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Mourinho was visibly angry with Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn when the pair ran onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard in added time, with the team already down to 10 men following goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’s dismissal
Pellegrini confirmed in his press conference: “Vincent Kompany, Clichy, Delph, Nasri and Toure are injured. Mangala is on the squad list and so are Kelechi and Bony
Team captain, Kelechi Nwakali, tops the list along with nine others who were all in the squad that secured the team’s ticket for the World Cup at the last Africa U-17 Nations Cup in Niger Republic, including strikers – Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Ebere Osinachi, Kingsley Michael and Orji Okonkwo, defenders John Lazarus and Halilu Lukman and goalkeepers Udoh Akpan and Benjamin Amos
The attacking right-back is thought to be attracting interest from clubs in Spain, Germany and Turkey, but Latifu admits his preference would be to win a move to the Premier League in England
Omeruo will miss this weekend’s action for the Istanbul minnows and will also be ruled out of the Nigeria national team games against Congo and Cameroon
“For 88 minutes he plays very good then sometimes he has easy mistakes. This game was one of them and, as a defender, you need to keep concentrated for 90 minutes
If all the boxes are ticked, then Lennon is looking to get a deal done in the upcoming international window, with Shola Ameobi already having failed to agree terms and/or impress whilst on trial with Wolves, Huddersfield and most recently, Sheffield Wednesday, according to reports
Anya said: “I’ve had an incredible time here, this is my fourth year at Watford and it’s just been so good.
“When we came to talking about contracts this was always my first port of call
Onazi smashed home an half-volley in the 22nd minute after the visitors grabbed the opener through a Romain Hamouma corner earlier in the game
The 33-year-old, who has been without a team since he was released by Crystal Palace at the end of last season, has recently spent time with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town
Spurs boss, Mauricio Pochettino, recently insisted that the midfielder was not ready for a call-up to the senior side, but it would appear that Hodgson has been impressed with what he has seen from the youngster so far this season
Ezeji has represented top flight teams, including two-time African Champions, Enyimba, and Port Harcourt rivals, Dolphins and Sharks, and had his historic moment when he replaced another Sharks product, Fortune Omoniwari, with six minutes of regulation time left in Oghara on Monday morning
Four managers – Abdu Maikaba of Wikki, Gbenga Ogunbote of 3SC, Festus Allen of Sharks and Kabiru Dogo of Nasarawa United – have been nominated
Nathaniel Kerr was playing for Longsight team AFC Gold Cup when he broke Stuart Parsons’s ankle in two places before launching verbal abuse at his opponent during a game on August 30 last year
The Nigerian side, who are 10th on the continent, lag behind Algeria, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Tunisia, Senegal, Cape Verde Islands, Cameroon, Congo and Egypt
Kwara United FC is currently in the 18th position on the 20 team Nigeria Premier Football League table, with 32 points from 31 matches and with a goal deficit of minus 15
Okpara, the Team Manager of Orlando Pirates FC of Soweto, said the coach was already aware of what to do and the players to use to form his team
Uloma Nwogu will be the referee, with Hulda Nwokocha as first assistant and Mimisen Iyorhe as second assistant.
The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Ayo Agbesanwa, hailed the plan, saying that the Lagos State Government will key into the vision as it tallies with the administration’s objective of getting the youth off the streets and productively engaged. Agbesanwa called the plan a worthy “succession plan”.