Everton were readyto sign Diego Costa from Chelsea before the striker agreed a move back to former club Atletico Madrid last week. The Toffees failed to find an able replacement for Romelu Lukaku, who joined Manchester United during the summer transfer window and were said to be willing to part with £70m ($94.8m) to bring Costa to Goodison Park.
The Blacks Stars of Ghana on Sunday defeated the home-based Super Eagles 4-1 to win the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations trophy at the Cape Coast Stadium in Cape Coast, Ghana. Both teams had earlier met in the group stage of the competition with the Super Eagles beating them 2-0.
Football powerhouse in West African, Nigeria and Ghana will clash in the final of the sub-regional West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup at the Cape Coast on Sunday evening. The Black Stars edged the Niger Republic in the second semi-final on Thursday to set up a date with the high-flying Super Eagles, who confined the hosts to a 2-0 defeat in a group phase encounter on Monday.
Diego Costa has reportedly arrived Spain for his medical with Atletico Madird following a reported deal between the Club and Chelsea. The player who had been enmeshed in series of controversy with Chelsea said he is now home.
Carlos Tevez has claimed Chinese football is 50 years behind the world's top leagues.
The home-based Super Eagles on Thursday defeated Benin Republic at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana to qualify for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations final. The home-based Eagles scored the only goal of the match in the first half after a superb finish by Kano Pillar's Rabiu Ali.
