Football

Plateau United Football Club of Jos on Tuesday, missed out on a place in the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup following a 4-0 defeat against USM Alger in Algeria. The match played at the Stade 5 Juillet was the second leg of their play-off round fixture.

Seven-time Nigeria Professional Football League champions Enugu Rangers have signed former Super Eagles forward Uche Nwofor till the rest of the season.

The Flying Antelopes have also announced the acquisition of midfielder Ugonna Uzochukwu on a short-term deal.

Nwofor and Uzochukwu are back for their second stints at the Enugu club following impressive spells in the past.

Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for a tackle on Shane Long in a 3-2 Premier League win at Southampton on Saturday, various outlets have reported. Alonso appeared to stand on the back of Southampton striker Long’s calf in the first half as his team trailed 2-0 on Saturday.

English Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah has been named in the Professional Footballers’ Association Premier League Team of the Year.

The Liverpool forward who has scored 30 goals in his debut season for the Reds joins Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero in the team.

The team, which is deployed in a 4-3-3 formation, also includes five players from the Manchester City squad that have clinched the title with five games left to play.

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian Football Union over monkey chants heard during a friendly international against France, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele were allegedly targeted by racist chanting during the match in Saint Petersburg last month between the World Cup hosts and France.

Borussia Dortmund loanee Michy Batshuayi will miss the rest of the domestic season with an ankle injury. But the 24-year-old striker could still feature for Belgium at the FIFA World Cup finals at Russia in June. He was taken off on a stretcher late on during Dortmund’s 2-0 league defeat by Schalke 04 on Sunday.