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Former Super Eagles forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni scored twice on Thursday, as Nigeria defeated China 3 - 2 in their first game in the StarSixes World Cup campaign.

A bomb scare has forced an evacuation of the UCLA campus in the US, where Manchester United and Real Madrid are camping for their pre-season training.

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr has denied reports that he has concluded plans to resign his appointment before the forthcoming crucial encounter with the Indomitable Lion of Cameroon. Rohr who denied the report during an interview with ESPN said “I have seen the reports and there is no truth to this.”

Arsenal new signing Alexandre Lacazette took only 15 minutes to score on his first outing for the gunners as he helped to complete a 2-0 friendly victory over Sydney FC.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. There was concern whether the match will be played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo or at a different venue, following the 0 – 2 defeat of the Super Eagles by the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at the stadium. 

Former FIFA executive committee member, Chuck Blazer, has died, at 72. Blazer was general secretary of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) from 1990 to 2011.