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After struggling badly at Chelsea, French midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has agreed to sign for AC Milan, initially on loan. The France international has been deemed surplus to requirements and the loan deal includes at €35million purchase offer at the end of the season. A £40million signing from Monaco in the summer of 2017, Bakayoko made over 40 appearances during his first season in England but he struggled at times and will be hoping to make a big impact following his move to Serie A. “AC Milan are pleased to announce the signing of French midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko…

The NFF and FIFA have sent out their  Goodwill birthday messages across to former Super Eagles captain and Legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha on his 45th birthday. Both Federations took to their social media handles to send across goodwill messages of birthday the former Footballer and others. Happy birthday to the one and only football magician @IAmOkocha. Thank you for the memories and have a good one. 🎇⚽🎂🎆🎆 pic.twitter.com/N0gZxaYqVF — The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) August 14, 2018 🇺🇸 1994 ✅ 🇫🇷 1998 ✅ 🇰🇷🇯🇵 2002 ✅ Happy birthday, @IAmOkocha 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/iKzu6B4hCx — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) August 14,…

Manchester United are now very optimistic about agreeing on new terms with goalkeeper David De Gea in the wake of Thibaut Courtois’ move to Real Madrid. The 27-year-old’s future has been repeatedly questioned since he came close to joining Real Madrid three years ago and United are desperate to keep hold of the Spain international. Courtois’ move from Chelsea to the Bernabeu last week has taken his most obvious destination out of the equation, boosting United’s hopes of agreeing a new contract with De Gea. The Spaniard’s current deal expires next summer with a further year existing…

Former Super Eagles Captain and Legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha today turn 45. Born 14 August 1973 in Enugu, Okocha is a quick and skillful playmaker, who is widely regarded as the best Nigerian player of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time. Okocha made his official debut for Nigeria in their 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier away loss against Ivory Coast in May 1993. It was not until his second cap and a home debut that he became a favourite with the Nigerian supporters. The Football icon had represented Eintracht Frankfurt, Fernerbache, Paris Saint-German, Bolton Wanderers, Qatar…

Five-time African champion and Nigeria’s most revered Tennis player Segun Toriola has decried the poor state of Women Table Tennis players in the Country. The Commonwealth Games gold medalist Toriola was extremely happy his compatriot Aruna Quadri claimed the 2018 Nigeria Open but he is worried about the future of the country’s female players. The five-time African champion said Quadri’s success in the ITTF Challenger on Sunday underlined the potential of Nigerian players but efforts were not enough to sustain the progress of the ping pongers. He said it was sad that women players were not progressing…

Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses says he’s working tirelessly to earn a starting shirt ahead of Chelsea’s game against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Moses who had played an integral role in former Boss Antonio Conte’s successful reign came on from the bench to replace Pedro Rodriguez in the Blues’ 3-0 thrashing of Huddersfield on last Saturday. Moses was part of the Super Eagles squad that played at the 2018 World Cup where Nigeria crashed out in the group stages after losing 2-0 to Croatia, winning 2-0 to Iceland before losing 2-1 to Argentina.

Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o has signed for Qatar league side, Qatar Sports Club, just days after he ended a brief stay at Turkish side Konyaspor. The former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker will be unveiled on Tuesday, said Qatar Sports Club, the latest big-name edition to Qatar’s domestic league as it gears up to host the 2022 World Cup. The club said on social media that it would “present the international star Samuel Eto’o” at a press conference. It is understood he underwent a medical earlier in the day. It will be the 13th professional club…

Super Eagles and FC Porto midfielder Kelechi Nwakali has expressed his readiness to fight for a place in the Nigeria National team. Nwakali has shown flashes of his abilities while playing for the Nigeria U-20 side and most recently in a pre-World Cup game vs Atletico Madrid in Uyo. “I hope I can keep my performance up and hopefully also with the national team should I be called up,” Nwakali declared. “It has always been my dream to represent my country at the highest level. “If the coach decides I am up for it, I will…

Falconets head Coach Chris Danjuma has assured Nigerians that his ladies will not have to wait until the last minute to win their quarterfinals match against Spain on Thursday. Speaking with www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko shortly after the Rasheedat Ajibade’s last minute equalizer against China on Monday, Coach Danjuma said he would work on the players to ensure they get the job done earlier next time so they don’t have to wait on luck again. Meanwhile, the veteran tactician expressed his delight after seeing his young side advance into the quarterfinals of the U20 Women’s World Cup going on…

Super Eagles and Former Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa’s debut goal gave his new Saudi Arabian side a 2-1 win over Al Jazira in Abu Dhabi. There was a famous face on the bench for the Knights of Najd, with the Nigeria forward joining from Leicester City earlier this month for an initial fee of £14.8m, which is believed could rise to £25m. And the Super Eagles star proved to be a super sub as he climbed off the bench and scored a superb winning goal, with the Saudi Professional League side now in the driving seat to make…