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• Napoli’s Ambition Is To Win Serie A Title –Osimhen

  19-03-2023 19:01 via completesports.com
  
  Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has stated his team Napoli's ambition to win the Serie A title following the 4-0 victory over Torino on Sunday, March 19 at the Olimpico di Torino.
  The Nigerian international grabbed a brace in the game to consolidate his lead atop the top scorers chart, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored from the penalty spot and Tanguy Ndombele scored another goal for the Partenopei.
  Osimhen praised his teammates for letting him get to score in the encounter.
  "We are closer to th
  
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• Saka Named Premier League’s Player Of The Month For March

  31-03-2023 13:13 via completesports.com
  
  Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for March.
  It is Saka’s first divisional success of his career, as he becomes the 22nd different player to win the prize as a Gunner - the most of any other club in the league's history.
  Saka started the month of March with a goal and assist in Arsenal’s 4-0 win against Everton, and ended it with three goal involvements in the 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.
  He got on the scoresheet twice to becom
  
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• Marseille Vs Montpellier – Predictions And Match Preview

  31-03-2023 12:05 via completesports.com
  
  One of our expert tipster partners, Allsportspredictions.com, has more of our previews and predictions. Go here.
  Marseille vs Montpellier – If Marseille play their cards correctly, they have a chance to win the league. Toppers PSG frequently gives up goals, so now is the time to score.
  Montpellier, however, will undoubtedly have something to say about this. Based on their recent performance, they are considered one of the top sides in Ligue 1 after winning four of their last five league g
  
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• Awoniyi Ready For Nottingham Forest Comeback After Injury Layoff

  31-03-2023 10:40 via completesports.com
  
  Taiwo Awoniyi is available for selection again ahead of Nottingham Forest's home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanders, according to manager Steve Cooper.
  Forest will host Wolves at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon.
  Awoniyi has been missing in action since copping a groin injury in Nottingham Forest's away win against Southampton at the St Mary's Stadium in January.
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• Alaba Optimistic Real Madrid Can Win Copa Del Rey, Champions League

  31-03-2023 10:27 via completesports.com
  
  Real Madrid defender, David Alaba believes that Los Blancos are still in the running to win the Copa del Rey and Champions League trophies this season.
  Alaba returned to action for Austria in their 2-1 win over Estonia on Monday, March 27 at the Raiffeisen avenue following a lengthy injury layoff.
  "I am very happy to be back on the pitch," MARCA quoted Alaba as saying.
  "We have very important games ahead of us in the League, in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League and we still have goals th
  
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• Ibrahimovic Ruled Out For Two Weeks

  31-03-2023 10:17 via completesports.com
  
  AC Milan striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out for two weeks due to an injury sustained during Sweden's 3-0 Euro 2024 qualfier defeat to Belgium on Friday, March 24 at the Friends Arena.
  Romelu Lukaku scored a hattrick for Belgium in the encounter and Ibrahimovic was subbed on late in the match.
  According la Gazzetta dello Sport via Football Italia, Ibrahimovic sustained muscular problem in his right thigh.
  He will reportedly be on the sidelines for about 10-15 days to recover from the
  
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• Exclusive: Peseiro Can Build A Formidable Eagles If…-Aikhoumogbe

  31-03-2023 10:07 via completesports.com
  
  Former Nigerian goalkeeper, Andrew Aikhoumogbe believes Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro will build a formidable team for Nigeria if he utilises the talent at his disposal properly.
  Recall that the Portuguese tactician has come under heavy criticisms after the team lost 1-0 to Guinea-Bissau in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
  Although Nigeria later won the reverse fixture 1-0, a section of the Nigerian fans are still skeptical about Peseiro's technical ability to improve the Super Eagles
  
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• Schneiderlin: Joining Man United Was My Biggest Mistake

  31-03-2023 09:43 via completesports.com
  
  Former Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has revealed that he made a big mistake joining the Red Devils at the peak of his career.
  The Frenchman arrived at United with a great reputation from his time at Southampton.
  However, the defensive midfielder struggled under coach Louis van Gaal and was eventually sold on after 18 months.
  He confessed to the Daily Mail: "I know if I played to my full potential, with freedom, I would not be in Australia right now.
  “Maybe I would still
  
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• Deschamps’ Decision To Choose Mbappe As Captain Was Right –Evra

  31-03-2023 09:30 via completesports.com
  
  Former France international, Patrice Evra, has backed manager Didier Deschamps’ decision to hand Kylian Mbappe the captain’s armband for France ahead of Antoine Griezmann.
  The Manchester United legend claimed that Mbappe is very intelligent, while Griezmann is not a leader despite having 118 caps for Les Bleus.
  “He [Mbappe] is chosen, that is how it is and it will not change. Afterwards, Antoine, you say to yourself that it’s the oldest."But be careful: I think that Kylia
  
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• More Home based Players Need To Be Invited To Super Falcons —Eucharia Uche

  31-03-2023 09:11 via completesports.com
  
  Former Nigeria international Eucharia Uche has said more home based players need to be invited to the Super Falcons, as they prepare for this year’s FIFA women’s World Cup.
  The Falcons will be making their ninth appearance at the World Cup since their debut in 1991.
  They will face Olympic champions Canada, co-host of this year’s edition Australia and debutants Republic of Ireland.
  In February the Falcons featured in the Revelation Cup invitational tournament in Mexico and para
  
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• Abraham Open To Premier League Return

  31-03-2023 08:32 via completesports.com
  
  Tammy Abraham has refused to rule out the possibility of returning to the Premier League.
  Arsenal and Aston Villa are reportedly interested in the England international.
  He told Four Four Two: “In football, never say never.
  “Right now, my goal and my attention is on Roma: we want to finish the season well. I haven't even started thinking about anything other than just being here and doing my best.
  “I wouldn't say there are any loose ends in England, I'm in no rush. Maybe I'll
  
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• Owen, Terry, Yaya Toure Nominated For Premier League Hall Of Fame

  30-03-2023 19:41 via completesports.com
  
  England legends, Michael Owen and John Terry and Côte d’Ivoire great Yaya Toure have been nominated for the Premier League Hall Of Fame award class of 2023.
  Owen won the Premier League golden boot twice (1997/98 and 1998/99) with Liverpool while Terry won five Premier League titles (2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2014/15 and 2016/17) with Chelsea and he is the highest scoring defender in Premier League history.
  According to Premier League.com, they have been nominated alongside Tony Ada
  
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• I Once Made Love With Him At Spar –Ronaldo’s Girlfriend

  30-03-2023 19:29 via completesports.com
  
  Georgina Rodriguez, girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo has made a confession that he once made love with the Portuguese international at an unusual place, a spar.
  The Spanish model, said this while speaking to her friend and Telecinco collaborator, Ivan during an episode of her new Netflix series, ‘Soy Georgina.’
  Georgina has become Ronaldo’s most serious love interest since the Portuguese broke up with his former girlfriend, Russian Irina Shayk
  Ronaldo dated Russian model Shayk f
  
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• Okpekpe Race Organisers Promise Another Pacesetting Race In 2023

  30-03-2023 19:10 via completesports.com
  
  Organisers of the historic and world-acclaimed Okpekpe International 10km Road Race have promised to organize another pacesetting event come Saturday, May 27, 2023.
  The annual, World Athletics Gold Label event returned last year after a two-year, covid-induced break and this year's edition will be the ninth in the seriesafter it started in 2013 as the first road running event in Nigeria nay West Africa to have its course measured by a World Athletics/AIMS accredited coursemeasurer and the first
  
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• SportyBet Announces Regional Partnership With Manchester City

  30-03-2023 17:29 via completesports.com
  
  SportyBet, the most innovative betting platform in Africa has today announced a regional partnership with Manchester City
  SportyBet will become the Club’s Official Betting Partner in Africa.SportyBet has today announced a regional partnership with Manchester City. The agreement will see SportyBet become the Club’s Official Betting Partner in Africa.
  SportyBet is a brand of Sporty Group, a global sports entertainment and technology company, and it is a pan-African market leader with l
  
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• CAF Confirms Kick-Off Date For 2023 AFCON

  30-03-2023 16:40 via completesports.com
  
  TheAfrica Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 dates have been officially confirmed by CAF, with the opening match scheduled to take place on Saturday, 13 January 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan.
  The four-week tournament, pitting Africa’s best 24 nations will officially conclude on 11 February 2024.
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  This will be the 34th edition of the tournament and returns to Cote d’Ivoire for t
  
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• Lukaku Ready To Take Pay Cut To Remain At Inter Milan

  30-03-2023 16:04 via completesports.com
  
  Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku is desperate to stay with Inter Milan beyond this season and the Chelsea loanee is willing to take a pay cut to push through a new deal.
  Romelu returned to Inter last summer on an €8m loan deal, giving him the chance to rediscover his form after a difficult year in West London.
  This season has been difficult for Lukaku, who has only netted three goals across 15 Serie A appearances, and Inter have already noted that he will return to Chelsea once his loan deal
  
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• Tuchel, Not Sacked Nagelsmann Best Suited For Bayern Munich Job –Matthaus

  30-03-2023 15:40 via completesports.com
  
  Bayern Munich great Lothar Matthaus has welcomed the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as new manager.
  Former Chelsea manager Tuchel replaced Julian Nagelsmann after his dismissal on Friday.
  Matthaus told Kicker: "I assume that the team under Tuchel will become more stable again and that there will not be so many swings in performance.
  "Many games under Julian Nagelsmann were not Bayern-like, the swings were too big. It was too much trouble."
  On the weekend clash with Borussia Dortmund, Matthaus also
  
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• Mount: I’ve Not Been Able To Achieve My Set Goals

  30-03-2023 15:21 via completesports.com
  
  Chelsea midfielder, Mason Mount, has lamented on his inability to achieve his early goals set prior to the start of the Premier League season.
  Mount admitted that this season has been tough for him as a Chelsea player.
   
  The England international was a key component of Chelsea sides under the management of Frank Lampard and Thomas Tuchel.But he has not featured as prominently under manager Graham Potter since his appointment last September.
  Apart from his struggles to find form and consiste
  
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• I Didn’t Know Before Summer Arsenal Would Be Top Of The League —Saliba

  30-03-2023 13:49 via completesports.com
  
  William Saliba has said he never believed before summer Arsenal would be top in the league table.
  The Gunners are on the verge of landing a first Premier League title since 2004.
  Mikel Arteta’s side are eight points clear of champions Manchester City on the log.
  And Saliba speaking to Stadium Astro as quoted by Evening Standard, said: “Of course, I didn’t know before the summer that we would be on the top [of the League].“But when you play for Arsenal you have to think a
  
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• Ugbade: We ‘re Working Hard To Build A Strong Eaglets Team

  30-03-2023 13:17 via completesports.com
  
  Head Coach Nduka Ugbade says the Nigeria U17 technical team of which he is the head is working quietly but diligently and assiduously to raise a squad capable of doing Nigeria proud at the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria.
  Ugbade, who has assisted a couple of coaches to win the FIFA U17 World Cup for Nigeria, is in charge this time and has shepherded his wards to the African finals after winning the WAFU B Championship in Ghana last summer.
  The Africa U17 Cup of Nations will take place 29th
  
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• Complete Sports Is Now Fully Digital; Read e-Paper On The Go!

  30-03-2023 11:57 via completesports.com
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• Osimhen Is A Great Striker – Inter Defender D’Ambrosio

  30-03-2023 11:01 via completesports.com
  
  Inter Milan defender Danilo D'Ambrosio has referred to Napoli marksman Victor Osimhen as a great striker with regards to his exceptional season.
  Osimhen is currently the topscorer in the Serie A with a total of 21 goals and four assists in 23 matches.
  In an interview with Tuttomercatoweb,D'Ambrosio also commended Napoli for their impressive forn this season.
  "The underlying numbers say it, Napoli are strong," D'Ambrosio remarked.
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• Havertz: Why Some Chelsea Players Refer To Me As Donkey

  30-03-2023 09:18 via completesports.com
  Chelsea striker, Kai Havertz has opened up on why some of teammates call him Donkey.
  He said this was after they discovered how he holds a special relationship with the animal.
  The Germany International granted an interview to the Guardian during the international break when he made the revelation.
  “Some of my teammates call me ‘Donkey’. It’s not because of my football; from day one, I felt a special relationship with donkeys,” he said.
  The German striker explained
  
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• Mourinho Perfect Manager For Roma –Totti

  30-03-2023 09:13 via completesports.com
  
  Roma legend Francesco Totti has described Jose Mourinho as the perfect coach for the club.
  Totti believes Roma are well placed for a successful end to the season.
  He told Sportmediaset: "Roma's season finale? Now comes the delicate moment with the last months between Europe and the championship, the fundamental period where every match is a final.
  "With Mourinho behind him who knows how to manage the group well, I think they can do good things.
  "Is Mourinho the key? He is a key to open a door, t
  
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• Why Napoli Are Lucky To Be Top Of Serie A Table —Totti

  30-03-2023 09:06 via completesports.com
  
  Legendary Roma and Italian forward Francesco Totti has explained why he feels Napoli are lucky to be way ahead of others in the Serie A table.
  Napoli are on the verge of landing their first league title since the 1989/1990 season.
  Luciano Spalletti’s side are 19 points clear of second placed Lazio with 11 games left to play.
  Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been instrumental for Napoli as he leads the scoring chat with 21 goals.
  And Totti has explained why Napoli have had it their
  
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• Rivers United Get CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Final Foe April 5

  30-03-2023 08:48 via completesports.com
  
  Nigerian champions Rivers United will know their opponent in the quarter-final stage of the CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday, April 5.
  The draw ceremony is billed for the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football.
  Rivers United sealed their place in the last eight after a 2-2 home draw against Congolese outfit, Diable Noirs.
  Stanley Eguma's side will take on ASEC Mimosa of Cote d'Ivoire in a dead rubber clashthis weekend.
  The other qualified teams are: ASFAR Club (Morocco), US Mon
  
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• Luis Enrique Targets Premier League Job

  30-03-2023 08:25 via completesports.com
  
  Former Spain manager Luis Enrique has admitted that he would like to manage in the Premier League.
  Enrique has been linked with the vacant Tottenham Hotspur coaching job.
  Enrique has been out of work since he left his position as Spain head coach following La Roja's last-16 exit at the 2022 World Cup.
  The 52-year-old previously managed Barcelona B, Roma and Celta Vigo, before going on to coach the first team at Camp Nou.
  The Spaniard has opened the door to managing a Premier League side, but he
  
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• Oshoala Scores, Bags Assist As Barcelona Thrash Roma, Reach 5th Straight UCL Semi-finals

  29-03-2023 23:59 via completesports.com
  
  Asisat Oshoala scored and provided an assist as Barcelona hammered Roma 5-1 on Wednesday to reach a fifth straight UEFA women’s Champions League semi-finals.
  Barcelona progressed into the last four 6-1 on aggregate after winning the first leg 1-0 in Italy.
  Prior to the second leg tie against Roma, Oshoala had failed to score in her last four outings for Barcelona.
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• Exclusive: Peseiro Receives N156.4m Partial Payment From NFF; Other Coaches Paid Too

  29-03-2023 22:33 via completesports.com
  
  Completesports.com can exclusively report that Super Eagles Head Coach, Jose Peseiro, has been paid $210,000 (about N156,400,000), being three of the 10 months salary owed him by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
  Completesports.com also gathered that head coaches of other national teams like the Super Falcons, U-23 Eagles, Flying Eagles, Falconets, Golden Eaglets and the Flamingos were paid between five and seven months salaries.
  Before this latest payment, Peseiro was not paid a salary sin
  
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