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Rashidi Yekini celebrates scoring Nigeria’s first goal at the FIFA World Cup in 1994 | Getty Images
Nigeria remembers Rashidi Yekini. and needs another goal poacher with the gangling strides of the that Legend, with due respect to the current stars of the Super Eagles.
Ronald Koeman, Everton manager who is in his first season in charge having arrived from Southampton in the summer has frequently been linked with a return to his old club since Luis Enrique announced he was stepping down at the end of the season.
The former Netherlands defender, who spent six years at the Nou Camp between 1989 and 1995, Ronald Koeman admits he dreams of managing Barcelona.
“Everyone knows that I am from Barca, they know my love for a club where I grew up as a player and as a person,” he told Catalan newspaper Sport.
“In football, as in life, as in business, everything can be talked about and discussed.
“In my life as a professional coach I have two dreams to fulfil. One, coach my country, Holland [he was previously assistant to Guus Hiddink for the 1998 World Cup].
“My other wish, my other dream, is to one day coach Barca. That’s the truth.
“I now owe Everton. We have a very powerful and exciting project and we will reinforce our best to try to reach next season the Champions League.”
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There was only one movement in the top 50 of the latest FIFA Ranking but it did not affect Nigeria nor the top 10 nations on continent.
Rangers match winner in yesterday’s NPFL rescheduled match against Plateau united Daniel Etor has warned all NPFL clubs that still have to visit Enugu to simply forget picking any point following the 1-0 win over the league leaders at the Nnamdi Azikwe stadium yesterday.
Etoh said the spate of three home wins recorded by the club in their outstanding matches is clear indication that the Flying Antelopes are fully back at least at their fortress playing at home for now.
Coach of Nigerian women football league side Bayelsa Queens Tarila Okorowanta has expressed joy that his job finally look secured after beating the three matches ultimatum handed his side with three wins and a draw in the last four matches.
Okorowanta speaking after his side’s 2-0 win over Ibom Angels said he hopes to see the team maintain their stand on top of the women league table group A but still maintained that his club really didn’t exercise patience to have handed him an ultimatum initially.
Buffon celebrated his 100th Champions League game for Juventus in style on Wednesday, making a string of fine saves to keep Monaco at bay as Juve won 2-0 away win in france in the first leg of their semi-final.
The 39-year-old goalkeeper, who has been a Juve stalwart for over 16 years, says his motivation is to continue proving he belongs at the highest level and wants people to be sad when he eventually ends his playing career.
‘In every game I want to show that I deserve to play at this level despite my age,’ he told UEFA after the match.
‘I work hard every day for this objective. The day I quit, I want people to be sad about it. I don’t know if I am achieving it or not, but playing in a team like this undoubtedly helps. The important thing is to be ready when the team needs me. As long as I can do that, I consider myself satisfied and happy.
Juve kept a clean sheet against a free-scoring Monaco, who have netted an astonishing 146 goals in all competitions this season, was no easy task and required a top keeper.
Buffon who has conceded just two goals in this season’s Champions League campaign and has gone over 600 minutes without picking the ball out of his net.
China’s delegation during FIBA’s announcement of the country as host for the 2019 World Cup | Getty Images
USA Basketball have announced the country will rely heavily on players in the NBA Development League for its FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 qualifying campaign.
After notching the 42nd hat-trick of his Real Madrid career in the 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg, Ronaldo has become the first sports star to hit 100million Instagram followers.
The current World footballer of the year now only trails pop stars Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Beyonce in the list of celebrity accounts, and he will have his eyes firmly fixed on eclipsing the Crazy in Love singer’s 101 million followers in the coming months.
While he is fifth in the overall standings for celebrities with most followers, he can at least take solace from the fact his is the first male to reach the 100million club, and he does indeed boast the first account to have as many fans on two social platforms, having already broken the mark on Facebook.
His is top post, ranked by likes and comments, shows the Madeira-born star sat on the bonnet of his latest Bugatti car in February – which reached almost 4 million likes.