Announcing the receipt of the acceptance notices and apologies from all concerned parties, the Chairman of the LMC, Shehu Dikko, remarked that the sanctions were not meant to be punitive but correctional and “to uphold the sanctity of the rules of the Nigeria Professional Football League and to assure all stakeholders of fairness in the application of all laid down regulations”
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Both teams were full of pace and purpose in the opening 15 minutes, with Martial and Rashford causing Everton problems down the left and Gerard Deulofeu threatening to open up the home side’s defence with his ability to carry the ball
Senegal ousted Guinea in the earlier round and their reward is a two-leg confrontation with the African champions, with the winner earning a slot at the 10th Africa Women Cup of Nations to be staged by Cameroon later this year
The Sun says West Ham know they need a hitman to push them on in their quest for Champions League football
The 19-year-old made it two goals in as many Premier League starts and also created the opener for Alexis Sanchez to help the Gunners to a comprehensive 4-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium
He also had a two-year spell as the head coach of the Rossoneri, during which time he guided the club to success in the Coppa Italia and European Cup Winners’ Cup
Louis van Gaal’s side put themselves back in the Champions League race with a 1-0 win over Manchester City last time out, but they will host an Everton team that have only lost once on their travels in the league this season
Entering week 32, Leicester hold a five-point lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, but that gap could be down to just two by the time that the Foxes take to the field
The Sunday Times reports that they have spoken to a British doctor who claims to have doped 150 sports stars, including a number of footballers from England’s top flight
Barcelona remain top of the table on 76 points – six clear of second-place Atletico Madrid, while Real Madrid have moved to within seven of Luis Enrique’s side and to within one of their capital rivals with seven games of the season left to play in Spain’s top flight
It took seven minutes for the first shot of the match to arrive, as Christian Eriksen put his foot through Danny Rose’s cut-back 15 yards from goal only for Simon Mignolet to react well and push the ball aside
The result keeps alive Arsenal’s title hopes – they still trail leaders Leicester City by eight points, with seven matches remaining
It took the hosts less than five minutes to break the deadlock as Iwobi was gifted the ball inside the Watford half before floating a cross to Sanchez, who saw his initial header saved by Heurelho Gomes before sweeping home the rebound
Aleksandar Kolarov came off the bench to help earn City just a third win in eight – keeping them in fourth place and now three points clear of their closest challengers
The visitors enjoyed most of the early possession and went close to an opener when a corner was half-cleared to Pedro, who turned past one challenge before curling an 18-yard effort just wide of the target
Adeyemo has made some impressive performances for the club’s Under-21 side and this has made the club make their mind up to offer the 21-year-old a deal at Vicarage Road
While with friends at a club in the South American country, Rojo was filmed smoking and was also spotted biting the dress of a woman he was partying with, according to The Mirror
Villa tweeted: “Gabby Agbonlahor will not be involved in Saturday’s early afternoon clash with @ChelseaFC. An internal investigation is currently underway. While this is being conducted, Gabby Agbonlahor will not feature.”
The Nigeria international has two goals in all competitions for West Ham this season. The Hammers have a buyout clause option to sign Emenike at the end of the season
Real Madrid have also not won a league match at Camp Nou since April 2012 and Los Blancos will have revenge on their mind having taken a 4-0 thumping in the reverse clash at the Bernabeu earlier this season