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Les Bleus of France have confirmed their place in the Semifinals of the ongoing Russia 2018 World Cup with an impressive 2-0 quarterfinal win over South American giants, Uruguay. France will now face the winners of the second quarter-final between Brazil and Belgium later in the day. More Follows…

Enyimba and FC Ifeanyi Ubah will split the proceeds from the FIFA Club Benefits Programme based on Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa’s participation in the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani has failed to make Uruguay’s starting XI for their Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final against France due to injury. The former Napoli striker will start on the bench for the knockout tie, with Girona’s Christian Stuani partnering Barcelona’s Luis Suarez up front in Cavani’s absence. Oscar Tabarez has otherwise named an unchanged side from the 2-1 victory over Spain in the last 16, with Jose Gimenez keeping his place in defence, having fully recovered from a back problem. On the other hand, France boasts a fully fit side, making only one change from their last outing against Argentina. Blaise Matuidi drops to…

English Premier League side Everton have reportedly rejected a £12 million bid for striker Ademola Lookman from German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. After struggling for minutes during the first half of last season, Lookman spent the second half of the season in the Bundesliga with Leipzig and impressed, scoring 5 times from 11 games. According to Sportlens, Leipzig may come up with another improved bid considering that the player is open to an exit. The Toffees are expected to sign new players this summer as they aim to improve under new manager Marco Silva. The Merseysiders are thought to want to…

They say a new star is born every generation, but as far as Stars go, Kanu Nwankwo is irreplaceable in Nigeria football.

CAF has appointed NFF President Amaju Pinnick as the new 1st Vice President following the resignation of former Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi. The 48-year-old resigned from his roles as a member of the FIFA Council, member of the FIFA Associations Committee, First Vice President of CAF and President of Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU) after the investigative piece by ace journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas on corruption in Ghana Football. The former Ghana FA President was banned by FIFA being ban by FIFA for a duration of 90 days for alleged corrupt practices. Amaju Pinnick…

Alex Iwobi did not hit the big time at the FIFA 2018 World Cup; as many had hoped prior, but the forward is moving on, spending some quality time with family in a game keepie uppie… with his dad!

Brazil Manager Tite have been handed with some headache on his hands if the Samba boys continue their run in Russia with Danilo ruled out injured. The Brazil team take on Belgium in their quarter-final clash on Friday night, hoping to take a step closer to securing a sixth World Cup triumph. After seeing Dani Alves ruled out of the tournament before it began due to injury, Tite has also had to cope with the absence of Danilo after he featured in their opening game against Switzerland. According to Sky Sports though, the Manchester City ace’s World Cup is over as…

Former Flying Eagles skipper Kelechi Nwakali is getting closer to completing a season-long loan move to Portuguese powerhouse Porto after arriving in Portugal. Nwakali is not in the Netherlands to discuss a deal with Eredivisie outfit NAC Breda despite pictures surfacing online showing him at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda according to AllNigeriasoccer. Kelechi’s brother and agent, Allwell Nwakali said Porto are processing his paperwork and any moment from now, maybe tomorrow or next, he will have his medical. ”He has nothing to do with NAC Breda.” Porto have already agreed on a loan deal with Arsenal for Kelechi,…

Russian League club FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk have confirmed the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Fegor Ogude from the ‘Bankrupt’ Amkar Perm. “Yenise signed a contract with 30-year-old Nigerian defensive midfielder Fegor Ogude, who last season played for the Perm Amkar,” reads the statement on the club’s official website. FK Yenisey gained promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time last season from the FNL, Russia’s first tier, following a 6-4 aggregate win against Anzhi Makhachkala in the playoffs. It is Ogude’s third club in Europe as he previously featured for Valeranga of Norway after arriving…