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Liverpool’s Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino is reportedly doubtful for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with French giants, Paris Saint Germain. The Brazilian sustained an unserious injury last weekend in their game with Spurs and was substituted in the second half of the game after clashing with opposition defender Jan Vertongen. According to the manager, Jurgen Klopp in a report said that the forward will be fine after suffering from an eye injury and might be fit for Tuesday game against Paris saint german in the UEFA champion league. klopp also stated that the team were in fears considering the fact that the star is one of there…

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has chosen Tunisia to host the home game against Nigeria on October 14, according to a report on Libya Observer. The away match between Libya and Nigeria will take place in the Nigerian city of Kaduna on October 10. The LFF has not yet specify the stadium to hold the match. The Algerian-Belgian coach Adil Amroush of the Libyan team tried to convince the LFF to play the home game against Nigeria in Algeria instead of Tunisia, in order to gain public support in his country and to benefit from the support…

Coach of Rwandan Club side, Roberto do Carmo has revealed his team will be coming for a win over Enyimba International FC in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists during the post match conference, the Brazilian said it was a difficult but important game for both sides and that the tie is still a very open one. “Today was a difficult game. It was very important for my players to show their capacity in the field. It was an open match.” He said Roberto do Carmo also stated that his objective was to win but since he only got a draw, thanks to…

World football governing body, FIFA, has released the latest ranking for senior football teams of registered members with the Nigeria Super Eagles retaining the 49th spot. This new ranking represents the best teams in the world as at September 16th, 2018. France is Number one, with Belgium and Brazil following in second and the third positions respectively. Tunisia and Senegal are tied on the 24th position as the most rated Football countries in African Football, meanwhile, Ghana and Morocco are on 45th and 46th position respectively. Cameroon is the 5th placed African team at 47, with the…

Chelsea boss Sarri believes Hazard can become the best player in Europe, and thinks the Belgium playmaker can fire as many as 40 goals this term. Hazard netted an impressive hat-trick as the west London side claimed all three points against Cardiff City on Saturday thanks to a 4-1 win at Stamford Bridge. The 27-year-old has made a strong start to the new campaign under new boss Sarri and the playmaker will be hoping to help Chelsea FC mount a serious Premier League title challenge this term. Hazard has scored five goals and made two assists in five…

Nigeria’s men basketball team (D’Tigers) beat Senegal 89-61 to wrap up their qualification series for the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup on Saturday, September 16. The game was a formality as D’Tigers already beat the Central African Republic (CAF) 114-69  to qualify for the world tournament with one game to spare. Despite becoming the first African country through to the FIBA World Cup, D’tigers were aiming to finish their qualification campaign unbeaten at the National Stadium Surulere. The Senegalese tried to get back into the encounter as they won the third quarter 18-17 but were trailing by a massive amount of…

Enyimba forward Wasiu Alalade says he is confident the People’s Elephant will secure the semifinal ticket on the ongoing CAF CC after holding Rayon Sports to a goalless draw in Kigali. Speaking via Brila FM, Alalade expressed his satisfaction with the goalless draw his side was able to secure away in Kigali. “We tried our possible best,” Alalade told Brila FM. “And fortunately, we were able to leave Kigali with a point. “One point is not too bad for us, We will finish the job in the second leg in Nigeria,” the 20-year-old winger stated. …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season.

CRISTIANO RONALDO has finally ended his Juventus goal drought by scoring his side’s first goal against Sassuolo. The 33-year-old has been struggling to find the back of the net after four games in his new league. But he did the job this time at the Juventus Stadium, netting with a tap-in from just a yard out after a defensive mishap saw the ball bounce off the post. After failing to score in his first 319 minutes of league action for Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo now has two in 15 minutes. More Follows…

Nigeria’s Samson Tijani and Kunle Olusegun both picked individual awards at the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations qualifying championships in Niger.