Jay Jay Okocha made appearance at the Emirates on Sunday and was a big attraction for fans outside the stadium.
Nasarawa Amazons are the 2019 Aiteo Cup champions after they dethroned 8-time defending champions 5-4 in a penalty shootout at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.
Saiki Mary scored the decisive kick for Amazons after Rita Orji had missed from the spot after the game ended goalless in regulation time.
Chances were few and far in between with Vivian Ikechukwu shining the brightest for Angels while Igboamalu Chinyere and Ejaloniba Adegoke both went close for Amazons.
But with no real penetration from either side, it was no surprise that the game ended goalless and headed straight to penalties.
Angels have held such a stranglehold on the trophy having won the trophy eight times in the last nine years and were perhaps hopeful that penalty kicks would swing the tide in their favour.
Super Falcons goalkeeper, Tochukwu Oluehi who replaced her international teammate, Chiamaka Nnadozie on the dot of 90 minutes failed to make a save in the shootout.
Nasarawa Amazons scored all their five kicks, while River Angels converted four.
The NBBF has responded to claims it abandoned players of D’Tigers to the AfroCan in Mali, playing down on the rancor over the players travelling by road.
Gareth Bale proposed transfer to Chinese Super Lig has been called off by Real Madrid, according to a report from the BBC. The 30-year-old is now expected to remain in the Spanish capital for the upcoming season.
Bale was set to earn an astonishing $1.25 million per week upon completing the move, but it seems that someone at Madrid has had a change of heart at the last possible moment.
That someone is almost certainly not manager Zinedine Zidane, who just last week said it would be “best for everyone” if Bale left the club immediately and announced that he was “very close to leaving.”
The Wales international has won four Champions League titles in his six years with the La Liga giants but has struggled to gain the approval of the Santiago Bernabeu faithful.
Since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure, he’s failed to fill the void and that shortcoming coupled with numerous injury setbacks has seen the fans and management in Madrid grow frustrated with him
Super Eagles and Galatasaray forward Henry Onyekuru was celebrated after concluding his traditional wedding with his partner on Saturday.
The traditional wedding took place in Benin city, Edo state, as the Everton forward tied the knot with his partner, who he had a son with.
“Our @henryconyekurugot eye not just for the goals, his got it also like other @NGSuperEagles players for their spouses. One word for this couple as they get married today in Benin. Congrats To the Onyekurus. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong #Onyekuru,” readsthe tweet on Saturday.
Now that the player‘s wedding has been sorted , Onyekuru will concentrate on his football career in the coming weeks.
Onyekuru enjoyed a brilliant season while on loan at Turkish club, Galatasaray from Everyone , where he scored 14 goals in 30 league appearances.
He also notched the winning goal in a title decider against Istanbul Basaksehir helping Galatasaray to the league title in May and won the Turkish Cup.
The player is member of the Super Eagles team that finished third atthe recently concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
Head coach of Kano Pillars football club Ibrahim Musa said his side will be of dangerous Niger Tornadoes ahead of the Aiteo FA Cup finals on Sunday in Kaduna.
Kano Pillars who narrowly lost the league title to Enyimba Intl of Aba will want to redeem themselves by winning the Aiteo cup on Sunday.
Coach Ibrahim Musa who said his goal is to win the Aiteo cup for his state and people of Kano is weary of dangerous Niger Tornadoes who eliminated Rivers United in semi finals and said he will not take the Minna based club for granted.
Coach Musa said he is contended with his team performance in the league and Aiteo cup after 17 matches
“If you check this year record we finished second in the league and we played about six matches towards the end of the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League season with seven matches only one lost, that loss didn’t change kano Pillars position because we lost the final match 3-0 at FC Ifeanyi Uba and still maintained the second position behind Akwa United in our group.
“So we come straight to Super six we played five matches unbeaten, taking the form into the Aiteo Cup, we played five matches unbeaten. If you calculate the matches, we played 17 matches with only one lost if you check these performances then Kano Pillars have really done well but are not going to take Niger Tornadoes for granted because Cup game is usually a very dangerous competition. He said.
Kano Pillars lost last year final in Asaba to Enugu Rangers on penalties after leading 3-0.
They started their 2019 Aiteo FA cup journey with a 4-0 victory over Aspire Academy before beating ABS of Ilorin 1-0.
They defeated Kwara United on penalties in the round of 16 before trashing Aklosendi of Lafia 4-0 in the quarter finals and won Calabar Rovers on penalties to reached their second consecutive finals.
Disturbing images of Nigeria’s Men’s Basketball team to the AfroCan is drawing the consternation of basketball fans, with the players claiming they were abandoned by the Nigeria Basketball Federation on arrival from Mali.
Stoke City suffered a 2-1 defeat in pre-season to Leicester City; and against arguably the best team they have faced in their five friendly games in preparation for the new season.
Kelechi Iheanacho followed up his goal scoring performance against Cambridge United with a double against Rotherham in Leicester City’s pre-season.
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