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Odion Ighalo scored his eighth goal of the season in Changchun Yatai’s 2-1 away win over Chongqing Lifan on game week 12 in the CSL on Tuesday. The Chinese League had been on a two-month break as a result of the 2018 World Cup and resumed today with four matches played. Chongqing Lifan took the lead through Seba in the sixth minute and their one-goal advantage lasted only thirteen minutes, with Ighalo volleying the ball into the back of the net. An own goal from Yongzhe Cui put Changchun Yatai ahead in the 54th minute which eventually earned them their fourth win of the season.…

Former EPL Champions, Leicester City stand a chance to make a whopping profit of £24m if Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa completes a reported £40m move to Saudi Arabia. The 25-year-old pacy forward signed for just £16 million in the summer of 2016 but could only manage just five goals in 33 games for the Foxes before being loaned back to CSKA last winter. Musa’s World Cup form has now seen him linked with plenty of moves away from the King Power. The latest reports involved Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr. They are seemingly ready to pay a…

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has invited Nigeria U20 international Nnamdi Ofoborh to join up with the first team for the Pre-season training. The young central midfielder was omitted from the Cherries traveling party to La Manga, Spain on July 10 but has been summoned to join the team at their get-together in Spain. Welcome to the group! 👋 Nnamdi Ofoborh has joined up with the first team and will remain with the squad for the remainder of #afcb’s training camp at @LaMangaClub. pic.twitter.com/uYDax5ShZg — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) July 16, 2018 ”Nnamdi Ofoborh has joined up with the first…

Nigeria will host the 2021 WAFU Cup of Nations, according to a statement signed by the title sponsors of the sub-regional tournament. Nigeria has been named as home to the third edition of the WAFU Cup of Nations to take place in September, in 2021. The home-based Eagles lost in the final of the 2017 WAFU Cup to hosts Ghana. However, Senegal will host next year’s edition also in September after Ghana hosted the revamped biennial championship last year. The two-week tournament will be played in September 2019.

Super Eagles young forward, Henry Onyekuru has expressed his delight after receiving a rousing welcome on his arrival to Galatasaray pre-season camp in Switzerland. Onyekuru is on a season-long loan deal with the Turkish champions, joined his team in Switzerland for pre-season and was warmly received as per ScoreNigeria. “I was well received on my arrival here by officials, teammates and fans,” he stated. “It is a good feeling for me, the atmosphere is good. Most especially the fans, I was overwhelmed with the way they have accepted me. “They are just amazing with their show…

Super Eagles and Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa has been linked with a move away from the King Power Stadium for a staggering £40m fee. Musa was an impressive performer at the World Cup, but he appears to have little future at the King Power Stadium having spent the second half of last season on loan at CSKA Moscow. Multiple international News outlets are now saying Musa will move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for a fee which would represent fantastic business for the Foxes. The 25-year-old pacy forward hit a match-winning double against Iceland, but City would…

La Liga club side Sevilla is reportedly in talks to sign Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko on loan from the West London side this summer. Bakayoko joined Chelsea from Monaco one year ago, but his performances during his debut campaign in England were often criticised despite making 43 appearances across all competitions. The 23-year-old’s future at the club was cast into further doubt due to the arrival of Jorginho last week, with the midfielder following new manager Maurizio Sarri from Napoli. The report goes on to say that Sevilla would be willing to pay up to 90% of the Frenchman’s £6m-a-year wages in a bid to convince Chelsea to…

French football sensation Kylian Mbappe is reportedly going to donate US$500,000 (NZ$738,000) in World Cup earnings to charity. According to Sports Illustrated, the 19-year-old forward earned about US$22,500 (NZ$33,000) for each of France’s seven World Cup matches, plus a bonus of around US$350,000 (NZ$515,000) after Les Bleus won the title with a 4-2 victory over Croatia. But he apparently won’t be keeping any of it. Instead, according to French news outlet L’Equipe, he will be donating it all to Premiers de Cordee, a charity that provides sports activities to hospitalized and disabled children. Mbappe first formed an association with the charity…

Super Eagles attacking Midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo has expressed his delight after his very good first day at new club Stoke City’s pre-season training. Etebo who is a Super Eagles’ fan favourite after his amazing performance for the Eagles at the just concluded Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup took to his social media handle to express his excitement. Good first day at training, pleased to be here and excited for the challenge ahead. #Ek #StokeCity 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/JXFQmxFVQP — Etebo Karo (@etebo_karo) July 16, 2018 The former Warri Wolves midfielder has also been handed his favourite jersey Number 8, the…

Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho has resumed early to pre-season training with his La Liga club, Deportivo La Coruna. Uzoho who became the youngest goalkeeper to play for Nigeria at the World Cup has returned to Depor’s training base in Spain and worked with the club’s goalkeeper coach, Yvan Castillo on Monday. Uzoho was one of the early birds to return to training for Deportivo despite participating in the just concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He made two senior appearances in the division for the club last season (versus Girona and Eibar), while…