Fresh from the high of knocking their biggest rivals, Manchester United, out of the Europa League, the Reds were handed what was widely regarded as the toughest draw available – a quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund
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Moses displayed a superlative form in Nigeria’s double header AFCON 2017 qualifying tie against Pharaohs of Egypt and he was expected to replicate that form today in the colours of West Ham
The Gunners do have a game in hand over the two teams above them in the table, but with gaps of 11 points to Leicester City and six to Tottenham Hotspur, it is still a big ask
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The journalist, Rasim Aliyev, was severely beaten in August at a meeting with relatives of the football player, Javid Huseynov, who played for the club, Gabala, the report said
It said: “Following his exploits and sublime form in the month of March, 2016, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi has been voted MFM of Lagos player of the month
Costa is currently serving a two-match suspension for the dismissal, but he will now also miss next weekend’s trip to Swansea City and not be able to play again domestically until the April 16 contest against Manchester City
Ikhuoria, who won a bronze medal in the middle weight category at the 1972 Munich Olympics in Germany, said in Lagos that Nigerian boxers were not exposed to regular boxing competitions the way they should be
“We (FA) are looking forward to seeing an epic encounter with enough upsets already and hope to know the new state champions.”
The Secretary of the State FA, Augustine Ogunmola, said: “Top government officials, including the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, are expected at the Confluence Stadium to watch the final
The coach’s claim was provoked by the fan’s concern that the boxing event would not attract the kind of crowd it regularly does since it debuted in November 2014. It was a legitimate concern, given that against any other sport, football always wins whenever there is a contest for fans’ affection
Over N600 million is believed to still be left of the fund
Dalung said the NFF erred by not attending the meeting organised by the Confederation of African Football to rule out Chad from the competition
The former Green Eagles coach said any decision by the NFF or the Ministry of Youths and Sports to bring a foreign coach would amount to a “wild goose chase”
The statement reads: “In the first charge, Chime was indicted for making a statement and conducting himself in a manner capable of bringing the Nigeria Professional Football League to disrepute
“The suspension relates to a monetary dispute between the player and a former agent, which precedes his time at Sunderland AFC and was not something that the club was made aware of by the player,” read a statement on the club’s official website
The two-day tournament will produce eight players made up of four men and four women that will join others in the main ITTF World Tour, which holds from May 18 to 22 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium
“We believe the combination of the coaching crew will help in the transition of young players from the 2015 Golden Eaglets, the 2015 Flying Eagles and the current U-23 Eagles to the Super Eagles, thereby building a stronger and formidable team
According to Deji Breecoft, the Assistant General Manager of the sponsoring company, WGB, the company decided to give the cash awards in order to encourage the player’s and other stakeholders like the referees’ and coaches to always give their best
In the letter signed by the General Manager, Oscar Keke, the club pleaded for a reduction of the fine, adding: “Heartland is not known for crowd trouble even in the face of negative results. The incident under reference must be viewed as an aberration in the light of which we are appealing for a substantial reduction in the fine
Relying on the Match Commissioner’s report, which did not capture the incident, the LMC had charged Chief Ubah for encroachment on the field of play only, but having received additional evidence that supported a case of assault on goalkeeper Ebele Obi of Heartland FC, fresh charges were drafted