The Super Eagles have dropped a spot down in the latest ranking from 38th spot to 39th in July FIFA World Rankings. The rankings table on FIFA’s website on Thursday indicated that Nigeria now has 715 points as against 730 it had in the June rankings.
Manchester City Coach, Pep Guardiola has refused to make definite statement regarding the possibility of the team winning any trophy next year. The former Barcelona coach spoke at a Charity event hosted by Irish golfer, Rory Mcllroy in Belfast. He described his first season as a disaster and explained that the team was still in a rebuilding process.
Manchester United Fans are still basking in the euphoria of snatching Belgium born Eeverton Striker, Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. On Thursday, news broke that the Club has agreed a £75m deal with Everton to secure the services of Lukaku.
Everton are closing in on a deal to re-sign Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. The 31-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to China but Everton have accelerated efforts to bring the England striker back to Goodison Park, 13 years after his £25.6 million switch to United, even though a deal is not yet over the line.
The Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the construction of a new 10,000 capacity stadium in Eket town.
Nigerian born Chelsea wingback, Victor Moses is set to miss preseason training with his team mates at Chelsea following a recent toe surgery. Reports have it that the wingback who assisted the Blues to win the EPL with his sterling performance underwent a toe surgery at the end of the season after losing 2-1 to Arsenal in the FA cup final.
