Sadio Mane is facing a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty, Liverpool FC can confirm.
The Emergency Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which is the most powerful panel in African football, will hold a meeting in Lagos on Saturday, 14th October 2017.
Super Eagles Man of the Match in their 1-0 win over Zambia Shehu Abdullahi has been selected in the official CAF BEST XI players of matchday 5 of the World Cup Qualifiers in Africa.
Franco-German tactician Gernot Rohr has revealed he is elated working with the Super Eagles after the three-time African champions became the first African country to qualify for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel says he is grateful to God after helping the Super Eagles qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals which will be host by Russia.
The experienced midfielder Mikel led Nigeria during their successful World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them reach the finals as Group B winners.
Mikel was instrumental in helping the Super Eagles beat Zambia 1-0 in a crucial Group B match in Uyo, Nigeria on Saturday and they became the first African side to qualify.
“This is really a dream come true,” Mikel told the official Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) website.
“The team and myself, we worked very hard for this believing we could do it, and we are over the moon that our aspiration has been met.
“I want to commend everyone who has been involved in this: the players, the coaches, the backroom staff, the NFF,” the Tianjin TEDA midfielder continued.
“It was not easy but we knew from the beginning that we would have to fight hard for every point and we did.”
The 30-year-old, who missed the 2010 finals in South Africa due to an injury, is now looking forward to next year’s tournament having represented Nigeria at the last World Cup in Brazil.
“There is nothing one can do about that; everything comes in God’s time. I am grateful to God for this ticket and we will go to Russia and give our very best,” he concluded.
Nigeria is scheduled to face Algeria away in their last Group B match next month.
What could be better than bonding with your family, having fun and enjoying a sweat-inducing sports or sporting activity? You might have been thinking about doing something like this for a while but you are not sure how to go about it. To help make your decision easier, here’s a quick list of fun sporting activities that the whole family will enjoy.
- Swimming
Swimming as a sport is always fun for everyone. What might actually be more difficult is to convince the children to leave the pool. Asides being fun, swimming is a great way to burn some calories and give your body a challenging workout.
Swimming is one sport to enjoy with the family [Image: Guardian]
2. Cycling
Children always love riding bicycles. So, take the family out cycling. If you don’t have a bicycle, you can rent one. You can take a simple sports ride around your neighborhood or cycle away from your usual environment to make things more interesting. There are some great cycling routes in Nigeria and Lagos in particular. People generally enjoy riding from different points along Lekki-Epe Expressway and the Admiralty way to Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge route.
Cycling is also another top sport that can be enjoyed with the family [Image: The Nation]
3. Jogging and Nature walking
You can walk, jog or run any route of your choice. It’s a great sporting activity to keep fit and still be able to relish some quality time with your family.
Jogging and Nature walking is also a cool family sport [Image: Blindspot]
4. Indoor Games
There are several fun games you can play indoors sports away from the rain and sun. Some of them like badminton, bowling and table-tennis are really great activities for family bonding.
Bowling {Image: Bookingsng]
For bowling, you may visit Highway 66 and Let’s Go Bowling in Lagos and The Trukadero Place. In case you choose to make a weekend for your fun indoor sporting activities, here a few hotels close to indoor game centers.
If you are in Abuja, Orient Hotel is a mere 12-minute drive from The Trukadero Place. Hatfield Hotel, Abuja is a 16-minute drive from the bowling alley while Emirates International Hotel is 20 minutes away. If you are looking to bowl in Lagos, Beni Gold Hotels and Apartments in Victoria Island is a 25-minute drive from Let’s Go Bowling and 16 minutes from Highway 66. Limeridge Hotel Ikoyi is about 20 minutes from both bowling alleys while Downtown Hotel is 15 minutes away.
5. Watersports
If you are living in a city with a large body of water, take advantage of all the many water sports available. The kids will love it and would definitely and won’t want to go home. Lekki Leisure Lake is a great place for water sports, you can enjoy a pedal or paddle boat ride and a lot of other games. At Jabi Lake, you can go on a thrilling water skiing ride or ride a jet ski.
Water sports with the family is another cool one [Image: Rameswaram]
6. Go Karting
Go Karting is one of the most exciting sports that the whole family can join in. It’s rough, rugged and yet completely safe.You can even rent a go-kart course for a family tournament to make things all the more fun. There’s nothing like a little healthy family competition.
Karting or Kart racing is also a beautiful one a family can enjoy [Image: Dealdey]
Ikoyi Fairview Apartments, Southern Sun Ikoyi Hotel, and Cotton Suites.
7. Paintball
Extremely popular all over the world, paintball is one of the most fun group activities you will ever take part in. Ziggie’s Entertainment Centre in Magodo, Lagos has a huge arena, where you can enjoy safe recreation playing “police and thief”. In Abuja, you can enjoy a great game of paintball at Rapid Paintball Arena.
Paintballing is also a very beautiful game [Image: Dealdey]
Nchalo United bribed match officials before a national cup game but demanded their money back after failing to get the win that was agreed on fixing the deal with officials.
Nchalo paid the officials $20 to ensure they would win the match, according to Inside World Football, but the game finished 1-1 and their opponents Chitipa United won the contest on penalties.
But when the referees could only cobble together $15 to return to Nchalo, the fixers had the bright idea of taking their grievances to the authorities.
All four officials have since been banned for life, and there is now a case pending over Nchalo’s conduct.
The four referees namely center referee Aziz Nyirenda, assistant referees Stephano Gomani and Limbani Chisambi, as well as fourth official Jimmy Phiri, were found guilty of match-fixing after they were paid just $20 to fix a national cup game but ended up returning $15 since the team that paid them the bribe eventually lost.
The national cup match in question was between lower league team Nchalo United and Chitipa United.
The referees were exposed after the team that made the bribe, Nchalo United, lost to Chitipa United on penalties after a 1-1 draw and thereafter demanded the $20 back
Nchalo United reported the matter to the Malawian football authorities when the referees could only return $15.
There is a pending bribery case to be decided against Nchalo United but that has not stopped the four officials from coming under the hammer after their respective life bans were announced by the Malawian referees association.
Speaking on the matter, Malawi National Referees Association general secretary, Chris Kalichero, revealed that though the result wasn’t what the referees were aiming for, there was still an “element of game-fixing” by the officials and “when you commit such a crime, a life ban is the punishment.”
One of the assistant referees, Chisambi, has however denied any wrongdoing. Reacting to the verdict, he said: ”I never took (a) share of the money. It is so sad that my career has ended in this manner.”
This latest incident involving referees in Malawi is coming one year after another referee was given a life ban for gross incompetence.
Serena Williams looks set to return to defend her Australian Open title after becoming a mother in September, the tournament’s director has announced.
The great stuff coming aftermath of securing a place in next summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia is the NFF targeting top quality friendly matches against highly-rated teams for the Super Eagles.
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