Author: Brila

Former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri has been ordered to change his habits by Roman Abramovich after signing on to become the new Chelsea Manager. The 59-year-old Italian – who replaces Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge – has been ordered to wear a suit on matchdays rather than his usual tracksuit approach, and has also been told to cut out his cheeky half-time cigarettes. The sight of Sarri puffing away on the touchline became a regular one during his time at former club Napoli, before he was banned from doing so and given a special designated area in the home…

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has ruled out the possibility of leaving the club this summer despite reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid. Speculation regarding Neymar’s future raged throughout his debut season in the French capital, with reports quickly emerging following his world-record move from Barcelona. Madrid have been long-term admirers of Neymar, having initially missed out on his signature when he decided to join Barcelona, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit from the Bernabeu led to further reports that the European champions could step up their chase for the Brazil international. However, Madrid themselves have officially denied their interest and now the…

Nigeria international Alhassan ‘Muazzam’ Ibrahim has completed a move to Portuguese club CD Nacional on a four-year contract. ‘Muazzam’ was set to join local rivals SC Maritimo but transfer negotiations broke down allowing Nacional, who are back in the Portuguese top flight, to snap him up, as per ScoreNigeria. Nacional president was in Nigeria, to discuss a deal with the player’s club FC Hearts, according to the report. Nacional reported that ‘Muazzam’ will resume full training tomorrow, according to the club. Last season, Ibrahim played on loan at Austria Wien.

CAF have picked the Capital city of Senegal, Dakar to host the 2018 African Player of the year award Night coming up on 8th January 2019. This was disclosed in a communique signed by President of the Senegalese FA, Augustin Senghor, and announced on Friday, that the Aiteo/CAF awards will hold on January 8, 2019, in Dakar, Senegal. “The Head of State (Macky Sall), who received in audience the President of the African Confederation of Football, Ahmad, this Thursday, has agreed that our capital is home to this important event of the continental football”, Senghor said. “They…

Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted the silver medal his team won at the World Cup in Russia because he was sent home early in the competition according to media reports. The AC Milan forward has reportedly said “thank you but I did not play in Russia.” Coach Zlatko Dalic sent Kalinic home following the team’s 2-0 victory over Nigeria in their opening match. Dalic said he wanted to use Kalinic as a substitute in the second half but the AC Milan forward, who was already warming up, told him he was not able to play…

Former Golden Eaglets Coach Emmanuel Amunike and Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr will arrive Rabat, Morocco on Saturday for the CAF ‘World Cup’ Workshop. Amunike was a member of the FIFA Technical study group at the just concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup hosted by Russia. The Spain-based Amunike revealed this to ScoreNigeria earlier on Friday that he will be attending a conference to discuss the way forward for the game of football in Africa. “I will be attending a conference starting from tomorrow mainly to discuss the five representatives of Africa to the World Cup and the way…

South Africa’s Percy Tau has joined Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion on a four-year deal, but will proceed on loan to “develop and get better”.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned UEFA’s decision to exclude Milan from the Europa League.

English Premier League side Chelsea and Real Madrid have reportedly come to an agreement over a £170m fee for playmaker Eden Hazard. The Belgium Captain has repeatedly refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Stamford Bridge this summer and emerged as Madrid’s top transfer target following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this week. According to Le10 Sport, a ‘first agreement’ of £170m has been reached between Chelsea and Real Madrid for the 27-year-old. Intriguingly, the report appears to elude to Thibaut Courtois being included in the deal for the price quoted. Hazard has reportedly already agreed on personal terms with Madrid and is keen to complete the transfer this…

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has insisted he has never thought about leaving Leicester City as the club prepares to offer the midfielder a new contract. The 21-year-old has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League since his £15million move to the King Power Stadium from Genk last January and won more tackles than anyone in the EPL last season. His 15 tackles were the most of any player in the group stages while Ndidi is still joint-second in the overall list, despite Nigeria being knocked out after just three games. …