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Super Eagles Midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi will be assessed by Leicester City after suffering a suspected hamstring injury while on international duty with Nigeria. Ndidi limped off late on in the Super Eagles’ 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday, which secured Nigeria’s qualification for the World Cup finals. The 20-year-old is due back with Leicester on Tuesday where he will be assessed as the squad prepares for their Premier League clash with West Brom on Oct 16. Nigeria insists Ndidi’s injury is not serious and, with City not playing until Monday night, it will give the Super Eagles midfielder a few more days…

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The Super Eagles are set to become the most successful African country to have participated in the Fifa World Cup after qualifying for next summer’s tournament in Russia. Only Cameroon, with seven, has made more World Cup appearances than the Super Eagles among African teams. The Indomitable Lions also lead the way in the points accumulated in the all-time standings with 19 points but they won’t be on the plane to Russia, paving the way for Nigeria to overtake the African champions and set a new record. The Super Eagles have racked up 18 points across six tournaments and are…

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FIFA and Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) have launched an investigation into the behavior of the Copper Bullets fans during Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Zambia on Saturday evening. FIFA is reacting to photographs showing the Zambia fans displaying a banner,’H.E. E.C. LUNGU GOD BLESS YOU’ in the stands at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, in support of ‘unpopular’ Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu. The organization does not allow political messages during games, which means that Zambia could be fined by football’s governing body as a result at the end of the inquiry. ”However, keeping in mind that the rules need…

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Monday’s official draw for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 mapped out the road to global glory for the seven clubs taking part in the final tournament of the year, which takes place between 6 and 16 December.

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Super Eagles earned a deserved place in the 2018 FIFA world cup in Russia courtesy of an Alex Iwobi goal sixteen minutes from time against Zambia in Uyo on Saturday night. Here are five things we learned from the Super Eagles victory : These Super Eagles can touch the height of the skies as a compact unit It was evident, most especially in the first half, that the Super Eagles were in for a torrid outing at Uyo yesterday. But one just had to sit back and admire how well they responded to the Zambian initial onslaught. While the Chipolopolo came…

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