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The draw for the 2019 AFCON is set to hold today 12^th of April, at about 7 pm Nigerian time (6 pm GMT) in Cairo Egypt. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been seeded in pot 1 ahead of the draw.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is scheduled to arrive the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday. This is ahead of the forthcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The tour of World Cup Trophy is per tradition of football tournaments, as same was done 13 months ago with the FIFA World Cup (for men).

Juventus forward, Moise Kean scored the winner in a 2-1 win on Saturday against AC Milan, putting Juventus closer to the Serie A title for the 8^th consecutive time. This feat comes after he was racially abused on Wednesday by Cagliari fans.

The Nigeria Super Eagles have moved up four places to 42nd place in the latest world ranking released by Fifa on Thursday. The Super Eagles climbed four spots from the 46th position they got in the first global ranking for 2019 after back to back wins against some African teams.

One of the most decorated football player that has adorned the Jersey of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, who was known for his exploits in Lokomotiv Moscow, West Brom and Stoke City respectively. The forward who drew the curtain on his goal (136) laden career striker made this disclosure at UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley on Wednesday.

Manchester United has confirmed caretaker manager and former striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, as the permanent manager on a three-year contract.