The French champions went into the second leg with a 2-1 lead, and goals from Adrien Rabiot and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed the same scoreline in West London to book PSG’s place in the quarter-finals
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Oyeyode also confirmed that the Gambian referees appointed for the match, led by referee Isatou Touray, would fly into Abuja on Friday from Banjul
While commending the girls for their outstanding performance in the 9-0 thrashing of Namibia in the last round of the qualification series, Sanusi told the girls to brace up for a stiffer test as South Africa’s Bantwana will pose a bigger challenge than the Namibians did
“The way they are putting everything they have into the training sessions, I feel with time they will be able to get to where we want them to be
Eboue brings great Premier League experience to Sunderland, the defender having made over 100 appearances and is looking forward to play in the English top flight once again
The top-four teams at the end of the campaign in 2017 qualify for the finals in Russia the following year, and the fifth-placed side go into an intercontinental playoff
“Documents were seized in connection with the suspected payment of 2 million Swiss francs (two million dollars) that is inter alia the subject of the proceedings,” the OAG said
Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, Ekekpo, who was accompanied by his manager, said everybody at the venue will enjoy the fight except Fijabi, who will be beaten like a baby
At the meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, the club chairmen and managers unanimously elected the Chairman of Kogi United FC, Abdul Sule, as the chairman
There were plenty of mistakes – many punctuated by a shriek – for Williams early on Tuesday, but as she does so often, she somehow was still ahead at the end of the set. The game started to look more familiar: the court coverage, the well-rounded repertoire, the big serves to escape trouble
Speaking at the occasion, Jenkins Alumona, the Managing Director of Flykite Productions, promoters of the event, said he is delighted at the progress boxing has made in the last one and half years, the evidence of which is visible in improved purse, insurance package, N1 million cash prize for the best boxer and frequency of fights
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that prior to the ITTF World Team Championship in Malaysia, Nigeria was rated 32 behind Egypt, which placed 25
At the Bernabeu, Los Blancos entered the match as the firm favourites to make the last eight following a two-goal victory in the first leg in Rome, but it was far from comfortable despite the comprehensive nature of the overall scoreline
Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott both scored twice as the Gunners ended a five-match losing streak in all competitions to knock Hull out of the FA Cup for the third straight season
Dieter Hecking’s side surged three goals ahead in the opening encounter at the Ghelamco Arena on February 17 and looked set for a simple route into the quarter-finals when Max Kruse added to Julian Draxler’s double in the 60th minute
For the third season in succession, the reigning Ligue 1 and Premier League champions have been paired together in the knockout rounds, with each side claiming a slender away goals aggregate triumph apiece so far
Nikyu, who led the Class of 2014 to the quarter –finals of the World Cup in Costa Rica, spoke after the team’s evening training session on Monday, just as the South African Football Association announced that their contingent to Saturday’s game would arrive in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday
Siasia said on Tursday afternoon that discipline, strong mentality, self-belief and support of Nigerians can steer the Eagles to heights attained by their predecessors, who pounded the Pharaohs 4-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Lagos in October 1977
Johnson was allowed to represent Sunderland despite the charges that were pressed against him and Byrne has admitted that she made a “serious mistake” during the scandal
“It has been an absolute honour for me to have represented my country, and played at the highest level for over 13 years, and I am humbled to see so many great people turn out here,” he said