The 25-year-old Argentine, who has four times been named World Player
of the Year, and his father are accused of defrauding the Spanish
authorities of more than 4m euros (£3.4 million)
Author: Bowale Odutola
From an acute angle, Torres surprised goalkeeper Mikael Roche by electing to shoot rather than cross for the lurking David Villa and the Chelsea striker found the bottom corner with pinpoint accuracy
On the other hand, Super Eagles’ Coach, Stephen Keshi, has handed Sporting Coimbra of Portugal, John Ogu, his first ever start since earning a national team call in April
The 26-year-old battler is quoted as saying that he hopes to join his
former Blues teammate, Didier Drogba, and is looking forward to making the move to the Super Lig champions
Inyama confirmed that the supporters club of Plateau United FC and
Giwa FC have been find N300,000 each for infringing on the rules
Italy, meanwhile, began the tournament with a 2-1 win against the
Mexicans before emerging 4-3 victors in a thrilling encounter with
Japan on Wednesday
There was great effort to conceal the information, which only leaked
on Thursday before their second game against Tahiti
He said Nigeria would be the best country in the world, if it was peaceful and free of corrupt leaders
In the state of Bahia, which capital is Salvador, public holiday had
been declared by the Governor, Jacques Wagnuen, on every match day of
the Confederation Cup in Salvador
Among African countries that have participated at the tournament, Nigeria holds the best record with three semi-final appearances, beaten finalists in 1989 and 2005, third in 1985
“We know the key players in Uruguay, we know their attacking prowess. All we need to do is to curtail their moves by ensuring that the ball doesn’t get to them.
“We want to first of all thank Nigerians for their continuous support
and prayers. The game against Tahiti has come and gone
TPL lawyers in the letter, a copy of which was sent to Globacom, informed that Total Promotion Limited is no longer bound by the agreement of March 19, 2013 and in particular it is not bound by the provisions thereof, which forbid litigation in respect of this matter by the parties
Confederations Cup victory over Tahiti on Monday and was amazed by the performance
Similarly, the national team’s Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, opined that it depended on the way anyone is looking at the issue
Odumadi grabbed his third goal of the night to become the first ever Nigerian to score a hat trick at the senior level of a FIFA-organised tourney
The final score line of 6-1 may not have truly reflected the one-sidedness of the encounter as the boys of Stephen Keshi still showed signs of poor marksmanship in front of goal
“Going into that game against NAF Rockets, we will urge the boys to keep their focus and composure because that is one way we can guard against these lower division clubs who always do a lot of running
Etaeta’s pre-game tactics included broadcasting crowd noise during training sessions to steel his players for the challenges awaiting them in Brazil, where they will also tackle Uruguay and world champions Spain
The stocky player, who has been dropped to the bench since the Super Eagles victory at the Nations Cup in South Africa, will fill the void that was created by injured Ogenyi Onazi