Golden Eaglets to face Burkina Faso in WAFU B Under-17 Championship final
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will take on Burkina Faso in the final of the WAFU B U-17 tournament on Friday.
In the second semi-final which was played on Tuesday, Burkina Faso edged hosts Ghana 1-0, courtesy of a second half penalty converted by Ousmane Camara.
This second semi-final result means both Burkina Faso and the Golden Eaglets will be at next year’s U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.
BERNADO SILVA COULD JOIN BARCELONA – GUARDIOLA OPENS UP
Pep Guardiola Has Opened Up On The Possibility Of Bernado Silva Joining Barcelona This Summer.
During The Announcement Of Barcelona’s Charity Game Against Manchester City Coming Up On 24th August, Barcelona President, Juan Laporta, Joked That Silva Would Be On Barca’s Side During The Game.
Pep Guardiola, Who Was Also In Attendance During The Announcement, Concurred
And Later In The Press Conference, The Manchester City Boss Opened Up On The True Picture Of Silva’s Future.
Guardiola Said He Hates Forcing Players Who Do Not Want To Stay At The Club, Even Though He Wants Silva To Stay At City.
We are in talks to sign Lukaku and Dybala, says Inter Milan
INTER MILAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE GIUSEPPE MAROTTA, HAS SAID THEY ARE IN TALKS TO SIGN CHELSEA STRIKER ROMELU LUKAKU AND JUVENTUS FORWARD PAULO DYBALA.
LUKAKU WOULD TAKE A PAY CUT TO REJOIN INTER ON LOAN AFTER HIS £97.5M MOVE LAST SUMMER.
INTER PRESIDENT STEVEN ZHANG HAS STEPPED IN TO TRY TO SORT OUT LUKAKU’S RETURN TO THE CLUB, AS
THE SERIE A SIDE DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCES TO ENGINEER A PERMANENT DEAL, AND HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO MEET THE LOAN FEE CHELSEA WANT FOR THE 29-YEAR-OLD.
ZHANG HAS BEEN MEETING WITH COACH SIMONE INZAGHI TO PUT TOGETHER A DEAL CHELSEA WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE.
BELGIUM INTERNATIONAL LUKAKU SCORED 15 GOALS IN ALL COMPETITIONS FOR THE BLUES LAST SEASON, WITH EIGHT IN 26 PREMIER LEAGUE APPEARANCES.
HE APOLOGISED FOR AN INTERVIEW DURING THE SEASON WHERE HE SAID HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HIS ROLE UNDER MANAGER THOMAS TUCHEL AND WANTED TO RETURN TO INTER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Chelsea Target City’s Sterling this Summer Transfer Window
CHELSEA ARE TARGETING MANCHESTER CITY WINGER RAHEEM STERLING AS THEIR MAJOR SUMMER SIGNING.
STERLING’S MANCHESTER CITY FUTURE IS IN DOUBT AS HE ENTERS THE FINAL 12 MONTHS OF HIS CONTRACT.
THE ENGLAND FORWARD, HAS ATTRACTED INTEREST FROM MAJOR CLUBS OVERSEAS, BUT CHELSEA BELIEVE THEY CAN PERSUADE HIM TO REMAIN IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
THE BLUES HAVE THE OBVIOUS ATTRACTION OF BEING IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOR THE LONDON-BORN PLAYER.
STERLING SCORED 13 GOALS IN 30 PREMIER LEAGUE APPEARANCES AS HE WON HIS FOURTH TITLE LAST TERM.
2022 WAFCON: Oparanozie Out Of Super Falcons Squad
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has announced that Desire Oparanozie will not feature at this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco next month.
Oparanozie’s exclusion from the squad was confirmed via NFF’s Twitter handle.
However, no reason has been given for her exclusion from the squad.
She will now be replaced by Sweden-based player, Anam Imo.
MATA SET TO JOIN IGHALO AT SAUDI CLUB, AL HILAL
FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED MIDFIELDER JUAN MATA HAS RECEIVED A BIG OFFER FROM SAUDI ARABIA PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE CLUB AL HILAL.
THE 34-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN RELEASED BY MANCHESTER UNITED WITH HIS CONTRACT SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
SPORTS REPORTS SAY AL HILAL HAS OFFERED MATA A DEAL WORTH €10M-A-YEAR TO MOVE TO SAUDI ARABIA WHICH HE HAS REJECTED, ALONG WITH OFFERS FROM TURKEY IN RECENT DAYS.
INSTEAD, MATA SEES HIMSELF RETURNING TO SPAIN NEXT SEASON, WHERE HE HAS INTEREST FROM SEVILLA, REAL BETIS AND REAL SOCIEDAD.
Arsenal Ready to Break Bank for Osimhen, Offer Napoli €100m
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE GIANTS, ARSENAL, ARE SET TO BREAK THEIR TRANSFER RECORD TO LURE SUPER EAGLES STAR, VICTOR OSIMHEN, WHO IS ONE OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT PLAYERS IN THIS SUMMER WINDOW, TO NORTH LONDON.
THE GUNNERS ARE BELIEVED TO BE READY TO OFFER NAPOLI €100MILLION FOR THE SERVICES OF THE NIGERIAN INTERNATIONAL STRIKER.
OSIMHEN WAS IN STELLAR FORM FOR THE PARTE-NOPEANS LAST SEASON, SCORING 18 GOALS IN 32 APPEARANCES. AND HIS PERFORMANCES, HAVE ATTRACTED SOME OF EUROPE’S BIG BOYS-MAINLY FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
NEWCASTLE UNITED, MANCHESTER UNITED, AND ARSENAL ARE THE FRONT RUNNERS FOR THE 23-YEAR-OLD’S SIGNATURE. NONETHELESS, NAPOLI’S PRICE TAG HAS BEEN A MAJOR SETBACK FOR SUITORS.
THE PARTENOPEANS ARE DEMANDING A FEE IN THE REGION OF €100MILLION-€110MILLION. BUT NONE OF OSIMHEN’S SUITORS HAVE BEEN WILLING TO MEET THAT PRICE.
HOWEVER, ARSENAL COULD MAKE A U-TURN, AS
THEY ARE LOOKING TO OFFER NAPOLI €100MILLION FOR THE SUPER EAGLES STAR.
THE GUNNERS ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON THEIR PERFORMANCE OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY FINISHED OUTSIDE THE TOP FOUR, AND THEY COULD SPLASH THE CASH THIS SUMMER, AS THEY ARE ALSO IN TALKS WITH MANCHESTER CITY FOR GABRIEL JESUS.
ANDERLECHT SET TO SIGN NIGERIAN MIDFIELDER FOR €4.5M
BELGIAN GIANTS, ANDERLECHT ARE SET TO COMPLETE THE SIGNING OF NIGERIAN MIDFIELDER, ISHAQ ABDULRAZAK FROM SWEDISH CLUB, IFK NORRKOPIING, REPORTS COMPLETESPORTS.COM.
SPORTS REPORTS SAY ANDERLECHT WILL COUGH OUT €4.M TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFER.
THE 20-YEAR-OLD HAS MADE 10 APPEARANCES FOR IFK NORRKOPIING THIS SEASON AND PROVIDED ONE ASSIST.
ANDERLECHT HAS BEEN TRACKING ABDULRAZAK SINCE FEBRUARY AND HAS A BID REJECTED FOR THE KADUNA-BORN PLAYER.
THE FORMER GOLDEN EAGLETS PLAYER LINKED UP WITH IFK NORRKOPIING FROM UNITY ACADEMY IN 2020. HE HAS SCORED TWO GOALS IN 37 LEAGUE APPEARANCES FOR THE CLUB.
HE HAS ONLY A YEAR LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT.
Tanzania to host 44th CAF Ordinary General Assembly
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the host for the 44th edition of its Ordinary General Assembly, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 10 August 2022.
The football body released a statement on Wednesday, naming Tanzania as the host of the events that will involve all the member associations.
CAF says it will communicate further details on the Ordinary General Assembly in due course.
Ugbade Thumbs Up Golden Eaglets, Targets AFCON Ticket
Ugbade Thumbs Up Golden Eaglets, Targets AFCON Ticket