Author: Brila

Liverpool FC have completed the signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal after the player turned down a move to join Chelsea.

Victory tomorrow for Nigeria is so vital that skipper Mikel Obi has made it clear the Super Eagles will not be bothered if they had to play ugly but still pick all three points at the expense of Cameroon.

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, has confirmed that FC Ifeanyi Ubah goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, will start in goal for Nigeria in Friday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon.

Riyhad Mahrez is in discussions with Barcelona, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur over a deadline day move with Arsenal no longer in the race for his signature, according to latest reports.

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have kept mute their travel plans on the crucial World Cup qualifying duel with Nigeria.

The Presidential recognition of 2017 Women’s AfroBasket winners D’Tigress, plus the cash reward promised the team sparked an outcry from a Sport Federation President, his Athletes and a section of the media as well.

Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group opponent Algeria will be without their talisman, Riyad Mahrez – at least until matchday – as he leaves the squad to “formalise” his move from Leicester City, according to the Algerian Football Federation (FAF).

Nigeria and Cameroon have a rich history of football rivalry and next month another chapter will be added to the tome when the two clash in a double header, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Precedent and empirical facts reinforce superstitious beliefs in football. And nowhere like Africa is the subject of superstitions a more passionate talking point.

President Muhammadu Buhari hosted D’Tigress at the State House, Presidential Villa Abuja on Wednesday and promised the 2017 Women’s AfroBasket champions cash rewards for their feat.