Author: Tolu Adedayo

Barcelona player Philippe Coutinho will be out of action for two to three weeks due to a muscle tear, Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona announced on Thursday. The 26-year-old sustained the injury on his left leg during Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League draw versus Inter Milan on Tuesday. With an injured hamstring, Coutinho will now miss the upcoming home La Liga clash against Real Betis at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday. “Tests undertaken on Thursday morning have confirmed that Philippe Coutinho has a small rupture in the femoral biceps of his left leg,” the club’s statement read. “He…

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Isaac Success, Victor Osimhen, and Kelechi Iheanacho will battle hard to lead the attack of the Super Eagles of Nigeria when they take on South Africa in the AFCON 2019 Qualifiers following the withdrawal of Odion Ighalo due to injury. Success played second fiddle to Ighalo during the last round of qualifiers coming on as a substitute in the first game before sitting out the entirety of the second leg in Tunisia. Ighalo took the game really well by scoring five goals in both games. Odion’s absence was confirmed yesterday when Henry Onyekuru was announced as his replacement following…

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