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2018 World Cup: Rohr Names Super Eagles Final 23-Man Squad

3Jun

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2018 World Cup: Rohr Names Super Eagles Final 23-Man Squad

Coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has named his final 23-man squad. His team has 3 goal keepers, eight defenders, six midfielders and six attackers. They include: Goal keepers: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna), Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United). Defenders: William Troost-Ekong and Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor), Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag), Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV), Bryan Idowu (Amkar Perm), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC), Leon Balogun (Brighton), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa). Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda), Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas), John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva), Joel Obi (Torino, Italy). Attackers: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Kelechi Iheanacho (Leice...

2Jun

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Football: Nigeria Loses 2:1 to England

As part of its preparations for the 2018 World Cup starting in Russia on June 14, the Nigerian Super Eagles lost by 2:1 to the English team in a friendly match played at the Wembly stadium. The English team took off to a quick start with a 7 minute goal headed in by Gary Cahill. They controlled the entire first half, missing a number of goals and then netting a second goal in the 39th through a Harry Kane shot. At the start of the second half, Nigeria made four changes, bringing in Etebo, Ogu, Ebuehi and Omeruo. Nigeria immediately took control of the second half and got a goal in the 47th minute when Iwobi nicely placed the ball beyond the reach of the English goal stopper after it rebounded off the upright from an Ighalo shot. The second half was a more balanced affair, with Nig...

2018 World Cup: Super Eagle’s Kit Sells Out On First Day

2Jun

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Fashion, News, Nigeria, Sports, World Cup

2018 World Cup: Super Eagle’s Kit Sells Out On First Day

The replica of the Nigerian Super Eagle's kit which was released for sale to the public on June 1 has sold out on the first day with about three million pre-orders. People were seen queuing up outside Nike's store in London in a bid to get the kit which sold for £64.95 (about N32,000). The Nigerian kit appears to have won them new fans even as Nigerians encourage the Super Eagles to go to the world cup and be as successful as their kit's launch was. Speaking about the design of the kit, Nike said "The central design theme is an abstract feather pattern inspired by the team's "Super Eagles" nickname. Last seen during Nigeria's 1994 appearance on the world stage, the design has been enlivened to capture the energy of the 2018 team". The Super Eagles will be spotting their new kit...

1Jun

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Algeria, Sports, World Cup

Sports: ManCity to Sign Mahrez for £60m

After failing to sign the Leicester City play maker in the last transfer window, Premier league champions Manchester City is now set to close the deal for about £60m. This deals is expected to be concluded before the World Cup begins. Man City is also expected to sign Napoli midfielder, Jorginho for about £42m. Interestingly, none of these two players will be at the World Cup with their respective countries failing to qualify for the tournament.

Sports: Eagles Leave for London, Four Players Dropped by Rohr

31May

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Nigeria, Sports, World Cup

Sports: Eagles Leave for London, Four Players Dropped by Rohr

As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare for the World Cup starting in about two weeks, the coach is whittling down the team to achieve the final 23-man squad. Before heading out to London for the friendly against the 3-Lions, the coach Gernot Rohr dropped four players. The players that were dropped included current top scorer in the Nigerian domestic league, Junior Lokosa, Plateau United's Dele Ajiboye, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's defender Stephen Eze and Standard Liege's midfielder Uche Agbo. The players that left Abuja for London with the coach include: Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Kenneth Omeruo, Ahmed Musa, Bryan Idowu, Tyronne Ebuehi, Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi, Wilfred Ndidi, John Ogu, Mikel Agu, Oghenekaro Etebo, Odion Ighalo, Simeon Nwankwo, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho. Others a...

Fitness and Well-being – Exercise Done Right

21May

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Fitness and Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Sports

Fitness and Well-being – Exercise Done Right

Do you know why many people find it difficult to really exercise? Simple! They complicate things for themselves. How? Let’s assume you want to improve your muscle tone. You’ve not been working out for ages and then when you decide to start, you want to take on the most strenuous of workouts. Ask any experienced fitness person, this is the easiest way to get discouraged and the reason is simple. After really hurting those muscles once or twice, guess what! You will still not notice any significant increase in your muscles mass. This is not because your workout session did not have any impact. The truth is that it is a GRADUAL PROCESS. When as a beginner you push yourself so hard and do not see that immediate result, your resolve is likely to wane. The same is true for t...

Sports: Leading UEFA Champions League Scorers

8Mar

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Sports: Leading UEFA Champions League Scorers

Leading UEFA Champions League scorers after Wednesday’s last 16, second leg ties: 12: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 7: Cavani (Paris SG), Kane (Tottenham), Firmino (Liverpool) 6: Ben Yedder (Sevilla), Mane (Liverpool), Neymar (Paris SG), Salah (Liverpool) 5: Aboubakar (FC Porto), Coutinho (Liverpool), Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Higuain (Juventus) 4: Aguero (Manchester City), Aubameyang (Dortmund), Lukaku (Manchester United), Mbappe (Paris SG), Messi (Barcelona), Oberlin (Basel), Sterling (Manchester City), Talisca (Besiktas), Tosun (Besiktas), Son (Tottenham) As published by Punchng

Nigeria: Joel Obi Returns As Rohr Snubs Martins, Ajiboye

8Mar

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Nigeria, Sports

Nigeria: Joel Obi Returns As Rohr Snubs Martins, Ajiboye

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has rewarded Torino midfielder Joel Obi with a recall to the Super Eagles after four years in the international wilderness. The 26-year-old, whose electric start to his career at Inter Milan was ruined by injuries, has continued his blistering form for Torino this season since returning to the field after missing the first half of the 2015–16 season. Rohr proved he has been monitoring Obi’s performance in the Italian Serie A this season as he on Wednesday named him in his 28-man squad for Nigeria’s friendly matches against Poland and Serbia ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup. The Eagles face Poland in Wroclaw on March 23 before travelling to London to clash against Serbia four days later. Obi, who has scored four Serie A goals in 15 appearances for the...

Football: Harry Kane to Move to Real Madrid

15Feb

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Football: Harry Kane to Move to Real Madrid

Harry Kane has reached an agreement to make a stunning move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in the summer, according to shock reports in Spain. The England international striker has been linked with a switch to Los Blancos for months now, according to Daily Star. Kane starred for Spurs on Tuesday in helping them secure a 2-2 draw away at Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. Now Spanish outlet Don Balon claim the forward has a ‘total agreement’ with Real Madrid and will sign a five-year deal with them. The agreement is between the player and the club with Real and Tottenham yet to negotiate the transfer. Source Punchng

Football: PSG Can Still Qualify – Neymar

15Feb

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Football: PSG Can Still Qualify – Neymar

Neymar insisted that Paris Saint-Germain can still qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals despite losing 3-1 to Real Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday. “My analysis is that we committed errors at certain moments. We were not mature enough at the end of the match,” the world’s most expensive player told Brazilian media after PSG squandered the lead at the Santiago Bernabeu. Adrien Rabiot had put the French side ahead, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s double strike and a Marcelo goal turned the game on its head in the Spanish capital. “We didn’t play badly, but I think we need to be better if we want to eliminate Real Madrid,” added Neymar. He was in the Barcelona side that lost 4-0 away to PSG in the first leg of the last 16 last season, before a stunning...