President General of the club, Dr. Rafiu Oladipo, while reacting to the development, said none of its registered members had arrived in Senegal yet, thereby dissociating the club from the purported displaying of the defunct Biafran flag during the last group match against Algeria
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Head Coach Samson Siasia believes his boys improved in their last game against Algeria by not conceding a goal, but Pinnick wants the players to show no mercy when launching onslaughts and do everything to keep the rearguard tight against the rampaging Senegalese
An impeccable source in the team’s camp hinted that the players and officials have not received a dime since qualifying for the U-23 AFCON tournament at the expense of Congo
Chelsea head into Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Porto under pressure as speculation surrounds Mourinho’s future as manager, with reports in recent days claiming that he has just a week to save his job and may be dismissed even if his side manages to reach the knockout stage
The Red Devils were linked with an audacious move for Neymar in the summer, but the Brazil international did not express any intention to leave Camp Nou
“As part of our mandate, we will do a thorough job and restore normalcy to Anambra FA that has been without constituted leadership since February 28,” Chukwuemeka said
Jose Mourinho’s struggling Chelsea received a bit of a break — a home tie against the winners of a replay between League One’s Scunthorpe and League Two’s Leyton Orient
His death was confirmed by the Media Officer of Kano Pillars, Idris Malikawa.
Dikko said: “We are saddened by the loss of the player, Abdul Haruna and on behalf of the League Management Company, the 20 NPFL clubs and players, I wish to condole with the management and players of Kano Pillars on the untimely demise of one of their own. We pray for a peaceful repose of his soul
The Pharaohs will face Burkina Faso twice on January 24 and 28 in Cairo, while the third game is set to be played in February against Romania or Uzbekistan as the specific opponents are not yet determined
An elated Emmanuel said after the match that he was not surprised with the victory, adding that hard work and the experience he gained while traveled around the world to play in different circuits won the match for him.
He said: “I feel great winning this match
Iorfa, the former Super Eagles striker, joined Lobi Stars in 2001 and two years later led the team to win the FA Cup after beating Sharks in the finals in Kaduna with Godwin Uwua as the coach
The Chairman of Kano Pillars Club, Alhaji Kabiru Beita, who confirmed the tragedy, expressed shock over the sudden demise of the striker, explaining that the tragic incident occurred while he was playing in an informal match with his peers inside the city
The Super Eagles B has already been drawn into Group C of the competition alongside Niger Republic, Tunisia and Guinea, with matches to be played at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali
According to the report, sports marketing company, ISL, paid bribes to several officials, including former FIFA President, Joao Havelange, and executive Ricardo Teixeira for television marketing rights in the 1990s
Stuttgart had had the better start, Daniel Schwaab forcing a save from Felix Wiedwald and Timo Baumgartl heading narrowly wide with the goalkeeper beaten, but Bremen should have had a penalty in the 30th, when Anthony Ujah went down after being kicked by Baumgartl
He was extremely lively down the right channel and was only denied a goal by the excellent David De Gea, who stopped his low effort in the 11th minute
There had been widespread speculation that the two Swiss stars would team up
FC Taraba players were at the Government House on Friday to press their demand for the payment of arrears of 11 months salary by the Management of the club owned by the Taraba State Government
The coach, who is in Belgium, told the players that the CHAN qualifier is so important they cannot afford to toy with it
There was very little to separate the two sides at St James’ Park for large parts, until Wijnaldum saw his effort turned home by Martin Skrtel a little over 20 minutes from time