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Golden Boy Award: FIFA Rejects Chukwueze, Osimhen

Golden Boy Award: FIFA Rejects Chukwueze, Osimhen

October 16, 2019 8:21 am

Nigeria’s duo of Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen are conspicuously missing on the final 20-man nominee shortlist for the 2019 Golden Boy Award.

The Villarreal wonder kid, Chukwueze, made the top 50 nominees shortlist following his inspiring displays in the colours of the Yellow Submarines in the Laliga.

Just like Chukwueze, Osimhen has proven to be good buy for Lille of France since joining the Ligue 1 side in the summer transfer.

Osimhen, who replaced Nicolas Pepe has banged in a total of seven goals in all competitions for Lille.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid forward, Joao Felix, who has been labelled …

Barcelona Eyes Chukwueze As Replacement For Neymar

Barcelona Eyes Chukwueze As Replacement For Neymar

October 16, 2019 6:51 am

There are strong indications that Super Eagles’ rising star, Samuel Chukwueze, may be on his way out of Spanish LaLiga side, Villarreal.

Gol Digital said Barcelona remains interested in signing PSG forward Neymar, with Ousmane Dembelé struggling with injuries since his move to the Camp Nou from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2017.

The Spanish champions would have to pay crazy money to re-sign Neymar and they have lined up a move for Chukwueze in case they fail to land the Brazil superstar.

Although Villarreal have inserted a release clause of €63 million into the Nigerian’s latest contract, …

Injured Super Eagles Uzoho Ruled Out For Six Months

Injured Super Eagles Uzoho Ruled Out For Six Months

October 16, 2019 1:34 am

Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr will have to do without Francis Uzoho, one of his most improved players for the Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Benin Republic following the confirmation that he has been ruled out for six months, reports soccernet.com.

The AC Omonia goalkeeper picked up the injury in Super Eagles draw against Brazil last Sunday at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday.

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The 20-year-old Uzoho was trying to deal with a cross only for him to land awkwardly, which has now resulted in knee ligament damage. …

Ukraine Qualify For Euro 2020 Despite Ronaldo’s 700th Goal

Ukraine Qualify For Euro 2020 Despite Ronaldo’s 700th Goal

October 15, 2019 8:23 am

Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 on Monday to clinch a place at Euro 2020 despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 700th career goal.

Roman Yaremchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko put Ukraine two goals up after 27 minutes.

Although Ronaldo scored his landmark goal from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute and Taras Stepanenko was sent off, Ukraine held on to secure first place in Group B.

Ukraine joins already qualified Poland, Russia, Italy and Belgium at next summer’s finals, while second-placed Portugal, who are eight points behind Ukraine, have Serbia just a point behind them with two matches remaining after they beat …

Gernort Rohr Explains Why He Chose Okoye Ahead Of Ezenwa

Gernort Rohr Explains Why He Chose Okoye Ahead Of Ezenwa

October 15, 2019 6:59 am

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has explained that he decided to replace injured first-choice goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho with Maduka Okoye because he felt the home-based Ikechukwu Ezenwa was match rusty.

Brazil forced Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in the friendly game played on Sunday.

Speaking after the match, Rohr noted that Ezenwa, who is number two in the pecking order of goalkeepers, has not tasted action since the conclusion of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, while Okoye was active for Fortuna Düsseldorf’s reserve team in the Regionalliga West.

“We decided to put in Maduka because Ezenwa didn’t play for …

Bulgaria v England Game Halted Twice Due To Racist Actions

Bulgaria v England Game Halted Twice, Marred By Racism

October 15, 2019 3:38 am

England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria was halted twice as fans were warned about racist behaviour including Nazi salutes and monkey chanting.

The first pause came in the 28th minute with England leading 2-0.

A stadium announcement then condemned the abuse before stating the match would be abandoned if it continued.

However, the game was stopped again in the 43rd minute before restarting after discussions between the referee and England manager Gareth Southgate.

England went on to win 6-0 in Sofia to strengthen their place at the top of Group A.

‘One of the most appalling nights I’ve seen in

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Tottenham Re-sign Goalkeeper Vorm To Cover Lloris Absence

Tottenham Re-sign Goalkeeper Vorm To Cover Lloris Absence

October 14, 2019 4:21 pm

Tottenham have re-signed goalkeeper Michel Vorm on a deal until the end of the season to cover for the injured Hugo Lloris.

The 35-year-old was released by Spurs in the summer but has been unable to find a new club.

Lloris suffered a dislocated elbow in a humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton last week and has been ruled out for the rest of the year.

Vorm has returned to the club to strengthen the goalkeeping ranks, where Paulo Gazzaniga is the only fit senior professional.

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A club statement read: “As a …

15-Year-Old Coco Gauff Becomes Youngest To Win WTA Title

15-Year-Old Coco Gauff Becomes Youngest To Win WTA Title

October 13, 2019 6:15 pm

Young Tennis sensation Coco Gauff made history on Sunday by winning her first-ever WTA title at the tender age of just 15 at the Linz Open, MySportDab reports.

The American, who became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Nicole Vaidisova in 2004, overcame the 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the final.

It has capped a remarkable rise for Gauff, who emerged onto the scene in style over the summer by beating seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams en route to the last 16 of Wimbledon.

Gauff – who only entered the …

Russia Beat Cyprus With 5 Goals To Qualify For Euro 2020

Russia Beat Cyprus With 5 Goals To Qualify For Euro 2020

October 13, 2019 3:06 pm

Russia eased to a 5-0 thrashing of ten-man Cyprus on Sunday to become the third team to secure a place at Euro 2020, while Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice as the Netherlands beat Belarus.

Stanislav Cherchesov’s Russia, who reached the World Cup quarter-finals on home soil last year, only had to avoid defeat in Nicosia to join Belgium in qualifying from Group I.

Valencia winger Denis Cheryshev fired in a ninth-minute opener for the visitors, before Magomed Ozdoev, who scored a fabulous long-range strike on Thursday against Scotland, made it two midway through the first half.

Any thoughts of a …

Neymar Limps Off As Brazil - Nigeria Match Ends In Draw

Neymar Limps Off As Brazil – Nigeria Match Ends In Draw

October 13, 2019 12:09 pm

The return of Neymar to Champions League action may be delayed after the Paris Saint-Germain forward limped off after just 12 minutes of Brazil’s friendly against Nigeria on Sunday.

The 27-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes against Senegal on Thursday, clutched his hamstring after eight minutes and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho shortly after.

Neymar, who was playing his 101st international, is now a doubt for PSG’s Champions League meeting with Club Brugge on October 22. He has missed the first two rounds because of a UEFA suspension.

He was injured while on national duty back in June when …

Super Eagles Meet Brazil For Int'l Friendly In Singapore

Super Eagles Meet Brazil For Int’l Friendly In Singapore

October 13, 2019 4:59 am

Three-time African champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles, will this afternoon in Singapore take on arguably football’s most glamorous national team, Brazil, in a mouth-watering friendly encounter. Fresh off a 2-2 draw with Ukraine in another international friendly last month, the Super Eagles will be looking to deny the South American champions their first victory since winning the Copa America in July.

The five-time world champions are currently enduring their longest wait for victory since 2013 and were held by Senegal at the same venue in Singapore on Thursday.

After going unbeaten for 17 games since being knocked out of the …

Last Minute Penalty By King Denies Spain In Norway Draw

Last Minute Penalty By King Denies Spain In Norway Draw

October 12, 2019 7:29 pm

The 94th-minute penalty by Joshua King snatched Norway a 1-1 draw with Spain in Oslo on Saturday as the three-time champions were made to wait to qualify for Euro 2020.

Victory would have booked Robert Moreno’s Spain a spot at next year’s finals, to be played at 12 venues across Europe, if Romania had failed to beat the Faroe Islands or Malta had beaten Sweden.

But Romania saw off the Faroes 3-0 and Sweden thrashed Malta 4-0, while King’s dramatic equaliser mean Spain will need to beat the Swedes in Solna on Tuesday to be sure of qualification with two …

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