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• Odegbami: CAF Elections – The Fall Of Hayatou And The Rise Of Ahmad!

  18-03-2017 20:53 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
  He should have seen the handwriting on the wall. He should known it was a matter of time before fate would catch up with him. The signs have been all around him for several years now but the intoxicating effect of power can also cause temporary blindness to reality!  Issa Hayatou should have quit the stage of football administration when the ovation was still very loud and in his favour, but he did not, hence his fall last Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when a new chapter wa
  
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• Ndidi Thrilled With Leicester’s “Massive” Win Vs West Ham

  18-03-2017 20:29 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
   
  By James Agberebi:
  Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has described as massive Leicester City's hard-fought 3-2 Premier League win against West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday.
  Leicester secured their third straight league win under Craig Shakespeare and also their first away win of the season.
  Goals from Riyad Mahrez, Robert Huth and Jamie Vardy gave Leicester the all-import win. Manuel Lanzini and Andre Ayew were on target for West Ham.
  Reacting to the win, Ndidi who alo
  
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• CAFCL: Rivers United Blow Big First Leg Lead Vs Al-Merrikh, Crash Out

  18-03-2017 20:23 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
  By James Agberebi:
  Rivers United have crashed out of the 2017 CAF Champions League after losing 4-0 against Al-Merreikh of Sudan in their second leg, first round clash on Saturday to lose out 4-3 on aggregate, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
   
  Bakri Al Madina bagged a hat-trick in the win, one of his goal a penalty. 
  Rivers United looked to have wrapped up the tie following their 3-0 first leg win last weekend in Port-Harcourt.
  But the Stanley Eguma-led team had the
  
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• NNL: Agali’s Racine Hold Kanu’s Papilo FC; Insurance, Kwara United Win

  18-03-2017 19:46 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
  By Johnny Edward:
  Papilo FC, owned by former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu, began their campaign in the 2016/17 Nigerian National League with a 1-1 draw away to AS Racine of Lagos, coached by Kanu's former Eagles strike partner Victor Agali, at the Agege Stadium on Saturday, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
  Abraham Chibuzor scored the opener for Papilo FC in the first half before Olafimihan Gafar earned a share of the spoils for AS Racine.
  In other results, Bendel Insurance def
  
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• Oliseh: Fortuna’s Win Over Graaschap Great Reaction To Our Home Defeat

  18-03-2017 18:33 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
  By Johnny Edward:
  Fortuna Sittard's Nigerian coach Sunday Oliseh is pleased to see his side bounce back from recent setbacks with a 3-2 home win over Graasfchap on Friday, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
  It's Fortuna Sittard's fifth win under Oliseh's reign, and the former Nigerian captain is delighted at his players' response after back to back defeats.
  Fortuna Sittard suffered two defeats on the bounce – to NAC Breda and FC Dordrecht.
  "Happy for my players becaus
  
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• Moses, Ndidi Shine, Musa Returns As Chelsea, Leicester Win

  18-03-2017 18:17 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
   
  By James Agberebi:
  Chelsea stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 13 points following a hard-fought 2-1 win against 10-man Stoke City at the Bet365 on Saturday.
  Nigeria winger Victor Moses was on from the start before going off for Cesc Fabregas with 20 minutes left.
  Willian gave Chelsea the lead in the 13th minute beating Stoke's keeper Lee Grant with a clever free-kick.
  Stoke had the ball in the back of the net through Bruni Martins Indi on 32 minutes
  
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• Iwobi Replaces Sanchez, Cech Injured As West Brom Stun Arsenal

  18-03-2017 15:36 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
  By Johnny Edward:
  Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi came on for the last 13 minutes for Arsenal who lost 3-1 to West Brom in Saturday’s early kick off game in the English Premier League, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
  Arsenal fans flew two airplane banners before the game, one asking Arsene Wenger to leave, the other suppprting the manager.Two brilliant headers from Craig Dawson and another strike from Hal Robson-Kanu handed Arsenal their seventh defeat of the season.
  The defeat further dampe
  
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• Carragher: Moses’ Success At Chelsea a Shock To Me

  18-03-2017 12:05 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
  Former Liverpool great Jamie Carragher says he never expected Nigerian forward, Victor Moses, to succeed at Chelsea.
  After joining Chelsea in the 2012/2013 season when he won the Europa League with The Blues, Moses spent the next two seasons out on loan at Liverpool, Stoke and West Ham.
  But following the appointment of Antonio Conte last summer, Moses has become a regular for the London club who are in the verge of clinching the Premier League title.
  Writing in his Daily Mail column, Carr
  
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•  5 Things To Look Out For On NPFL Matchday 14

  18-03-2017 11:34 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
   
  Completesportsnigeria.com's JOHNNY EDWARD looks at the key events ahead of this weekend's NPFL action…
   
  1. Can Stephen Odey make it nine goals in 10 games?
  MFM striker Stephen Odey will be cynosure of football fans at the Agege stadium on Sunday when the Olukoya Boys take on Nigerian Professional Football League leaders Plateau United in a match day 14 fixture in Lagos.
  Odey who was rested in MFM last's game against Wikki Tourist mid-week has found the back
  
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• NPFL: MFM To Recall Hot Shot Odey As Pillars, 3SC Seek Home Wins

  18-03-2017 11:30 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   
   
  By Johnny Edward:
  MFM will recall the trio of Stephen Odey, Sikiru Olatubosun and Ifeanyi Onuwa who were rested in Wednesday's draw away to Wikki Tourist when they host current Nigeria Professional League leaders Plateau United  reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
  Fidelis Ikechukwu's side who occupy the thrid position are unbeaten in their last three games, winning one and drawing two away from home. At the 'Soccer Temple' the Olukoya Boys have not lost an NPFL game.
  For P
  
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• Enyeama Saves Lille, Makes 140th Ligue 1 Appearance 

  18-03-2017 08:38 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
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  By Johnny Edward:
  Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama kept his seventh clean sheet of the season in his 140th Ligue 1 appearance for Lille in their 0-0 draw against Olympique Marseiile on Friday at ​t​he Pierre-Mauroy stadium, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
  Enyeama, who joined Lille in the 2011/12 season, made two crucial saves during the encounter to ensure the Les Dogues secured a point and moved above Montpellier into 14th.
  The 34
  
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• Rivers United Captain Shrugs Off Al-Merrikh Fans’ Attack As Club Complain To CAF 

  18-03-2017 08:33 via completesportsnigeria.com
  
   By Izuchukwu Okosi:
  Rivers United captain Festus Austin has assured Nigerians that the antics of Al-Merrikh fans will not affect their morale and focus ahead of Sunday's second leg, first round clash of the CAF Champions League which is in the Round of 32 stages, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
  The Nigeria's representatives in the competition alongside Enugu Rangers, take a 3-0 win advantage into the match to be played at the Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman but got more than they
  
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