Author: Brila

Manchester United winger Anthony Martial and his Arsenal counterpart Alex Lacazette have both been left out of France’s 23-man squad for this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. The two players were notable omissions from the list released by manager Didier Deschamps on Thursday. Olympique Marseille winger Dmitri Payet is another notable omission though his participation was in doubt as a result of the injury he sustained during Wednesday’s UEFA Europa League (UEL) 3-0 final loss to Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. Five Premier League players made the cut despite the absence of Martial and Lacazette. The players include Tottenham Hotspur…

Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly identified Chelsea winger Eden Hazard as a possible transfer target for the summer window.

Junior Lokosa may not reproduce his impressive club form as a national team player because the Super Eagles is a different and bigger set up than his club according to former Nigeria Coach Samson Siasia.

After snubbing Nigeria to pursue an international career with England, Tammy Abraham’s ambitions hit a brick wall on Wednesday after it emerged he was not named in the Three Lions’ 23-man preliminary world cup list.

Stephen Eze has come a long way since the 2016 African Nations Championship where he first showed his quality in the national team colors.

A brilliant performance as substitute in a 4-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 10 March helped revive Kelechi Iheanacho’s debut season as a Leicester City player.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has revealed he consulted his parents before opting to accept the invitation to feature at the 1998 World Cup.

Brazil striker Neymar Jr has returned to full training, as he and his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates practised at their home ground, Parc des Princes today. Neymar has been missing from first-team action for three months after he sustained a foot injury in February. The former Barcelona forward broke his metatarsal during a Ligue 1 match against Europa League runners-up, Marseille.

Former Boss Arsene Wenger has backed Mikel Arteta to succeed him as Arsenal manager amid speculation linking the former Everton star to the currently vacant role at Emirates Stadium.

The U20 National Team, Flying Eagles, fancy their chances of reaching the next round of the qualification series for the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations when they face Guinea Bissau at the Udoukaha Jacob Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday.