The fanfare the greeted the return of N'golo Kante and Drink Water from injury may be short-lived as the club have been afflicted with three new cases that could see Gary Cahill, Alvaro Morata and Batshuayi sidelined after the international break. Chelsea striker, Michy Batshuayi has already been ruled out of Belgium's squad billed to prosecute the upcoming friendlies with Mexico and Japan.

Tickets for the Super Eagles’ World Cup qualifier against Fennecs of Algeria scheduled for the Mohamed-Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine will go for 300 Algerian Dinar (about N925).

The management of the Mohamed-Hamlaoui Stadium will begin the sale of 23,000 tickets for the match on Thursday from 1.30 pm till match day, which is Friday, according to Algeria football’s magazine site lagazettedufennec.com.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons striker and Dalian Quanjian forward, Asisat Oshoala has won the best striker award in the Chinese women’s league for 2017. Oshoala, who ended the season on a high, not only won the league’s golden boot but also the Super Cup and league titles with Dalian Quanjian.

Chelsea's sensational striker, Alvaro Morata says the reason why he left Real Madrid to join Chelsea was to have more playing time and develop his career. The Spaniard who scored the decisive goal that downed Manchester United on Sunday at Stanford Bridge stated this in an interview with Marca.

Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi has revealed an unnamed agent representing a big club in Europe attempted to lure him with a briefcase full of hard currency to sign for the club after his sterling performance at the U17 FIFA World Cup. The former Chelsea defensive midfielder, who was a subject of strong interest from a host of European powerhouses after impressing for Nigeria at the U17 World Cup, said he turned down $70,000 (£53,000).