Home-based Eagles coach, Salisu Yusuf has released his final 23-man squad for the African Nations Championship in Morocco. Headlining the list are goalkeeper and skipper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Kano Pillars midfielder, Rabiu Ali and Lobi Stars forward, Anthony Okpotu.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been charged with misconduct following comments made after the Gunners’ West Brom draw. The French boss, 68, was furious with referee Mike Dean after he awarded a last-gasp penalty following Calum Chambers’ handball from a Kieran Gibbs cross.
The Nigeria Football Federation has granted Gernot Rohr’s request to lead the Super Eagles against Poland in a friendly affair. Both teams are searching for warm-up encounters ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Poland, who are grouped alongside Japan, Colombia and Senegal, in Group H, confirmed on December 11 the White and Reds manager Adam Nawałka had agreed to lead the Eastern European nation against the Eagles on March 23.
Chelsea and Nigerian star, Victor Moses as well as Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah are top on the list of players in France Football’s Africa XI for 2017. Moses missed out on two of the continent’s top awards this year, the (BBC) African Player of the Year as well as the (CAF) African Footballer of the Year.
Twenty five thousand fans of Atletico Madrid welcomed new signings Diego Costa and Vitolo on Sunday at Wanda Metropolitano as the Spanish club’s transfer ban finally comes to an end. Atletico had been unable to register new signings in last summer’s transfer window after being handed a ban by FIFA for irregularities in relation to the transfers of minors.
Newly appointed Al Khartoum Watani manager, Emmanuel Amuneke, will assume his duty at the club for the forthcoming season on January, 5, 2018. Former Nigeria forward Amuneke who signed a two-year deal at the club last November will attend the Aiteo CAF Awards on January 4 before joining up with his team for pre-season, he revealed.
