Victory for City in this match will see them equal the record winning run in one of Europe’s top five leagues – Bayern Munich, managed by Pep Guardiola, won 19 consecutively in the 2013/14 season
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The Federal Government announced the appointment on Thursday of over 1,467 members, including 209 board Chairmen, to fill boards and government parastatal positions, including the NFF, National Youth Service Corps, National Institute for Sports and the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, which are all under the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.
Ibrahimovic has only recently returned to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a serious knee ligament injury, but he was omitted from the matchday squad for Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Southampton.
Lukaku lasted just 14 minutes before a nasty clash of heads saw him undergo lengthy treatment on the pitch, forcing him to be stretchered off whilst taking oxygen.
Manchester United’s dismal run of results in December had continued on Saturday with a third consecutive league draw
Both sides weighed in with chances from the off as Jordan Ayew rattled the Hornets’ bar six minutes in and Tom Cleverley curled the ball just beyond the left-hand post moments later.
The 30-year-old Serb had been scheduled to start the new season at an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi on Friday when an elbow injury flared up.
However Williams will be encouraged by her overall play in her first match since winning the 2017 Australian Open while four months pregnant with her daughter Alexis Olympia.
A third draw in succession for the Red Devils over the festive period places them 14 points adrift of leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand still to play, and now one behind Chelsea in second.
The Reds fell behind after less than three minutes as Jamie Vardy continued his remarkable record against the Merseysiders, and despite creating a string of chances the hosts could not restore parity before half time.
Willian and Davide Zappacosta added to the scoring in the final 20 minutes to send the Blues, temporarily at least, above Manchester United into second in the table.
After dropping more points at home to Burnley on Boxing Day, United find themselves 15 points behind rivals Manchester City – the biggest points gap between first and second place after 20 games in English top-flight history.
Bony has missed the last two Premier League games with a hamstring injury suffered in Paul Clement’s final match in charge, but could be fit to spearhead Carvalhal’s attempt to turn Swansea’s campaign around.
Henderson missed the Boxing Day win over Swansea with a hamstring injury and no date has been put on his return.
Luiz is expected to return from a knee injury in next week’s FA Cup clash against Norwich, but as a gruelling schedule continues, Blues boss Antonio Conte has hinted at unenforced changes to afford some players rest.
The former player of MFM Football Club of Lagos, who is now with FC Zurich, said he hoped to become the next George Weah.
English Premier League side Everton, who have scored 24 goals in 20 league matches this season, recorded consecutive goalless draws in their last two fixtures against Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion.
He was scheduled to kickstart the new season against Roberto Bautista Agut, but was advised by his medical team to skip the tournament just hours before the match.
Oladosu was voted best boxer on account of his performance in the bout against Kehinde “Ijoba” Badmus at the event, which held on Boxing Day at Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island.
The La Liga side have reached a “principle agreement” on a one-and-a-half-year contract with the former AC Milan manager