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Hapoel Be’er Sheva Midfielder John Ogu is the latest Super Eagles player to arrive at the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort camp in Akwa Ibom State. Ogu has missed the Super Eagles last two training sessions on grass but there are no worries about his fitness as he went the distance in his club’s final match of this season against Maccabi Netanya on Monday. John Obi Mikel and his former Chelsea teammate Victor Moses are the two players named in Nigeria’s 30-man provisional squad list still being expected as at the time of this report.

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CYBER experts in the USA have revealed clues that Russia is plotting a potential cyber attack which could coincide with the Champions League final coming up on Saturday. Cisco Systems claimed that a half a million routers had been compromised in preparation for what could be a major cyber attack against Ukraine, raising the spectre of large-scale disruption during Champions League soccer final. Ukraine’s Cyberpolice said in a statement published by AFP that it was possible the hackers planned to strike during “large-scale events,” an apparent reference either to the match between Real Madrid and Liverpool in the capital Kiev on…

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Former Chelsea midfielder Thorgan Hazard has said that while Sevilla “are a great club”, he is currently enjoying himself in the Bundesliga. The brother of Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard has scored 11 times and registered nine assists in 37 appearances for Gladbach during the 2017-18 campaign. Sevilla have been credited with an interest in recent days, but Thorgan has said that he ‘feels good’ at his current team. “Sevilla is a great club,” Hazard told RTBF. “They are a good team who play at the top of one of Europe’s strongest leagues and compete highly in Europe almost every year, but Monchengladbach are strong too. “Right now,…

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Napoli have announced the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager, effectively sacking Maurizio Sarri amid interest from Chelsea and Zenit St Petersburg. Ancelotti, former manager of Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and most recently Bayern Munich, has signed a three-year deal at the Stadio San Paolo. A statement from the club confirmed: “Napoli are happy to announce the definition of an agreement with coach Carlo Ancelotti to become lead the first team for the next three seasons and therefore starting from 2018-19.” Sarri had led Napoli to top three finishes in each of his three seasons in charge, pushing Juventus close this campaign…

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