The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele says the apex bank will continue to provide suitable platform for the discovery of talents for the country’s sports.
Emefiele spoke in Lafia at the finals of the 31st edition of the CBN sponsored Financial Institutions Football Competition.
Former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay Jay Okocha says the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) deserves commendation for organising top friendlies for the senior national team, the Super Eagles ahead of the 2018 world cup.
Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has been invited for the first time to the Super Eagles squad ahead of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Constantine, on November 10 and the Argentina friendly four days later.
Spanish giants, Real Madrid have overtaken their perennial rivals, Barcelona, to become world’s most successful club of all time.
Nigerian midfielder Mikel Agu, scored his second goal of the season as Turkish Super Lig side, Bursaspor, picked up another win in the league with a 4-0 win over Antalyaspor.
The 32 national teams competing at the 2018 World Cup will share $400m (344 million euros) in prize money, a 12 percent increase from the 2014 tournament, FIFA said Friday.
The purse at the previous edition in Brazil was $358m – $35m of which was awarded to champions Germany, with runners-up Argentina pocketing $25 million.
