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• Cameroon Star Choupo-Moting Scores As Brighton Hold Stoke

  20-11-2017 23:35 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Brighton missed the chance to move up to the eighth position in the English Premier League after they were held to a 2-2 draw at the Amex by Stoke City on Monday night.
  Chris Hughton’s menhave enjoyed a good start to life in England’s top flight, losing just four out of their 11 games.
  The visitors took the lead in the 27th minute through Cameroonian international Eric Choupo-Moting who capitalised on poor defending to put Stoke ahead after he was set up by Xherdan Shaqiri.Brighton h
  
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• Omeruo Applauds Eduok Over Goal In Kasimpasa Win

  20-11-2017 22:35 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By James Agberebi: Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo has congratulated his Nigerian teammate Emem Eduok for getting on the score sheet in Kasimpasa’s 2-0 away win against Karabukspor in the Turkish Super League on Monday.
  Eduok scored in the 72nd minute to double Kasimpasa’s lead against Karabukspor.
  Franck Etoundi opened the scoring for Kasimpasa in the 58th minute.
  The goal was Eduok’s second in 10 league games for Kasimpasa so far this season.
  Omeruo, who was also in acti
  
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• Director Laloko Satisfied With Progress Of PFA, TFC Students

  20-11-2017 22:07 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Technical Director of the Pepsi Football Academy, Adewale Laloko, says students of the academy and their counterparts at The Football College, Orile Imo, Ogun State will continue to be tested in competition with a view to determining their level of development.
  Laloko at the weekend after a one-day mini-tournament organised for students of both institutions at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Sunday said such competition would also expose the kids to the evolving trends in football.
  “The studen
  
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• Simon Fires Back At Former Gent Coach Over Criticism

  20-11-2017 21:50 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Johnny Edward: Super Eagles forward Moses Simon has taken a slight dig at his former coach at Gent, Hein Vanhaezebrouck, as he reflected on his time at the club under the current Anderlecht manager.
  Simon, who made a return to action on Sunday in Gent’s 2-1 win over Lokoren 10 days after being ruled due to a toe injury, told voetbalnieuws.be that Vanhaezebrouck’s exit from Gent gave him more freedom to play for the Buffaloes.
  Vanhaezebrouck signed Moses from Slovakia side AS Trenc
  
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• Henry Onyekuru: Barcelona, Manchester United monitoring Super Eagles star

  20-11-2017 21:27
  Barcelona and Manchester United scouts watched Onyekuru in action on Saturday Super Eagles star Henry Onyekuru has reportedly caught the eyes of some big European clubs with his performances for Anderlecht so far this season.After a break out year last season with Eupen, Onyekuru has continued with some impressive performances for Anderlecht this season.  The 20-year-old netted the winner for the Anderlecht in their 2-1 away win at Royal Excel Mouscron on Saturday, November 18.According to
  
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• Premier League With Steve Dede: Pogba revitalises Man United and Arsenal are still kings of north London

  20-11-2017 21:05
  These are Steve Dede' talking points from the Premier League this weekend. With the international break over, the Premier League returned with some exciting fixtures and talking points.Steve Dede writes on five lessons from the Matchday 12 fixtures.1. Pogba revitalises Manchester United After a blistering start in this season’s Premier League, Manchester United hit a snag in form which coincided with Paul Pogba’s injury. Against Newcastle United on Saturday, Manchester
  
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• Eduok On Target, Omeruo Stars As Kasimpasa Win

  20-11-2017 20:45 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By James Agberebi: Nigerian forward Emem Eduok scored the winning goal for Kasimpasa as they defeated Karabukspor 2-0 away in the Turkish Super League on Monday.
  Also in action for Kasimpasa was Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo who just like Eduok played 90 minutes.
  Eduok scored in the 72nd minute to make it 2-0 to Kasimpasa after Franck Etoundi had scored the first goal on 58 minutes.
  The win took Kasimpasa to 12th on 15 points in the 18-team league table.
  It was their second away win of th
  
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• Klopp not concerned of Barca audition for Coutinho

  20-11-2017 20:24
  Jurgen Klopp insisted Philippe Coutinho’s mind is only on Liverpool ahead of the Brazilian’s first appearance on Spanish soil since a prolonged transfer pursuit by Barcelona failed to prise the playmaker away from Anfield.
  CoutinhoLiverpool face Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday knowing a win will secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
  However, with Barca still closely monitoring Coutinho ahead of another potential offensive in the January transfer window
  
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• Honda Launches New ACE 110 Motorcycle Specially For Nigerian Market

  20-11-2017 19:52 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Sulaiman Alao: Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Limited has come out with a brand new product, the Honda ACE 110 Motorcyle, designed and built specially for the Nigerian market.
  The ACE 110 motorcycle, built in accordance with world standards and high quality of Japanese technology by Honda, has been tested in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria and is set for mass-production following the launch which was held at their office/factory site located at Kilometre 6, Ota/Idiroko Expressway in Ogu
  
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• Pochettino Wants Spurs To Beat Dortmund After ‘Disappointing’ Arsenal Defeat

  20-11-2017 19:10 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is confident his team will bounce back as they travel to Germany to face Borrussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.
  Spurs lost 2-0 to neighbours and bitter rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to fall further behind in the title race.
  “The players were still disappointed about the result, of course,” Pochettino said during his pre-match press conference on Monday.
  “That was our first time in three-and-a-hal
  
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• Arsenal name Mislintat head of recruitment

  20-11-2017 18:48
  Arsenal have appointed Borussia Dortmund’s chief scout Sven Mislintat as their new head of recruitment, the Premier League club announced on Monday.
  Sven MislintatMislintat has spent 10 years at Dortmund and is credited with helping to recruit players such as Shinji Kagawa, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele and Christian Pulisic.
  The 45-year-old German will take up his new role in December, working alongside Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis to identif
  
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• Former Wimbledon champion, Jana Novotna, dies at 49

  20-11-2017 18:11
  Emotional tributes from across the world of tennis poured in for former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna on Monday after she died at the age of 49 following a long battle with cancer.
  Novotna won the Wimbledon title in 1998 beating Venus Williams and Martina Hingis on the way to her victory over France’s Nathalie Tauziat in the final.
  After a long battle with illness she died on Sunday in her native Czech Republic surrounded by her family, a WTA statement said.
  She played in two o
  
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• Rangers commence screening of players for Team B

  20-11-2017 18:08
  Rangers International Football Club of Enugu have commenced screening of players for the club’s Team B, its General Manager, Davidson Owumi, disclosed said on Monday.
  RangersOwumi told newsmen in Enugu this was an effort to make the club a formidable force in the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.
  He added that the move would also help to ensure that the club has budding talents which would graduate to the main team from time to time.
  “This screening kicks
  
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• Champions League: Aubameyang to face Tottenham as Dortmund lift suspension

  20-11-2017 17:49
  Borussia Dortmund have lifted the suspension on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with their star striker set to face Tottenham Hotspur in Tuesday’s Champions League clash.
  Dortmund’s director of sport Michael Zorc confirmed Aubameyang is back in the squad after his suspension for being late for training and an unauthorised video shoot at the club’s training ground.
  The Gabon international was left out of Friday’s 2-1 defeat at Stuttgart which saw the early season pacesetters dr
  
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• Nigeria absent as FIFA releases list of referees for 2018 World Cup

  20-11-2017 17:39
  No Nigerian referee was listed among the 36 (referees and support referees) for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
  Official 2018 FIFA World Cup match-ballThose selected will attend a preparatory seminar on 25-29 November 2017. The final list stating specific roles will be announced once the use video assistant referees (VARs) at the World Cup is approved by IFAB.
  Below is a list of the referees and the Confederation they represent.
  AFC1. Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA, 1985)2. Alireza Faghani (IRN, 1978, photo)3.
  
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• No regrets over hosting World Cup, says Qatar 2022 chief

  20-11-2017 17:21
  Qatar’s most senior World Cup official said Monday there were no regrets in bidding for the 2022 tournament, despite the “abuse” it claims it has received since being chosen as host.
  Speaking at a press conference to mark the eve of the five-year anniversary before the tournament starts, Hassan Al Thawadi said Qatar was right to bid for football’s premier tournament.
  “It will always be worth it, it will always continue being worth it,” said Thawadi, Secretary
  
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• CHAN: Ezenwa warns against complacency

  20-11-2017 17:18
  Nigeria captain Ikechukwu Ezenwa has warned against complacency as they seek to shed an underachievers tag at African Nations Championship tournaments.
  Considered one of the favourites for the 2018 title in the competition for home-based stars, Nigeria were placed in Group C with Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea.
  Nigeria failed to qualify for the first two of four previous tournaments, then finished third in 2014 before making a shock exit after the first round last year.
  Many Nigerian suppor
  
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• Guardiola plays down Man City Champions League favourites tag

  20-11-2017 17:17
  Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are still not among the favourites to win the Champions League despite their eye-catching form in domestic and European competition.
  The Premier League leaders face Feyenoord on Tuesday unbeaten in 18 games in all competitions this season and with an increasing number of observers tipping them to challenge for Europe’s biggest prize, which they have never won.
  Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and Leicester’s well-travelled boss Claude Puel are
  
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• World Cup: Failure to qualify will dampen morale of Italian players — Omokaro

  20-11-2017 16:50
  Ex-international Bright Omokaro on Monday said that the inability of Italy to qualify for the 2018 Russia World Cup would dampen the morale of the current generation of players.
  Omokaro made the remark in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
  The four-time World Champions could not qualify for the FIFA flagship tournament, after they lost 0-1 away and played a 0-0 draw at home with Sweden.
  The last time Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup was the 1958 edition that wa
  
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• UCL: Guardiola Wants Man City First Place Finish In Group F

  20-11-2017 16:41 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is eyeing top place finish in their UEFA Champions League Group F.
  City who have already booked their spot in the round of 16, currently top Group F on 12 points, three points ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk.
  They will host already eliminated Feyenoord on Tuesday on matchday five, while Napoli will host Shakhtar.
  Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s game, Guardiola stated that they will go all out for the win.
  “We are already qualified, but for the draw for the la
  
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• Kalu Raring To Score More Goals For Gent

  20-11-2017 15:56 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By James Agberebi: Nigerian forward, Samuel Kalu, has stated that his target this season is to become more ambitious in front of goal, and score a lot more for his Belgian Jupiler League side, KAA Gent, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.‎
  Kalu scored his fourth goal of the season after netting Gent’s second goal in their 3-0 away win against Lokeren in the Belgian top flight on Sunday.
  He is currently joint top scorer with teammate Yuya Kubo.
  Also in action for Gent was Moses Simo
  
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• Ezenwa wary of CHAN rivals

  20-11-2017 15:49
  Nigeria captain Ikechukwu Ezenwa has warned against complacency as they seek to shed an underachievers tag at African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournaments.
  EzenwaConsidered one of the favourites for the 2018 title in the competition for home-based stars, Nigeria were placed in Group C with Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea.
  Nigeria failed to qualify for the first two of four previous tournaments, then finished third in 2014 before making a shock exit after the first round last year.
  Many Ni
  
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• Ghanaian Star Tips Nigeria, Egypt To Shine At Russia 2018

  20-11-2017 15:25 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Ghanaian play Nasiru Mohammed has backed Nigeria and Egypt to make a big impact at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
  The Super Eagles and the Pharaohs are among the the five countries that will represent Africa at the mundial, with Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia also flying the continent’s colours.
  Nasiru, who is having a good season with Swedish outfit BK Hacken, is in love with the Super Eagles for their youthfulness and the Pharaohs for their determination.
  The 23-year-old stated that bo
  
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• Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio resigns

  20-11-2017 13:43
  Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio has resigned a week after Italy’s World Cup qualifying fiasco, an FIGC official confirmed on Monday.
  The 74-year-old handed in his resignation during a crisis meeting of the Italian Football Federation in Rome.
  “He informed us of his resignation,” Damiano Tommasi, the head of the Italian Players’ Union, told journalists outside the federation headquarters.
  Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura was sacked last Wednesday after a 1-0 aggregate p
  
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• BREAKING: Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio resigns

  20-11-2017 13:43
  Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio has resigned a week after Italy’s World Cup qualifying fiasco, an FIGC official confirmed on Monday.
  The 74-year-old handed in his resignation during a crisis meeting of the Italian Football Federation in Rome.
  “He informed us of his resignation,” Damiano Tommasi, the head of the Italian Players’ Union, told journalists outside the federation headquarters.
  Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura was sacked last Wednesday after a 1-0 aggregate p
  
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• World cup elimination: Italy football boss quits

  20-11-2017 13:26
  Italian football federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio resigned from his post, on Monday, a week after the national team failed to qualify for the World Cup finals, Italian media reported.
  Referees association president Marcello Nicchi told reporters that Tavecchio had quit during a meeting at FIGC headquarters in Rome, AGI news agency reported.
  Tavecchio, 74, had been under pressure to step down after a goalless draw at home to Sweden meant Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for th
  
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• Rwanda Captain Banks On CECAFA Test For CHAN Success

  20-11-2017 13:19 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Hanifat Mustapha: The captain of Rwanda’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) team Eric ‘Bakame’ Ndayishimiye has admitted that the upcoming Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup tournament will be a tournament of motivation for the team ahead of the continental tournament in Morocco.
  Rwanda are in the same 2018 CHAN group as Nigeria, Libya and Equatorial Guinea, while they are in Pool A alongside Tanzania, Zanzibar and
  
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• Salah brace creates Liverpool history

  20-11-2017 13:05
  Egypt sharpshooter Mohamed Salah created Liverpool history when he scored twice in a 3-0 English Premier League rout of Southampton at the weekend.
  Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on November 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTOThe brace took his goal haul to nine after 12 matches of a league season, bettering the eight
  
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• West Brom sack manager, Tony Pulis

  20-11-2017 12:58
  West Bromwich Albion sacked manager Tony Pulis on Monday after a miserable run of form that has seen the Chinese-owned club slump to 17th in the Premier League table.
  Pulis has had just two wins in his last 21 Premier League games following Saturday’s 4-0 defeat to Chelsea and the club sit just one place above the relegation zone after an 11-game winless run in all competitions.
  “These decisions are never taken lightly but always in the interests of the club,” chairman John Wil
  
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• West Brom sack Tony Pulis as Manager

  20-11-2017 12:33
  Tony Pulis has been sacked by West Bromwich Albion.
  Owner Guochuan Lai made the decision after witnessing West Brom lose 4-0 at home to Chelsea.
  The febrile atmosphere among supporters, who chanted repeatedly for Pulis to go, was a contributing factor.
  Sportsmail understands Pulis was given the news by chairman John Williams on the phone on Monday morning and West Brom will now begin the search for a successor.
  Lai and Williams acted due to a run of two wins from 21 Premier League games that has
  
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• Active Lifestyle, Key to Healthy Living for Children – MTN

  20-11-2017 11:47 via completesportsnigeria.com
  MTN Nigeria has described active lifestyle as a key factor that will ensure that children develop into healthy adults.
  Making this remark was Rahul De, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, during the closing ceremony of the first ever Kiddie Mini Marathon held at St Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, Lagos.
  While calling on parents and guardians to ensure that children adopt an active lifestyle early in their lives, he commended participants for turning up for the event.
  According to Mr. De, MTN&rs
  
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• West Brom Sack Pulis As Manager

  20-11-2017 11:41 via completesportsnigeria.com
  West Bromwich Albion have sacked Tony Pulis, the Premier League club announced on Monday.
  Pulis’ exit was announced by the club’s Chair man John Williams on website Monday morning.
  West Brom lost 4-0 to Chelsea at home in their Premier League clash on Saturday, continuing the terrible run of results under Pulis.
  West Brom Chairman John Williams said: “These decisions are never taken lightly but always in the interests of the Club.
  “We are in a results business and over th
  
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• BREAKING: West Brom sack Tony Pulis

  20-11-2017 11:13
  By Emmanuel Okogba
  West Bromwich Albion have sacked head coach Tony Pulis.Club statement on Head Coach Tony Pulis…#WBA https://t.co/Br6CXyHUA0
  — West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) November 20, 2017A statement by the club Chairman John Williams read: “These decisions are never taken lightly but always in the interests of the Club.
  “We are in a results business and over the back end of last season and this season to date, ours have been very disappointing.
  “We would li
  
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• Barcelona, Man United, Others Interested In Onyekuru

  20-11-2017 10:23 via completesportsnigeria.com
  European giants FC Barcelona and Manchester United are monitoring Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru performance at Belgian side, Anderlecht, reports in Belgium claim.Scouts from both clubs, according to Belgian news outlet Het Laastste Nieuws, were at the Stade La Cononnier on Saturday to observe the forward who scored the winning goal for Anderlecht in their 2-1 win against Royal Excel Mouscron.Aside from Barcelona and Manchester United, Fiorentina, Ajax, PSV, Southampton and Stoke City are also
  
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• Chelsea On Edge As Italy FA Boss Tips Conte For Vacant Azzuri Job

  20-11-2017 08:08 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is the top favourite to get the vacant job of Italy manager but his employers at the London club will not be pleased if he were to leave them mid-season.
  Conte left his position as head coach of Italy in 2016 to take over at Chelsea and promptly led the Blues to the Premier League title in his first season but he seems set for a return to his former job after Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio described him as “fire”, acc
  
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• World Cup: CAF to move AFCON fixtures of Eagles, four others

  20-11-2017 08:05
  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that it will move next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers ,originally set for March, to allow the continent’s 2018 World Cup representatives to play friendly matches in build-up for Russia 2018.
  Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring the team’s first goal during an international friendly football match between Argentina and Nigeria in Krasnodar on November 14, 2017. /
  
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• Abdullahi Thrilled With Anorthosis’ ‘Important Away Win, 12-Game Unbeaten Run’

  20-11-2017 08:03 via completesportsnigeria.com
  ‎By James Agberebi:
  Super Eagles defender, Shehu Abdullahi, is delighted that his club Anorthosis has maintained their unbeaten run in the Cypriot  top flight following their 2-1 away win against Ermis Aradippou on Sunday, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
  The win against Ermis saw Anorthosis go unbeaten in 12 league games so far this season.
  Miguel Palanca gave Anorthosis the lead in the 23rd minute but Alex Konstantinou equalised for the home side.
  Anorthosis eventually scored the wi
  
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• First Bank’s Wilson Named In FIBA ACCW All Star Team

  20-11-2017 07:56 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Johnny Edward:
   
  First Bank Basketball Club Dominique Wilson has been named in the FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women’s all-Star Five team of the tournament, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.‎
   
  She was joined by Primeiro de Agosto centre, Alicia DeVaughn, who was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, Italee Lucas (InterClube), Leia Dongue (Primeiro de Agosto) and Veronica Gisela Vega (Ferroviario de Maputo).
   
  Wilson who racked in 17 poi
  
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• Guardiola Vows To ‘Kill’ Manchester City Players If They Fail To Win Premier League

  20-11-2017 07:31 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Manchester City have made a flying start to the season, dropping just two points from the first 12 games, and manager Pep Guardiola has vowed his team are condemned to finish the season the way they started or he’ll ‘kill’ the players.
  City continued their Premier League dominance with a 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday seeing them maintain their eight-point lead at the top, scoring 40 goals and conceding just seven in the process.
  The Spaniard said there was no chance of
  
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• Roundup: Kalu Scores, Simon Returns In Gent Win; Onazi Returns To Trabzonspor Action

  20-11-2017 07:22 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By James Agberebi: Nigerian forward Samuel Kalu was on target for Gent who thrashed 10-man Lokeren 3-0 away in the Belgian top flight on Sunday, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
  Super Eagles forward, Moses Simon, made a return to Gent’s first team after being sidelined with injury.
  Kalu scored in the 76th minute to make it 2-0.
  Brecht Dejaeghere put Gent 1-0 up while Samuel Gigot scored Gent’s third goal on 84 minutes.
  Lokeren’s Tracy Mpati was sent off zin the
  
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• Ibrahimovic: My Injury Was So Serious It’s A Miracle I Can Play Again

  20-11-2017 07:12 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Unknown to many, the injury that kept Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic sidelined since April was so severe that the Swede feared he would never return to football again.
  The Swedish striker made this revelation after making his first appearance as a substitute in his side’s 4-1 Premier League thrashing of Newcastle United on Saturday.
  “If people knew the real injury, they would be in shock that I was even playing. It was more than the knee but I will keep it personal –
  
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• Russia 2018 World Cup Eagles pocket N1.2bn bonus

  20-11-2017 05:55
  •Oliseh to share in windfall
  Super Eagles have agreed to get 30% of the $9.5 million FIFA will pay Nigeria for qualifying for next year’s World Cup as their qualification bonus.
  Nigeria national football team players pose prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying football match between Nigeria and Cameroon at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, southern Nigeria, on September 1, 2017. / AFP PHOTOIt was the same percentage employed for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
  But in t
  
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• Pogba threatens to quit football

  20-11-2017 00:36
  Paul Pogba has said he would stop playing if he thought Manchester United’s title chances for the 2017-18 season were already gone.The French midfielder returned to the Red Devils after a two-month injury lay-off, having not seen action since leaving a Champions League match against Basel with a hamstring problem in September.United have not been at their best in Pogba’s absence, but his return helped spark a 4-1 rout over Newcastle on Saturday, as he scored a goal and added an assis
  
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• Mainz 05 assures on Balogun’s return after surgery

  20-11-2017 00:36
  By Chidera Akalonu
   
  Super Eagles defence stalwart, Leon Balogun has been assured of a quick return to action by his Germany club, Mainz 05 following the fracture to his left hand in training last Friday.According to the club, the Nigeria international did not suit up for Mainz in their 1-0 win over Cologne on Saturday afternoon due to the injury.‘’Leon Balogun suffered a middle hand fracture on his left hand on Friday, which was treated surgically,’’ Mainz wrote on
  
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• Dalung: African Wrestling Championship will bring unity to Rivers

  20-11-2017 00:35
  The Minister of Youth and Sports on Sunday said the hosting of the forthcoming African Wrestling Championship billed for Port Harcourt from 7th to 11th February, 2018 will help unite the people of the Rivers state and Nigeria.Dalung, made the remark when the Local Organising Committee led by Boma Iyayi paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.The Minister posited the use of Sports as the only tool that can be used to promote national integration, douse tension and mobilize Nigerians to see themselves
  
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• Lagos agog for Taekwondo Classics

  20-11-2017 00:34
  All is now set the 2017 edition of Lagos State Taekwondo Classics holding from Nov 23-25 at the Sir Molade Okoya Thomas multipurpose Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.Chairman of the Main Organising Committee, Jimmy Ogunowo who is also the chairman of the Lagos state Taekwondo Associatuion made this known while speaking during the Grand Master Koffi Anani’s kiddies championship held at the Lagos state Sports complex, Rowe Park Sports Centre Yaba, Lagos. He stated that all logistics
  
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• Plateau United, Enyimba open Super 4

  20-11-2017 00:33
  NPFL champions Plateau United will battle seven-time champions Enyimba in the opening game of the Super 4 in Kano on December 11, according to the fixtures of the pre-season tournament.Plateau United are drawn in Group A along with Enyimba and the CHAN Eagles, while Group B has host team Kano Pillars, Akwa United and MFM FC.Group B opening day fixture will be between Aiteo Cup winners Akwa United and MFM FC, who finished as runners-up in the NPFL this past season.Specially invited teams, the hom
  
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• Navy test physical fitness of troops in Badagry

  20-11-2017 00:32
  By Philip Nwosu and Nkiru Odinkenmelu
  No fewer than 200 security personnel from various security outfits, including the EFCC, NSCDC, Customs and the Police participated in a route march organised by the Nigerian Navy forward operation’s base in Badagry.The seven kilometer walk Daily Sun gathered was to test the physical fitness of the troops and ensure that they were in good shape to carry out their constitutional duties.Speaking after concluding the seven kilometre walk, the Commanding Of
  
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• FIBA Africa club tourney will be tough for Pillars – coach

  20-11-2017 00:03
  Idris AdesinaKano Pillars coach, Sani Ahmed, has predicted a tough outing for the club at the 2017 FIBA Africa Club Championship in Tunisia from December 8 to 17.
  The Nigeria Premier Basketball League champions will  represent FIBA Africa Zone 3 along with fellow Nigerian side Gombe Bulls. The two clubs qualified for the competition after finishing first and second at the FIBA Africa Zone 3 qualifiers, which ended in Lagos on Saturday.
  The FIBA Africa Club Championship features 12 clubs fro
  
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• Balogun breaks hand, undergoes surgery

  20-11-2017 00:03
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  Nigeria powerful defender Leon Balogun  has returned to the treatment room days after helping the Super Eagles beat South American giants Argentina 4-2  in Krasnodar in Russia on November 14.
  His German Bundesliga club Mainz 05 confirmed on their official Twitter account on Sunday that  the 29-year-old suffered a fracture to his left hand  on Friday and had undergone surgery.
  The former Werder Bremen player, who made his international debut in  the 0-0 draw in
  
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