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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been rewarded with the sum of N50 million by a Multi –millionaire mogul, Chief Kensington Adebutu, for becoming the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)'s Media Officer, Ademola Olajire said Sunday morning that the business man gave the reward on Saturday just after the tense match with the Chipolopolo of Zambia in Uyo.

As the Super Eagles brace up for an all important clash against the Chipolopolo of Zambia in a bid to secure qualification for the 2018 World cup in Russia, the Nigeria Football Federation have put celebratory preparations in top gear. The Federation on Thursday night released pictures of branded champagne that will be used to celebrate the achievement immediately after the clash with the Chipolopolo of Zambia this Saturday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Equatorial Guinea have been expelled from the 2019 Women's World Cup in France for fielding 10 ineligible players during the preliminary competition of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2016 Rio in Brazil and using forged documents for two of its players.

Lewis Hamilton romped to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to close in on a fourth world title after Sebastian Vettel retired with engine failure on lap four. The Briton dominated from pole, steering his Mercedes to a crushing eighth win of the year, stretching his Formula One championship lead over Vettel to 59 points with just 100 left to play for.

Gov Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Friday redeemed the N65 million pledge to the players, management and staff of Akwa United FC of Uyo who won the 2015 Federation Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emmanuel had pledged cash reward to the 2015 winning team but could not until recently.

A Moscow court has issued a warrant of arrest for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) informant Grigory Rodchenkov, who exposed doping abuse among Russian athletes, local media reported.