Leicester City manager Claude Puel has confirmed that Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho sustained a broken hand on international duty but could still feature in the club’s away trip to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday.
Iheanacho who played in Super Eagles’ 1-0 victory against Poland last Friday, did not play any part in the 2-0 defeat to Serbia in on Tuesday in London.
Champions Plateau United ended their three-game winless streak in the Nigeria Professional Football League by edging out Yobe Desert Stars 2-1 in a rescheduled matchday 11 fixture in Jos on Wednesday, according to reports. Kennedy Boboye’s men, who still have a game in hand, jumped from the 10th to fourth position following the win.
Champions Plateau United ended their three-game winless streak in the Nigeria Professional Football League by edging out Yobe Desert Stars 2-1 in a rescheduled matchday 11 fixture in Jos on Wednesday.
Kennedy Boboye’s men, who still have a game in hand, jumped from the 10th to fourth position following the win.
Amos Gyang put the Jos club ahead 10 minutes before the break, turning home Isah Lengkat’s corner-kick.
After thrashing the Super Eagles 2-0 on Tuesday night in London, Serbia head coach Mladen Krstajic insists his side fully deserved their win in their friendly match and should have scored more goals. Krstajic’s men dominated the game with Aleksander Mitroviv scoring the two goals after the break and the gaffer reckons the goal margin should have been bigger considering their dominance of the game.
Real Madrid midfielder has subtly slammed his coach, Zinedine Zidane after scoring his first career hat-trick for Spain on Tuesday night. Spain thrashed Argentina 6-1. The midfielder whose sparkling performance was crucial to the win has seen his involvement in club football limited under Zidane, a development he said was affecting his confidence.
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has hinted that Deportivo de La Coruña starlet Francis Uzoho will be his first-choice goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup, pointing out that he has not conceded a goal since making his international debut.
Uzoho and African based pair Chippa United's Daniel Akpeyi and Enyimba's Ikechukwu Ezenwa are vying for a starting spot but it appears the youngest of the trio is ahead in Rohr's pecking order of goalkeepers.
