The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) says Nigeria paraded the youngest players during the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was announced on FIFA’s official website on Tuesday by a Switzerland-based independent study Centre International d’Étude du Sport (CIES) in it’s issue number 30 of Observatory Monthly Report.
Thiago Silva may have tacitly admitted that the penalty controversy in Paris Saint Germain (PSG) is far from being over. Speaking after PSG defeated Monaco 2-1, the Brazilian said any of the three attackers could take the penalty. He listed them to include Cavani, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Chelsea playmaker says he takes it easy during training at Cobham Centre in order to recover from kicks he usually receives in competitive encounters. The player stated this while reacting to recent statistics identifying him as the most fouled top-flight player over the previous two-and-a-half-seasons. Speaking with Evening Standard, the player said
Former Chelsea Technical Director, Michael Emenalo has been appointed as Monaco's Sporting Director. The Nigerian announced his sudden resignation as Technical Director after spending 10 years at Stanford Bridge. Confirming his appointment, Emenalo wrote
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlisted nominees for the 2017 AITEO CAF Awards. The list which was published on CAF's websites and Twitter handle @CAF_Online has super Eagles striker, Victor Moses as a nominee for the African Player of the Year award. Asisat Oshoala and Gernot Rohr were nominated for the African Player of the year Women Category and the Coach of the year award respectively. Meanwhile, the Falconet was nominated for the African Women's National Team of the year award.
Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku will not face retrospective punishment from the FA after he was caught kicking Brighton defender, Gaetan Bong during their encounter on Saturday. According to Sky Sports, the incident dominated headlines on Monday morning, with fervent chatter speculating that Lukaku would be ruled out of crucial games against Arsenal and Manchester City should the FA slap the Belgian with the usual three-match ban attached to violent conduct offences.
