Football

Andrea Pirlo mulls a reunion with former coach, Antonio Conte, Pirlo played under Antonio Conte for both Juventus and Italy during a superb playing career which saw him win six Serie A titles, two Champions Leagues, and a World Cup. He has refused to rule out joining Chelsea's coaching staff following his retirement from playing, according to reports.

Nigeria men’s football team secured their place at world cup finals with a 1 – 0 victory over Zambia in Uyo, with Alex Iwobi’s strike. Iwobi proved himself a super substitute for Nigeria on Saturday when he scored the decisive goal needed to take the African football giant to the Russian World Cup. Iwobi came in the 67th minute and seven minutes after, he utilized a cross by Victor Moses to score for Nigeria’s Super Eagles.

England U-21s coach, Aidy Boothroyd, is virtually growing grey hairs over the possibility of their youngsters switching allegiance to Nigeria with the three time African champions on the brink of qualifying for Russia 2018 World Cup.

Egypt picked the second African ticket, after Nigeria, to the Russian FIFA World Cup, on Sunday after grinding out a 2-1 win over stubborn Congo in Alexandria. The Pharaohs will play next year’s global showpiece following a hard fought victory over the Congolese. The Congolese nearly ruined Egypt’s World Cup hopes, after Boukah Moulou cancelled Mohammed Salah’s 64th minute goal in the 87th minute.

The Madrid City council has named a sports centre after former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Wilfred Agbonavbare. The council recommended renaming of the Alberto Garcia Sports Center after the late Agbonavbare.

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and South Africa have all received byes in the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 Africa Women’s Championship to be held in Ghana next year. This comes after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the fixtures for the tournament which will be held in November next year.