Football

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League's Player of the Month award for February. Salah scored four goals in Liverpool's three Premier League matches last month, following his brace in the 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur with strikes in the 2-0 win at Southampton and the 4-1 victory over West Ham United at Anfield.

Europa League: Iwobi Benched As Arsenal Stun Milan, Musa’s CSKA Moscow Lose

Arsenal ended their run of four straight games without a win with a convincing 2-0 Victory against AC Milan in their first-leg round of 16 clash in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was an unused substitute in the game.

After a bright start from AC Milan, it was Arsenal who took the lead in the 15th minute through Henrikh Mkhitaryan whose right foot shot took a slight deflection before ending inside the net.

Leicester City midfielder, Riyad Mahrez, on Thursday said Manchester City would be a good move for any player if they were to reignite their interest at the end of the season. Mahrez made the statement while defending his decision to take time away from the club. He said, “I was away from here because I needed some time to think, it was a difficult situation.

Kenneth Otigba Turns Back On Nigeria, Accepts Hungary Invitation For March

Former Heerenveen star Kenneth Otigba has committed his international future to Hungary after he was overlooked for selection by the Nigerian Federation and manager Gernot Rohr.

And the Kaduna-born central defender could make his debut for Hungary in exactly two weeks time when their national team face off against Kazakhstan in a friendly at Groupama Aréna (Budapest).

CHAN Eagles Players Disappointed After President Buhari’s ‘Handshake Reception’

Home-based Super Eagles players and their officials were left disappointed after no momentary reward was offered them following Wednesday’s presidential reception at Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock.

The players and their officials were finally hosted by the country’s number one citizen, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday after several postponements.

The Falconets of Nigeria have been drawn in the Group D of the France 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup alongside Haiti, China and three time U-20 winners Germany.

The draw ceremony was held at the Opera House, Rennes on Thursday.

Africa’s other representatives Ghana are with hosts France, New Zealand and Netherlands in Group A.