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Nigeria's Super Sand Eagles have crashed out of the 2019 FIFA World Cup after having an unsuccessful outing with a 10-1 defeat against Portugal and recent 6-5 feat against Oman on Sunday night.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a 30-man shortlist for the 2019 African Player of the Year award, with Wilfred Ndidi, and Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane making the cut.

Jose Mourinho has made the perfect start to life as Tottenham Hotspur manager with goals from Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane enough to secure a win over West Ham United.

Leicester City combative midfielder, Ndidi, Everton forward Alex Iwobi and AC Omonia goalkeeper Uzoho after an impressive display in 2019 clinching their heir eighth bronze medal have been nominated for the CAF best XI.

Jose Mourinho has succeeded Pochettino at Tottenham after the dismissal of the gaffer who had spent five years in charge of the club.

Belgium captain Eden Hazard on Monday said the 2018 World Cup bronze medallists are “stronger” than they were a year ago and have developed a “winning mentality”.