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• ROAD TO RUSSIA: HIT OR MISS? What Do You Make Of New Super Eagles Jerseys?

  08-02-2018 22:53 via completesportsnigeria.com
  The Nigeria Football Federation launched the Super Eagles jerseys for the Russia 2018 World Cup and the response of Nigerian fans has been massive.
  The new jersey designs include a patterned retro away kit and a dark green home kit as well as specially-made fans wear.
  It has either been great love and admiration or intense dislike and disgust for the  kits since Wednesday’s launch in London.What do you make of the kits? Are they a hit or a miss? Or do you feel they are somewhere in th
  
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• Tottenham vs Arsenal: Win N25,000 In Complete Sports Predict & Win Competition

  08-02-2018 22:27 via completesportsnigeria.com
  It’s the North London Derby again as Arsenal travel to cross-town rivals Tottenham on Saturday and, as usual, each of our esteemed readers stand a chance to be one of five readers who will share from our N25,000 pot of gold if you CORRECTLY PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF THE MATCH ON OUR WEBSITE. ONLY ENTRIES SUBMITTED ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE VALID AND A BALLOT WILL BE USED TO SELECT IF WE HAVE MORE THAN FIVE WINNERS.
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• Iwobi, Abdullahi Happy With Super Eagles 2018 World Cup Kits

  08-02-2018 22:26 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi and defender Shehu Abdullahi have given thumbs up to the Super Eagles new kits for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.On Wednesday, the Eagles’ new kits were unveiled in London with the quartet of skipper Mikel Obi, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Iwobi as well as music star Wizkid in attendance.“Kit Launch !! Can’t Wait To Wear The New Gear At The World Cup  @Nikefootball,” Iwobi, who modelled the patterned kit, tweeted in excitement.
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• PSG, Marseille paired in French Cup quarter-finals

  08-02-2018 22:23
  Paris Saint-Germain, seeking a fourth straight French Cup, were drawn on Thursday against their bitter rivals and closest challengers in Ligue 1, Marseille, in this year’s quarter-finals.
  This edition of the French “clasico” is also a repeat of the 2016 final which PSG won, 4-2.
  It also means that the two clubs will meet twice in a few days. Marseille visit Paris in Ligue 1 on February 25 and now must return for the cup game two or three days later.
  In the only other quarter-f
  
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• Plateau United Set For First Ever CAF Champions League Match

  08-02-2018 21:45
  Plateau United Coach, Kennedy Boboye is confident his team is ready to face Eding Sport of Cameroon in the preliminary round of the 2018 CAF Champions League. The NPFL Champions will host Eding Sport in Jos Tomorrow for their first-ever stint ...
  
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• Ebuehi Helps Den Haag End Winless Run With Win Vs Vitesse

  08-02-2018 21:31 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By James Agberebi: Nigeria defender Tyronne Ebuehi was in action for ADO Den Haag who ended their three-match winless run with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie on Thursday night.
  Prior to the match against Vitesse, ADO Den Haag last won a league game back in December 22, a 4-0 home victory against PEC Zwolle.Following the resumption of the second half of the league on January 16, ADO Den Haag had secured two draws and a loss.In the game against Vitesse on Thursd
  
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• Hazard to cost Madrid 200m euros

  08-02-2018 21:22
  Zinedine Zidane is reportedly keen for Real Madrid to sell Isco in the summer, and is a firm admirer of Chelsea and Belgium star Eden Hazard.The sale of Isco would be a step that would open the way for Real to sign Eden Hazard, who has been repeatedly linked with the club in recent years, all the more so given that Zidane is a known admirer of the Chelsea attacker – having recommended him to Los Merengues in 2010. Meanwhile,  Hazard has on several occasions publicly said that he idoli
  
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• Joel Obi Declares Self Fit For Udinese Clash

  08-02-2018 21:16 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Adeboye Amosu: Nigerian midfielder Joel Obi has declared himself fit for Torino’s Italian Serie A clash against Udinese at the Stade Olimpico on Sunday after picking an injury in their last game against Sampdoria, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
  Obi was substituted in 37th minute of the encounter following a knock on his leg with  Cristiano Ansaldi coming on for him.
   “I took a strong blow and I had to go out against Sampdoria. I’m sorry that the refer
  
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• English players are masters of diving, Wenger says

  08-02-2018 21:14
  London – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger weighed into the debate about simulation in the English Premier League on Thursday by suggesting that English players may have become “the masters of diving”.WengerWenger made the statement ahead of the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, and was speaking as the fallout continued from last weekend’s 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Spurs.
  During the match, Tottenham’s Dele Alli was booked for diving and Harry
  
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• Six in running for Italy coaching job – Costacurta

  08-02-2018 20:53
  Italian football federation sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta said Thursday there were “six or seven names” in the hat for the Italy coaching job.CostacurtaFormer AC Milan defender Costacurta has been given the task of finding a successor to Gian Piero Ventura who was sacked after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup.
  Former Italy midfielder Luigi Di Biagio has been appointed interim coach but is seen as an outsider among a star-studded line-up of coaches linked with the jo
  
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• Chelsea paying for Champions League gain – Hazard

  08-02-2018 20:23
  Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard believes the English champions’ defence of their title was always going to be compromised by a return to Champions League football this season.
  Despite the Belgian’s 13th goal of the season, Chelsea crumbled to a 4-1 defeat at Watford on Monday night to remain fourth in the Premier League, 19 points adrift of runaway leaders Manchester City.
  “I think the Premier League is difficult. It is hard to win every year,” Hazard told ESPN FC.
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• Africa has great potentials for youths- Buhari 

  08-02-2018 20:17
  President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian youths to believe in the potentials that abound in Africa.
  He made the remark at the opening ceremony of the African Wrestling Championships on Wednesday at the Alfred Diete Spiff Civic Centre in Port Harcourt.
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  The President, who was represented by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, said sports  is the only tool that can unite and promote peace and coexistence among Africans.
  “Africa remains the br
  
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• West Brom’s Rodriguez charged by FA over alleged racist abuse

  08-02-2018 19:50
  West Brom forward Jay Rodriguez was Thursday charged by the Football Association over an incident involving Brighton’s Gaetan Bong during which he was accused of using racist language.
  Footage from the Premier League match on January 13 shows the pair arguing and bumping into each other, before Rodriguez holds his nose and waves his hand as if to gesture Bong smells.
  It is not clear what was said but Bong immediately complained to match official Martin Atkinson and the referee included th
  
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• Winter Olympics qualification, proof Nigeria can do the impossible-Atiku

  08-02-2018 19:10
   
  By Dirisu Yakubu
  Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Thursday, wished the nation’s contingent an outstanding and memorable outing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.Nigeria’s Bobsled Team for 2018 Winter Olympics Atiku Abubakar, in a statement released by his media office in Abuja, described Nigeria’s quest at the Winter Games as historic, given the fact that snow is yet to be experienced in the country.“Once again, Nigeria is proving t
  
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• ‘Overweight’ Emenike Not Ready For Las Palmas Debut

  08-02-2018 19:10 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Adeboye Amosu: Nigerian forward Emmanuel Emenike is not yet fit  to make his official debut for Spanish LaLiga club Las Palmas, reports in Spain claim.Former Super Eagles striker Emenike joined Las Palmas on the final day of the winter transfer window on a six-month loan deal from Greek outfit Olympiacos.He was excluded from the squad that defeated fellow strugglers Malaga 1-0 on Monday.The other Nigerian at the club Oghenekaro Etebo however made his debut for Las Palmas in the game
  
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• Etebo Included In LaLiga Team Of The Week After Las Palmas Debut

  08-02-2018 18:39 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By James Agberebi: Las Palmas new signing, Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo, has been included in the Spanish LaLiga Team of the Week.
  The Team of the Week was compiled by football facts and statistics website whoscored.com.Etebo joined Las Palmas from Portuguese top flight club Feirense on loan in January until the end of the season.His inclusion into the Team of the Week was due to his impressive performance in his debut for Las Palmas in their 1-0 home win against Malaga in a league c
  
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• Sanchez move outshone Neymar on social media: Man Utd chief

  08-02-2018 18:34
  The social media frenzy surrounding Alexis Sanchez’s high-profile move to Manchester United dwarfed interest shown when Neymar moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said Thursday.Sanchez
  Sanchez joined United from Premier League rivals Arsenal last month in a deal that saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan go the other way and has made an immediate impact on and off the pitch, scoring on his home debut and setting a new record for shirt sales.“Alexis Sanch
  
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• Leicester boss Puel hopes absent Mahrez will ‘get his head right’

  08-02-2018 17:45
  Leicester manager Claude Puel says he hopes Riyad Mahrez can “get his head right” and rejoin the team, confirming the Algeria international will not feature against Manchester City on SaturdayThe match at the Etihad will be the third consecutive league game the winger has missed since Pep Guardiola’s City failed to get their man on January 31, transfer deadline day.
  Mahrez, 26, has not featured for the mid-table Foxes, in matches or training, since his dream move to the Premier
  
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• Super Eagles: Gernot Rohr to call up Eze, Ikouwem for friendly matches

  08-02-2018 17:04
  Head coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr is to begin preparations for the World Cup with 35 players Super Eagles handler Gernot Rohr is set to call up Stephen Eze and Ikouwem Udoh who were members of the silver winning 2018 CHAN Eagles, for Nigeria’s upcoming friendly matches.The German coach was at the just concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN) to keep an eye on the home based Eagles at the tournament.Rohr was impressed with the performances of Super Eagles goalkeeper Ikechukwu
  
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• Matthew Wolff: 5 things about the man who designed Super Eagles new jerseys

  08-02-2018 17:00
  Matthew Wolff led the team that designed the new Super Eagles jerseys. Nike on Wednesday, February 7 unveiled Super Eagles 2018 FIFA World Cup jerseys to much acclaim on social media. Leading the team that designed the jersey is Matthew Wolff who works for Nike. After the unveiling, he took to Twitter to say; “It was so much fun designing these World Cup 2018 pieces for Nigeria with the Nike team!”  These are fives things you should know about him. 1.Matthew Wolff is a graphic d
  
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• Eze, Ojo Make CHAN Team Of The Tournament, El Kaabi Named MVP

  08-02-2018 16:50 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Hanifat Mustapha: Home Eagles midfielder Dayo Ojo and defender Stephen Eze have been named in the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Team of the Tournament, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.Eze, who was an ever-present player for Nigeria as they went all the way to the final in Morocco, is one of three central defenders in a 3-5-2 formation CAF XI for the tournament, while Ojo, who scored a goal against Equatorial Guinea in the group phase, is one of the central midfielders in the XI.
  
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• Messi is Better Than Maradona - Lineker

  08-02-2018 16:18
  Former England International, Gary Lineker has hailed Messi for making Football look so simple and believes he is better than Maradona. Gary Lineker who now works as a TV Pundit has waxed lyrical about Messi39;s unreal ability.Barcelo ...
  
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• Success Officially Unveiled At Malaga‎, Eager To Help Club Avoid Relegation

  08-02-2018 16:15 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Nigerian forward, Isaac Success, was officially unveiled as a Malaga player on Thursday.The unveiling ceremony which was announced on Malaga’s official website, took place at the club’s home ground, La Rosaleda.Success was unveiled alongside two other players, Mehdi Lacen of Algeria and Maxime Lestienne from Belgium.After enduring a frustrating campaign so far this season at Watford, Malaga snapped up Success on loan until the end of the season.Prior to joining, Malaga who are c
  
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• 2018 FIFA World Cup: Rashford, Kane show off new Nike strips for England

  08-02-2018 16:15
  Take a look at England's kit for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World cup International kit manufacturers Nike used star players Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford to unveil England’s jerseys for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.Pre-match shirtThe pre-match shirt is a throw back to the popular England kit of 1982, which has to red effect blend and deep blue coming together. Home jerseyThe three lions home kit is a combination of three colours, used interchangeably in specific areas.The
  
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• Champions League: Xavi Tips PSG To Beat Real Madrid

  08-02-2018 16:12 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Former Barcelona captain Xavi Hernandez has tipped Paris Saint-Germain as favourites to progress from their blockbuster Champions League tie against Real Madrid.
  The Spanish giants have endured a difficult campaign, sitting 19 points behind Barca in LaLiga, but are in the last 16 in the Champions League.
  Zinedine Zidane’s men are aiming to win the European crown for a third straight year and host PSG in their first leg on Wednesday.
  Xavi, the Barcelona great who won the Champions League fo
  
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• Super Eagles: A history of Nigerian jerseys at the FIFA World Cup

  08-02-2018 16:02
  Where do the new kits rank among all Super Eagles World Cup jerseys? Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Nike on Wednesday, February 7 unveiled Super Eagles new jerseys.Nike unveiled a 1995-themed home jersey and an all-dark-green shirt for the home kit. But where do the new kits rank among all Super Eagles World Cup jerseys?We take a look at a history of Super Eagles jerseys at the FIFA World Cup. 1994 FIFA World CupMaker: AdidasIn 1994, Adidas teamed up with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
  
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• World champion Gatlin to test out 150-metres in South Africa

  08-02-2018 15:58
  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - World 100-metre champion Justin Gatlin will race over a new distance next month at the inaugural Athletics South Africa (ASA) Athletix Grand Prix series meet in Pretoria.
  
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• Trump’s tax reform: Man United post $40.4m loss

  08-02-2018 15:56
  Manchester United blamed US President Donald Trump’s corporate tax reforms as the reason the Premier League giants posted a £29 million ($40.4 million) second quarter loss to the end of December 2017 despite a boom in broadcast income.
  United said an exceptional “accounting write off of £48.8 million” had been made with the US corporate tax rate to tumble from 35 percent to 21 percent following Trump’s substantive enactment of US tax reform in December.
  
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• French football team Marseille open Weibo account in China

  08-02-2018 15:46
  Marseille have joined Ligue 1 rivals Paris Saint-Germain and top European clubs Real Madrid and Liverpool in opening a Weibo account.
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  Weibo is the Chinese version of Twitter and counts some 600 million users.
  Marseille said they were hoping to “develop the image of the club and the OM brand internationally”.
  They added that they had “decided to launch in a growing market in the social media and football sectors”.
  “Our aim is to double our international fan
  
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• What do you think of the new Super Eagles Jersey?

  08-02-2018 15:38
  The new jerseys unveiled by the NFF for Super Eagles world cup campaign has drawn mixed reaction. What do you think? Is it a hit or a miss? The post What do you think of the new Super Eagles Jersey? appeared first on Vanguard News.
  
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• UK Mirror Rates Super Eagles’ New World Cup Kits The best

  08-02-2018 15:23 via completesportsnigeria.com
  United Kingdom online news hub mirror.co.uk has rated Nigeria’s World Cup kits the best among the 19 so far unveiled by the teams that are going to the mundial in Russia this summer, reports Completesportsnigeria. com. The Super Eagles World Cup kits were unveiled in London by the manufacturer, Nike in London on Wednesday.The website did a ranking of  the kits of all the 19 countries who have unveiled their World Cup kits and picked the Nigerian  jersey a
  
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• Ronaldo Wants Neymar To Join Real Madrid

  08-02-2018 15:19
  Brazilian Legend, Ronaldo De Lima has praised Neymar for his consistency over the last few years and has tipped the PSG star to be the Best in the world in a matter of years. Ronaldo scored 62 goals in 98 appearances for the Selecao and also...
  
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• Marseille open Weibo account in China

  08-02-2018 15:16
  Marseille have joined Ligue 1 rivals Paris Saint-Germain and top European clubs Real Madrid and Liverpool in opening a Weibo account.
  Weibo is the Chinese version of Twitter and counts some 600 million users.
  Marseille said they were hoping to “develop the image of the club and the OM brand internationally”.
  They added that they had “decided to launch in a growing market in the social media and football sectors”.
  “Our aim is to double our international fan base ove
  
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• Boboye Confident As Plateau United Begin Debut CAFCL Campaign

  08-02-2018 15:03 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Plateau United head coach Kennedy Boboye is confident the club will make an impact in the CAF Champions League this year despite their lack of experience in the competition.The Jos club, who won the Nigeria Professional Football League title for the first time last season, will face Cameroonian side Eding Sport in their preliminary round fixture at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday.The game will be Plateau United’s first in the competition and despite their lack of experience on the conti
  
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• Africa Wrestling Championship: Nigeria win 2 gold, 2 bronze medals on opening day of tournament

  08-02-2018 15:00
  Nigeria picked up two gold medals and two bronze on the opening day of the 2018 African Wrestling Championships in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Gold medal winners for Nigeria are Ukoro Peter and Sunmisola Balogun, while Ikechukwu Robinson and Esther Asaolu won bronze medals for Nigeria's team.Two gold medalsUkoro Peter was the first to register Nigeria's first medal at the championships, he emerged victorious in the 55kg Greco-Roman category.He defeated Egypt's Omar Adel Abdelazi in the fina
  
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• Organisers confirm 128 cases of norovirus infection at PyeongChang Games

  08-02-2018 14:39
  Organisers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea said on Thursday that 128 cases of norovirus infections have been confirmed so far.They however added that no athlete has been affected following the outbreak in the Olympic host city earlier in the week.
  Citing data from the Korean Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, PyeongChang said 128 cases had been confirmed as of Thursday, with 42 new cases on Thursday alone.
  Of the 42 new cases, 34 are members of civil security staff.
  The
  
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• Asisat Oshoala: Super Falcons star rings closing bell at Nigerian Stock Exchange

  08-02-2018 13:59
  Asisat Oshoala was honoured with the duty of ringing the closing bell at Nigerian Stock Exchange. Super Falcons star and reigning African Women’s Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala on Friday, February 2 rang the closing bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos.As it is customary in the NSE, the opening and closing bells mark the beginning and the end of each trading day.This ceremony at the NSE is a unique platform that aligns with the global tradition where stock exchanges invite
  
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• Asisat Oshoala: Super Falcons star rings closing bell at Nigeria Stock Exchange

  08-02-2018 13:59
  Oshoala rang was honoured with the duty of ringing the closing bell at NSE. Super Falcons stars and reigning African Women’s Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala on Friday, February 2 rang the closing bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos.As it is customary in the NSE, the opening and closing bells mark the beginning and the end of each trading day.This ceremony at the NSE is a unique platform that aligns with the global tradition where stock exchanges invite business leaders of
  
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• CAF Champions League: MFM FC’s Onuwa Targets Away Win Vs Real Bamako

  08-02-2018 13:53 via completesportsnigeria.com
  By Adeboye Amosu: MFM FC midfielder Chukwuma Onuwa says the team will go all out for a win in Sunday’s CAF Champions League fixture against Malian club AS Real de Bamako, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.The Olukoya Boys will face Real Bamako in their first ever game in the competition at the Complex Sportif Heremakono Stadium in Bamako.Real Bamako finished second in the Mali Premier League last season.Fidelis Ilechukwu’s men, who were also second last season, have struggl
  
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• English players are masters of diving, says Wenger

  08-02-2018 13:07
  LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger weighed into the debate about simulation in the Premier League by suggesting that English players may have become "the masters of diving" ahead of the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
  
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• Chinese club prepare to pay €1.4bn for Lionel Messi

  08-02-2018 12:59
  Chinese Super League club, Hebei China Fortune, are reportedly prepared to meet the €700m release clause of Barcelona’s Argentine wizard, Lionel Messi.
  Messi recently signed a new long-term deal at the Nou Camp with a €700m release clause.
  New rules in Chinese football mean any deal would cost Hebei a staggering €1.4bn (£1.2bn).
  Reports in various European news media said Hebei China Fortune, which signed Javier Mascherano from the Catalan side in January, are preparin
  
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• FIFA chief, Infantino sets VAR ruling for next month

  08-02-2018 12:34
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday said football’s governing body will decide next month whether to officially endorse the video assistant referee, a move that could see the controversial technology used at the World Cup.Video Assistant Referee VARVAR, so far trialled in nearly 1,000 matches, reviews key moments linked to goals, penalty decisions, straight red card decisions and cases of mistaken identity.
  Its merits have been vigorously debated by football fans and pundits across
  
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• Qualification for Youth Olympics: Nigeria’s Rowing & Sailing body holds trials

  08-02-2018 12:31
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  The Nigeria Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation on Thursday said the body would hold four-day trials to select athletes for the upcoming qualifying series for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
  ‘Bunmi Oluode, Secretary of the federation, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the trials would hold from Feb. 14 to Feb. 17 at the BICS Boat Club in Lekki.
  Oluode said that nine states would participate in the trials tagged “Open Time Trials for Canoe, Rowing and Kayak.
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• Wenger On “Europe’s Best Striker” Kane, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, Arsenal Injuries, Spurs’ Wembley Challenge

  08-02-2018 12:29 via completesportsnigeria.com
  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that there is no striker in Europe better than Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane at the moment.
  Wenger’s side face Spurs in the Premier League on Saturday with Kane, who has scored 22 league goals this season, one of the big stars in the North London Derby.
  When Wenger  was asked during his pre-match press conference on Thursday if there was a better striker in Europe than Kane right now, he answered: “If you look at the numbers, no.
  
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• ‘Ding-dong’ Frimpong: Olympics calling for Ghana’s skeleton ace

  08-02-2018 11:47
  Ghana’s Akwasi Frimpong knows a thing or two about sacrifice: he spent two years selling vacuum cleaners to finance his unlikely journey to the Olympics — as a skeleton racer.After previously failing to qualify as a sprinter and in the bobsleigh, he is set to become only the second athlete from the West African country to compete at a Winter Games in Pyeongchang, six years after his Olympic hopes looked dead and buried.
  Frimpong, who moved to the Netherlands when he was just eight, m
  
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• Juventus ready to pounce as Napoli face stiff Lazio test

  08-02-2018 11:43
  Serie A leaders Napoli face a tough test of their title hopes when they host bruised Lazio this weekend, while Juventus travel to Florence ready to pounce before they play Tottenham in the Champions League.Juventus player celebrate a goalLazio — 14 points behind Napoli in third place — arrive in Naples desperately in need of three points after back-to-back defeats to AC Milan and Genoa.
  Failure could see Simone Inzaghi’s side slip off the podium with Inter Milan and Roma &mdash
  
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• Super Eagles: Mikel, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Ndidi in love with new 2018 World Cup jerseys in behind-the-scene video

  08-02-2018 11:38
  Mikel, Iwobi, Iheanacho and Ndidi purring over new Super Eagles kits in a promotional video. Nike on Wednesday, February 7 unveiled Super Eagles jerseys for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and captain John Mikel Obi, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi are loving it. Sportswear giant Nike unveiled designs for Super Eagles home and away kits, training kit, casuals and hats for the 2018 FIFA World.  A promotional video unveiled by Nike shows Super Eagles stars Mikel, Iwobi, Iheanacho and
  
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• Wigan negotiating sale to Hong Kong company

  08-02-2018 11:37
  Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has agreed in principle to sell the English football club to a Hong Kong-listed company, highlighting the appeal of even lower-league clubs to wealthy foreign investors.Wigan Athletic players hold aloft their Spanish manager Roberto Martinez (top) as they celebrate winning the English FA Cup final football match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium in London on May 11, 2013. AFP Photo:The International Entertainment Corporation (IEC), con
  
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• Strong line-up as CAF Champions League begins

  08-02-2018 11:36
  Record eight-time title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt are among 10 former winners who qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League, which begins this weekend with preliminary round first legs.Defending champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and five-time winners TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo are other powerful outfits in the 59-club field.
  After a bye, Wydad launch their title defence against Stade Malien of Mali or newcomers Williamsville of the Ivory Coast, neither of whom look likel
  
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• Henry Onyekuru: Super Eagles forward wins Belgium Talent of the Year award

  08-02-2018 11:00
  Henry Onyekuru has been rewarded for his impressive performances in Belgium. Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru has emerged the winner of the Belgium Talent of the Year Award.Onyekuru who plays for English Premier League outfit Everton was loaned out to Belgium side Anderlecht for the start of the 2017/2018 season.The 20-year-old previously played for Belgian side KAS Eupen where his impressive performances earned him a move to Everton.While he was at Eupen, Onyekuru had an amazing break out se
  
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