Kante, who was shortlisted last year for his part in Leicester’s remarkable season, but did not make the top three, is the bookmakers’ favourite for the 2016-17 accolade
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The German tactician was delighted that his former team, Bayern Munich, carried the day with an emphatic victory over their longtime rivals, Borussia Dortmund
Ikeme has sat out the last three games with a hamstring injury he picked up while on international duty with Nigeria
Klitschko comes into the fight on the back of a 17-month layoff after seeing two rematches with Tyson Fury fall through since their first clash in November 2015
The powerful forward got off to a good start this season scoring seven times, but has fallen off the pace since
The Nigeria Women Premier League matchday three was a bumper midweek that produced sensational ties in all the seven centres
The former Newcastle United striker is out of contract at the end of the current campaign, having only signed a short-term deal in February
The Premier League side battled gamely in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at the Vicente Calderon, but they were denied a positive scoreline
The match was played on Wednesday
The Commissioner for Sports, Charles Ndukwe, disclosed this in Enugu on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the current issues facing the Flying Antelopes
The match was played on Wednesday evening
Three bomb explosions shattered the glass windows of the football club’s coach while the team were travelling to the Westfalenstadion for their Champions League quarter-final first leg against AS Monaco
The Nigeria international only joined Leicester in January, for a fee of £15 million from Genk, but he has immediately become a key player for his new club and played in both legs of their win over Sevilla
It was gathered that the US embassy refused seven players of the national beach soccer team visas
The highly dependable winger told News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos that Manchester United was his dream club because of quality of players it possessed
Lobi Stars currently occupy 12th spot on the NPFL log with 24 points from 18 matches
Nigeria’s junior tennis coach, Mohammed Ubale, disclosed that other players that are called up for the team event expected to feature about 12 countries are David Ekpeyong, Iye Onoja and Oiza Yakubu
In one of the very rare occasions in his long career, Klitschko is viewed by most as the underdog
In a candid interview in the Sunderland Echo, Anichebe, who has just returned from injury, was critical of the Black Cats’ squad, who face an almost impossible task of preserving their Premier League status
Onazi joined Trabzonspor from Lazio over the summer and has gone onto become a key player for the Turkish giants