Football

WORLD Cup rivals Nigeria and Cameroon have both moved a spot up in the latest FIFA Rankings released yesterday by the world football governing body.

Chelsea Football Club have reportedly made a £25m offer to Arsenal in order to secure Chamberlain.  According to Sky sources, Chelsea's initial offer was rejected by Arsenal. However, the club is believed to be considering an improved offer to land the player before the end of the summer transfer window.

Chinedu Obasi

Nigerian striker Chinedu Obasi has expressed happiness after scoring a brace in AIK Solna's 4-1 win over Sirius FC in a Swedish top flight fixture on Sunday.

Reports suggest that Brazillian International, Neymar could again miss the opportunity to feature for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in their next game following reported delay in the issuance of international clearance required for his registration by the League 1 Organizers. According to CNN, the organizers, LFP disclosed that the Spanish Football Federation was yet to send the necessary clearance, 'International Transfer Clearance" (ITC).

Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye has disclosed that the home-based Super Eagles will travel by road to Cotonou on Friday ahead of the 2018 African Nations Championship playoffs first leg qualifier against Benin Republic.  Ibitoye who made the disclosure during an interview with Complete Sports stated that the team will depart Kano by air to Lagos before proceeding to Cotonou by road. He, however, did not give reasons why the team will embark on a road trip for the encounter.

Chelsea Football Club owner and Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich and his third wife, Dasha Zhukova, have separated, the couple announced in a statement.  They have spent ten years together and have two children “After 10 years together, the two of us have made the difficult decision to separate, but we remain close friends, parents, and partners in the projects we developed together,” the two said in a statement sent to AFP Monday by Abramovich’s spokesman John Mann.