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Head coach of Panama Hernan Dario Gomez has banned his players from seeing their partners during this summer’s World Cup in Russia. Panama will be taking part in their first ever World Cup this summer, taking on Belgium, England, and Tunisia in Group G. According to a Panama superstar Cummings, who plays for MLS side San Jose Earthquakes, revealed how Panama’s boss has brought the rule into place to help his players focus solely on football. “We have restrictions placed on us, as do all national teams – and a ban on having sex is one of ours,” the 26-year-old defender is quoted by The Sun.…

Nigeria Super Eagles will today undergo the mandatory ‘Open Door’ training session at the Essentuki Arena from 4 pm local time, which is 2 pm Nigeria time. The Super Eagles squad of 23 players will train after coach Gernot Rohr said all the players are fit and ready for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The training session is open to the public and it will be for at least an hour. The Super Eagles’ opening group game is Saturday night against Croatia in Kaliningrad.

Star striker Desire Oparanozie and African footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala allowed champions Nigeria to qualify for the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations on a 7-0 aggregate win. Oparanozie started by blasting past goalkeeper Aminata Gaye from the spot in the second minute after Francisca Ordega was upended in the box by Nenneh Jallow. Former Under-17 team star Amarachi Okoronkwo, who scored the only goal of the first leg in Bakau on Wednesday with a long-range strike, tried to recreate same on the half –hour, but her effort saw the ball kiss the upright and bounce to safety.…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles arrived in Russia around 11 pm on Monday night as they begin their quest to surpass the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup. The team who departed Austria yesterday where they played their last friendly game against Czech last week, will play Argentina, Croatia, and Iceland in Group D at the Mundial. The Super Eagles are expected to have their first training on Tuesday afternoon ahead of their opening fixture against Croatia on Saturday, June 16. The Super Eagles will stay at their base camp in Essentuki during the group stage of the competition.

Stoke City have signed Nigeria international midfielder Oghenekaro Peter Etebo on a five-year contract from Portuguese club Feirense, the second-tier Championship club said on Monday. Etebo, who will represent the Super Eagles in this month’s World Cup in Russia, is Stoke’s first signing of the close season with the Potters paying 7.2 million euros (6.4 million pounds) for the 22-year-old. “I’m particularly pleased that he took the time to look beyond our current league status and understand who we are as a club before choosing us ahead of current Premier League and Bundesliga clubs,” Stoke’s Chief Executive Tony Scholes said…

Former Arsenal Captain and Legend, Patrick Vieira has been appointed as the new Manager of Ligue one side, OGC Nice. The ex-Manchester City, Inter Milan and Juventus midfielder were in his third season as head coach of New York City. The 41-year-old had been tipped to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal before the appointment of Unai Emery. “Leaving New York is an incredibly difficult decision for me and my family and one that has not been taken lightly,” said Vieira. Nice finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season, missing out on a Europa League place by one point.

Leeds United are close to completing a deal to sign Carpi’s Jerry Mbakogu according to a report from the Yorkshire Post. While Leeds have not got a manager after they decided to sack Paul Heckingbottom, though it is rumoured that Marco Bielsa will take control soon, the club are already looking to sign players ahead of next season. The club was disappointed to not push forward after they came close to finishing in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs in 2017 and are hoping no matter who the manager will be that they can finally make it into the top six. And…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have each been paid $9,000 being the appearance fees for the World Cup warm-up matches against DR Congo, England, and the Czech Republic. According to reports from the Eagles camp, the fees were paid the team to further motivate them ahead of the World Cup. According to a top member of the NFF, the players were happy with the treatment they were receiving and that would only serve to bring out the best in them at the tournament which starts in a few days. Calling on Nigerians to get behind the Super Eagles, he said,…

The Nigeria Super Eagles romped through the toughest of Africa’s 2018 World Cup qualifying groups with such ease that it is difficult to offer a convincing argument against their credentials. However, this current crop of Super Eagles remains a side in need of improvement. It is a young squad, much changed from the team that reached the second round at the last World Cup in Brazil. Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi are yet to deliver on the impact that has been expected of them, although Iwobi did get the goal that ensured World Cup qualification when they beat Zambia 1-0 and the Arsenal…

Nigeria’s pioneer and only Sports Radio station, 88.9 Brila FM will be collaborating again to give listeners and users a top-notch coverage of the much anticipated Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup via a ‘Live from Russia’ campaign. Brila broke new grounds with live press coverage of the World Cup clashes with three correspondents on the ground right in Russia and in Lagos reporting simultaneously before, during and after every encounter. Reporting live from Russia for the Brila Media team is the fantastic trio of former West Brom and Super Eagles Left back, Ifeanyi Udeze, The popular radio anchor, Anthony Bekederemo and…