
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said the athletics squad is optimistic to do the nation proud at start of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar.
Frank Lampard expected to start three fringe players in EFL Cup
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is expected to start three fringe players against Grimsby in the Football League Cup third round on Wednesday at the Stamford Bridge.
Asisat Oshoala nominated for Primera Iberdrola Player of the Week prize
Barcelona's Asisat Oshoala and Logrono's Barbara Banda have been nominated for the Spanish Primera Iberdrola Player of the Week prize.
Samuel Chukwueze, Jadon Sancho, Matthijs de Ligt make 40-man shortlist for 2019 Golden Boy...
Samuel Chukwueze, Jadon Sancho, Joao Felix and Matthijs de Ligt are some of the names on the 40-man list of nominations for the 2019 Golden Boy award.
Lionel Messi thrilled to win FIFA Best award, backs Barcelona recovery
Lionel Messi was happy to win the Best FIFA Men’s Player award, but the superstar’s focus is now on helping Barcelona respond to a slow start to the La Liga season.
Nigeria’s Ini Umotong inspires Brighton’s winning start in English Women’s Cup
Ini Umotong scored the opener as Brighton earned a 3-0 triumph over Charlton Athletic in the 2019 English Women's Cup opening match on Sunday.
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Trials of Abdulrasheed Maina, son begin Friday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will formally arraign alleged pension looter, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Friday.
2020 Budget: Senator Ndume, General Buratai, others in closed door meeting
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Army on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Nigerian Army behind closed doors at the Defence Headquarters Abuja.
ICPC declares Okoi Obono-Obla wanted
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) wanted.
NPC: More children are dying in Bauchi, Gombe
The National Population Commission (NPC) has decried high level of infants death in Bauchi and Gombe states, saying the Child mortality rate is on the higher level across the country.
38,000 people die from tobacco, alcohol in Sri Lanka annually
About 38,000 people have been reported dead from the excessive use of alcohol and tobacco in Sri Lanka yearly, local media reports, quoting medical experts from the Sri Lanka Medical Association.
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NUPENG raises the alarm over bad roads, extortion by touts
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has raised the alarm over the worsening state of roads , especially Federally owned ones across the country. This was even as it condemned the rising wave of harassment of its members by touts, popularly called area boys.
Barcelona target Samuel Chukwueze as alternative to Neymar
Spanish giants Barcelona are considering a move for talented Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze.
Jo Bonfrere: No plans for Nigeria’s coaching job for now
Johannes Bonfere, the coach of Nigeria’s Dream Team I, which won a gold medal at the Atlanta ’96 Olympics, said on Monday that he had no plan to assume any coaching job in Nigeria for now.
President Buhari hails General Gowon at 85 as living legend
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon a living legend and a symbol of national unity, in a tribute to mark Gowon’s 85th birthday tomorrow.
Minimum wage: Federal government, labour agree on consequential adjustments
Following three days of negotiations by Government and the Organised Labour on the consequential adjustments of the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000, both parties have finally reached an agreement.