Author: Seyi Alao

Nigeria international, John Mikel Obi has revealed that the Middlesbrough players are still in shock after their 1-0 home loss to Bristol City in the English Championship tie at the Riverside on Tuesday. Boro dominated the game and created several scoring opportunities but they were let down by poor finishing and good defending by the away team. The Super Eagles captain told the club’s website that the team are still in shock after loss and believed his side saw the cruel side of football on Tuesday. “It’s unbelievable. Sometimes football is very cruel like that. “We come out to…

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Super Eagles new sensation Paul Onauchu scored twice for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Cup semi-final win over Odense BoldKlub at MCH arena on Wednesday. OB midfielder Troels Kløve Hallstrøm put Midtjylland ahead after putting the ball into his own net in the 34th minutes of the encounterand it proved to be the only goal of the first 45 minutes. Onuachu doubled Midtjylland’s advantage in the 47th minutes with a perfect strike to beat Hans Christian Bernat in goal for Odense BoldKlub. The 24 year old completed his brace in the 72nd minutes to put the game beyond their opponents.…

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Katsina United has been asked to pay a fine of N1million and face banishment to another venue for not allowing visiting teams access to train on their registered home ground for matches as provided by the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Framework and Rules. The League Management Company (LMC) decided to penalised the Abdullahi Biffo’s side after reviewing the different complaints by three other premier league clubs before the complaint by Rangers International that they were prevented from gaining access to the Mohammed Dikko Stadium on Tuesday for a rescheduled fixture. Katsina United was accused to have breach Rule C1 of…

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A delegation of the Super Falcons of Nigeria, including 24 players, has fully settled down in Spain as the African champions continue their preparations for the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Spain this summer. A number of the players left on Monday night while the rest of the delegation departed Nigeria on Tuesday. Having already taken in two matches at the China Tournament in Meizhou in January and four matches at the Cyprus Women’s Cup in February, the Falcons will play two matches in Spain, including a high-profile clash with the Canada Women National Team. They first…

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