Referee Joshua Amax, assisted by Peter Edibi, Robert Aundugh and Ferdinand Udoh as fourth Official are billed to handle the return leg match involving Zesco United and Medeama of Ghana
Author: Bowale Odutola
Enyimba’s Sibi Gwar broke the deadlock on the hour mark, just as Andrew Abalogu sealed the victory with another goal for the People’s Elephant in the 78th minute of the encounter
Aside Czech Republic and Belgium, the team will confront the likes of Canada, Indonesia and Bosni-Herzegovina in Group E of the competition holding next month in Tokyo, Japan
Meanwhile, Nigerian international, Victor Moses, is still bench-ridden as he watched from the sidelines as his teammates taught the Red Devils football lesson before their home fans at Old Trafford
Okocha told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the trio would apply their experience for the team to perform well in Brazil
And Delph added to Jose Mourinho’s woe by finding an improvised finish to start and end an impressive move by Villa
Isa Aminu put the hosts in the lead from a penalty kick in the 12th minute of the match
The suspension order was contained in a statement from the Office of the Chairman of LMC, which cited current security intelligence as the reason for the decision
Van Persie’s future is in doubt as he has endured a difficult time during Moyes’s first season as manager of the champions
With both sides’ teeming supporters full of expectations from this derby, unfettered passion will be on full display, both on the pitch and in the stands
Prosecutors had argued that Hoeness’s voluntary disclosure – that he had failed to pay taxes – was incomplete and thus did not meet a vital requirement needed for amnesty under German tax laws
In the night’s other match, Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the quarterfinals for the second straight season after coming from behind for a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen and a 6-1 victory on aggregate
Prime is leading Division B with 10 points from three wins and a draw and will have to come out undefeated in Ibadan to remain atop of the summit as Shooting stars will shoot to the top if it gets a victory at home
The Newcastle United manager knows the three-game stadium ban followed by a four-match touchline suspension imposed in the wake of his head-butting of Hull City’s David Meyler could have been significantly more severe
After three round of matches, Apapa Golden Stars shot to the Metro Pro League top spot as they edged Remo Stars to second place with superior goals difference
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports and Social Development, Senator Adamu Ibrahim Gumba, extolled the managerial virtues of the NFF leadership, saying that despite not having enough money to play around with, the Aminu Maigari-led NFF scratched the bottom of the barrel to prepare Nigerian teams adequately for international competitions and bring glory to the nation
After 19 days of intensive training at the Browns Sports football pitch in Faro, Portugal, the team is now scheduled to depart for Costa Rica on Wednesday for the tournament that holds from March 15 to April 4
Milan’s exit left Europe’s top-tier tournament without an Italian team in the last eight
Having slumped to a 2-0 first leg defeat at the Emirates, Arsene Wenger admitted his side’s task of overturning the score was ‘impossible’, but the Gunners went out with a bow following a gutsy performance in the German capital
Arsenal trail 2-0 from the last-16 first leg at the Emirates Stadium and no club have overturned anything greater than a one-goal deficit when playing away from home in Champions League knockout ties