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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has commented on the chances of African teams progressing to the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup, and has backed Egypt to shine as they have Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah in their ranks.

The German tactician is hoping that the five African representatives in the mundial, including Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco, reach the last sixteen of the tournament in Russia.

''Egypt is the best team in Africa as voted by CAF. They have the best coach. They have a chance in the group with Russia, The whole world will follow the group with the hosts,'' Rohr told the print edition of Soccer Laduma.

Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku has taken a swipe at his teammates after a shock 1-2 defeat to Sevilla at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.  The 2-1 loss at Old Trafford knocked United out of the competition, and the Belgian striker, who scored his side's only goal, added that not enough was done to ensure their progression to the quarterfinals. Speaking to BT Sports, the Belgian said

As Chelsea prepare to confront Barcelona on Wednesday night at Nou Camp in a bid to secure Champions League Quarter Final ticket after playing 1-1 at Stanford Bridge two weeks ago, Brazil International Willian said his side need to play a perfect game to knockout the Catalans.
Willian who put up a sparkling performance against Barcelona in the first leg by scoring the first goal and hitting the woodwork twice said Chelsea also need a strong defence to defeat Barcelona.

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourihno has admitted making tactical mistakes on Tuesday night after his side lost 1-2 to Spanish side, Sevilla in the Champions League round of 16 at Old Trafford. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid gaffer who spoke after the game revealed that it was his fault, rather than that of his players, who he believes did their jobs well.  Speaking to Mega TV he said

An Egyptian journalist Salah Montaser is at the centre of a Social Media storm after his “suggestion” that national team star Mohamed Salah should shave his beard which makes him look like a “terrorist” was roundly condemned across the North African country.

Montaser, a columnist with the state-run newspaper Al-Ahram, said Salah should shave his beard as it “puts him in one basket with extremists…. and terrorists.”

The first edition of the Leg Lagos Challenge, a grassroot football tournament organized by Donbalon Sports Commerz and supported by the Lagos State Government, will feature individual awards to participating players named in honour of five former Super Eagles stars, the sponsors and a former top Nigerian referee.

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award will be in honour of Austin Okocha, the highest goal scorer named after the late Rashidi Yekini, while the best goalkeeper prize will be handed out in honour of Peter Rufai.

The best behaved team award is named after Mutiu Adepoju and best coach award will go out in honour of Samson Siasia.