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The Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday booked their place in the Niger 2019 Total Africa Youth Championship after defeating Mauritania 5-0 in their second leg final round clash played at the Agege Stadium. The Paul Aigbogun-led Young Eagles qualified 6-1 on aggregate having played 1-1 with Mauritania in Nouakchot last Saturday. A hat trick from Nazifi Yahaya and goals from Wasiu Alalade and Norway-based Aremu Afeez sealed an emphatic win for Nigeria after dominating the play for 90minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo signed a mind-boggling €100 million deal to transfer to Juventus, so it’s fair to say he’s not strapped for cash.

Liverpool have dropped a major hint that Nabil Fekir will not be joining the club as Sadio Mane has changed numbers from 19 to 10. The Senegal international has swapped his previous number 19 – which he chose when joining from Southampton two years ago – for the 10 shirt. It is yet another hint from Liverpool that their attempts to sign Fekir from Lyon are over, after Jurgen Klopp suggested their summer business is complete following Alisson’s arrival. A Liverpool statement read: “The Senegal international has switched from his previous number, 19, which he has worn since joining the club…

Former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri has been ordered to change his habits by Roman Abramovich after signing on to become the new Chelsea Manager. The 59-year-old Italian – who replaces Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge – has been ordered to wear a suit on matchdays rather than his usual tracksuit approach, and has also been told to cut out his cheeky half-time cigarettes. The sight of Sarri puffing away on the touchline became a regular one during his time at former club Napoli, before he was banned from doing so and given a special designated area in the home…

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has ruled out the possibility of leaving the club this summer despite reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid. Speculation regarding Neymar’s future raged throughout his debut season in the French capital, with reports quickly emerging following his world-record move from Barcelona. Madrid have been long-term admirers of Neymar, having initially missed out on his signature when he decided to join Barcelona, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit from the Bernabeu led to further reports that the European champions could step up their chase for the Brazil international. However, Madrid themselves have officially denied their interest and now the…

Nigeria international Alhassan ‘Muazzam’ Ibrahim has completed a move to Portuguese club CD Nacional on a four-year contract. ‘Muazzam’ was set to join local rivals SC Maritimo but transfer negotiations broke down allowing Nacional, who are back in the Portuguese top flight, to snap him up, as per ScoreNigeria. Nacional president was in Nigeria, to discuss a deal with the player’s club FC Hearts, according to the report. Nacional reported that ‘Muazzam’ will resume full training tomorrow, according to the club. Last season, Ibrahim played on loan at Austria Wien.

CAF have picked the Capital city of Senegal, Dakar to host the 2018 African Player of the year award Night coming up on 8th January 2019. This was disclosed in a communique signed by President of the Senegalese FA, Augustin Senghor, and announced on Friday, that the Aiteo/CAF awards will hold on January 8, 2019, in Dakar, Senegal. “The Head of State (Macky Sall), who received in audience the President of the African Confederation of Football, Ahmad, this Thursday, has agreed that our capital is home to this important event of the continental football”, Senghor said. “They…

Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted the silver medal his team won at the World Cup in Russia because he was sent home early in the competition according to media reports. The AC Milan forward has reportedly said “thank you but I did not play in Russia.” Coach Zlatko Dalic sent Kalinic home following the team’s 2-0 victory over Nigeria in their opening match. Dalic said he wanted to use Kalinic as a substitute in the second half but the AC Milan forward, who was already warming up, told him he was not able to play…

Former Golden Eaglets Coach Emmanuel Amunike and Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr will arrive Rabat, Morocco on Saturday for the CAF ‘World Cup’ Workshop. Amunike was a member of the FIFA Technical study group at the just concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup hosted by Russia. The Spain-based Amunike revealed this to ScoreNigeria earlier on Friday that he will be attending a conference to discuss the way forward for the game of football in Africa. “I will be attending a conference starting from tomorrow mainly to discuss the five representatives of Africa to the World Cup and the way…

South Africa’s Percy Tau has joined Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion on a four-year deal, but will proceed on loan to “develop and get better”.