Monaco’s owners have backed Thierry Henry as coach, just hours after his side were beaten 4-0 by Paris St Germain to extend Henry’s winless run to six games.
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In the bid to reposition the team for better performance, the management of the Akure-based Sunshine Stars FC on Monday announced minor reshuffling of its technical crew.
The Board of Nigeria Nationwide League One says the NLO Division-3 promotional play-off, will commence on Tuesday, in eight zonal centres nationwide.
Enraged after being penalised following a collision with Juventus defender, Medhi Benatia, the former Real Madrid forward was booked for dissent, then given another yellow immediately afterwards for continued protest.
The MD/CEO of Zenith Bank, Peter Amangbo, has charged the players of the country’s U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, to be more disciplined as their talents alone cannot take them to the pinnacle of their career.
The former Italy boss had picked up his first point today, a 2-2 draw with Bologna on home turf, ending a run of three defeats under Ventura.
Chen Jingang’s men, without the Super Eagles forward, succumbed to a 2-0 loss against Dalian Yifang in their last league game of the season.
The new set of players trained with the rest of the squad on Wednesday, including the newly promoted players from the youth team of the club.
Ottache won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 and represented the country at both the Olympic games and the Africa Games in the same year.
The Falcons have now spent six days at the world-renowned football facility, Sol Beni Sports Centre (owned by ASEC Mimosas Football Club) in Abidjan, following a three-week preparatory programme at the Jubilee Chalets and Resort in Epe, Lagos State.
The Super Eagles have missed out on the two previous tournaments, with their last appearance coming in their successful 2013 campaign in South Africa.
The national team official Twitter handle: @NGSuperEagles, tweeted that only Wednesday’s training session is open, while the other sessions will be closed.
Arsenal have left it late to rescue a late 1-1 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, stretching their unbeaten run in all competitions to 16 matches.
Manchester City have returned to the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 3-1 victory over local rivals Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.
Betis held on for their first win at Camp Nou since 2005, taking maximum fruits for their bravery, while Marc-Andre ter Stegen gifted the visitors a goal and Ivan Rakitic was sent off.
Chelsea have missed the chance to move to the top of the Premier League table after being held to a 0-0 draw by Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Things may have gone differently had Fulham not seen a goal debatably disallowed moments before Liverpool’s opener, but it was the same story of lapses of concentration in defence costing Slavisa Jokanovic’s newly-promoted outfit
Nine points already separate the two sides ahead of the derby, but both go into the match off the back of memorable European victories in midweek
The Gunners have gone nine matches without defeat in the top flight, but back-to-back draws have seen them drop down to fifth place in what is shaping up to be another tight battle for a Champions League berth
Everton begin the weekend in ninth position in the standings, but the Toffees could potentially move as high as sixth with three points at Stamford Bridge