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MFM FC put behind them the disappointment of last Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup defeat to Djoliba of Mali by edging out Nasarawa United 2-1 in a rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League match 13 fixture at the Agege Stadium on Wednesday.

The hosts were awarded a penalty in the seventh minute after Chimeze Martins hacked down Waheed Adebayo in the box.

Zinte Udeh took up the challenge and coolly slotted the ball into the net.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 98th-minute penalty as Real Madrid sensationally booked their spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 4-3 aggregate win over Juventus. After scoring three goals in the first leg in Turin, many were expecting Real Madrid to stroll into the semi-final on home soil, but that was not the case as Juventus caused a stir canceling out the defending champions’ advantage.

Nigeria stars Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho have been nominated for five awards at Leicester City this season.

Iheanacho has been nominated for the Player of the Season, the Young Player of the Year and the Goal of the Season award.

The Super Eagles forward has so far scored six goals in 23 games in all competitions this season.

Striker, Harry Kane has been awarded Tottenham's second goal against Stoke City bringing his current goal tally to 25 goals in the English Premier League.

The goal was initially awarded to Christian Eriksen but that decision has been overturned by the league's Goal Accreditation Appeals Panel.

A statement released by the Premier League read: "After taking the player's testimony into account and reviewing the match footage, a three-person panel agreed that the final touch on the ball belonged to Kane."

The form of Nigeria international goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi at his Premier South Africa League side (PSL) Chippa United suggest he is back to his best after struggling at the start of the season.

31 year old Akpeyi has kept goal in 19 league games this season and despite stiff competition for the number one spot at the club, the Nigeria international has emerged as the first choice goalkeeper.

Roma staged a stunning comeback from 1-4 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions quarter final pairing with Barcelona to beat the former champions and the Spanish leaders 3-0 and qualify for the semi-finals on goals aggregate and away goals. The last time the Italians qualified for this stage of the competition was in 1983/84.