Former Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has been linked with a move to Turkish Super Lig club Alanyaspor six months after making a summer switch to Greek club Olympiacos from Fenerbahce.
The 30-year-old striker has also been linked with a loan move to Istanbul Başakşehir.
Paris St Germain defender Dani Alves has been suspended for three games after reacting angrily at a referee’s decision during a Ligue 1 game.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has signed a three year contract with Thomas Dennerby to coach the Super Falcons. According to a statement by the federation on Thursday, Dennerby’s contract enables him to come along with an assistant, a fellow Swedish, Jorgen Peterson.
Former Holland boss Bert van Marwijk will lead Australia at the World Cup in Russia. The 65-year-old Dutchman, who took his own nation to the final of the 2010 tournament in South Africa, where they were beaten by Spain, succeeds Ange Postecoglou. Van Marwijk secured Saudi Arabia's qualification for this summer's tournament in Russia - competing against Australia in the process - but left his role as manager after failing to agree a new contract.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has signed a new contract with the club which will see him remain at the club until at least 2020, with an option for one more year. The Portuguese coach initially penned a three-year deal to become United manager back in the summer of 2016, with the option of an additional 12 months.
Former Nigeria Under-17s coach and now coach of Sudanese top side Al Khartoum FC Emmanuel Amuneke has hailed the Super Eagles for making the quarter-finals of the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco even as he tipped the team for greater things.
Amuneke who has settled down quickly with his new club with two pre-season victories over Shabia FC and FC Karcoj Sporting said the Super Eagles would get better and “with little luck, can cart home the trophy”.
“I watched the Eagles matches and I am of the view that they were not at their best and yet they managed to get results that enabled them to top their group ahead of former champions Libya. I believe this team can go all the way with more efforts from the players,” Amuneke, who won the Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles in 1994 as a player, told CSN.
