The fans, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abakaliki, were reacting to the CHAN 2018 Final Draw held on Friday in Rabat, Morocco.
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West Brom thought that they had taken the lead in the fifth minute when Rondon headed home from close range, but the centre-forward was flagged offside as the home celebrations were cut short
The visitors’ total of 34 points from 12 games is a new Premier League record, while hosts Leicester suffer their first defeat since the arrival of new boss Claude Puel
Iwobi came on for Mesut Ozil in the 84th minute of the tie
The sides head into the 161st league instalment of this fixture locked on 23 points apiece, already eight adrift of leaders Barcelona who have made a near-perfect start
The Saints make the trip to Merseyside having won just one of their last half-a-dozen fixtures in the top flight, and Mauricio Pellegrino is under pressure to deliver a result on their visit to the North-West
The Red Devils sit eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City, whereas newly-promoted Newcastle have slipped into the bottom half of the table following back-to-back defeats
Chelsea make the trip to The Hawthorns on the back of a 1-0 victory over Manchester United, but head coach Antonio Conte will know that the Blues must put a run of wins together in order to have a chance of defending their Premier League crown
As for City, Pep Guardiola will fancy his team to continue their unbeaten start to the season, although each of their last four opponents have shown that there are some chinks in the armour of the leaders
Spurs make the short trip to the Emirates Stadium sitting in third place in the standings, while Mauricio Pochettino’s side have not lost in their last six league meetings against the Gunners
The matches of Group C will be played in Tangier
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Ex-Eagles, Sylvanus Okpala and Joseph Dosu, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos in separate interviews that the team would do well, irrespective of the group the Eagles would eventually find themselves in.
The Nigerian wing-back enjoyed a stunning campaign with the Blues last term, helping Antonio Conte’s side to their Premier League title success.
Arsenal last beat Tottenham in a 2015 League Cup tie, but have failed to register a league win over their neighbours since 2014, drawing four and losing two of the last six league meetings between the sides.
The 34-year-old Egyptian replaces Hicham El Amrani of Morocco, who resigned just weeks after long-standing president, Issa Hayatou of Cameroon, was ousted in a surprise election defeat to Ahmad of Madagascar in March.
Quadri, who confirmed the resignation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the departure of the astute manager was sudden.
Henderson, 27, missed Liverpool’s 4-1 win at West Ham United and both of England’s friendlies this month due to a thigh injury, but completed a full training session on Wednesday.
Real Madrid, however, occupies the third position of the log on account of a plus three goal difference, a place above their city rivals.
He took to Twitter on Thursday, saying: “All the tests they run on me – just for caution – turn out well, so I’m set to go for Saturday’s match. C’mon, City!!”