Alex Iwobi Will Win EPL Young Player Of The Season - Rob Draper

When asked about who the young player of the premier league season will be, Rob Draper raised praises for Super Eagles English boy Alex Iwobi.

Micheal Phelps Wins 22nd Olympic Gold

Phelps, 31, won his 22nd gold - more than any other Olympian - as fellow American Lochte, 32, faded to a fifth-place finish in Rio.

Phelps finished almost two seconds clear of Japan's Kosuke Hagino, with China's Shun Wang taking bronze. Briton Dan Wallace, 23, came eighth.

First gold for black female swimmer after dead heat
Phelps, who posted a time of one minute 54.66 seconds, has won more than twice as many gold medals as anyone else, with former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina second on the list with nine.

Obi Mikel Pays $4,000 To Rescue Dream Team From Hotel Embarrassment

Chelsea star Mikel Obi has had to shell out $4,000 to ensure the Nigeria Olympic team caught their flight to Salvador after the hotel in Sao Paulo held the entire team to ransom over the bills incurred by additional officials.

Organisers have insisted on a team of 25 players, made up of 18 players and seven officials, and even sports minister Solomon Dalung has ordered this rule be strictly adhered to.

An impeccable source close to the team revealed that it took the intervention of the Chelsea star, who is also the team captain, who paid over $4, 0000 before the players and officials of the team were allowed to leave the hotel.

Man United vs Galatasaray: Watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Bicycle Kick Goal

             
The big man is here,that was the impression Zlatan left for Manchester United fans as he kept all chanting as he scored a super bicycle goal in his debut game. The king is here..

Serena Williams Flaunts Butt By Pool Side

The tennis superstar showed her sexy figure while relaxing at by her pool side yesterday.. The curves thou....lol

EURO 2016: Wales vs Belgium - All The Statistics & Facts You Need To Know

Wales were unbeaten against Belgium in their EURO 2016 qualifiers, with Chris Coleman's men winning 1-0 in Cardiff after a goalless draw in Brussels. This is the first time these teams have met in the finals of a major tournament. Wales and Belgium's last three encounters have produced only three goals.

Wales have reached the knockout stages in their two major tournament participation (World Cup 1958, EURO 2016). In 1958, they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil.

Henry, Terry & Others Set To Grace Yobo's Testimonial Match

Chelsea captain John Terry is the latest player from the English Premier League to confirm his availability in Port Harcourt for the Joseph Yobo Centenary Game scheduled for May 27 to celebrate the retirement of the former Super Eagles captain from football.

The centre back, who captained  between August 2006 and February 2010, and again from March 2011 to February 2012, confirmed his availability for the game to Yobo last weekend.

“We are really excited by the confirmation of John Terry for the Yobo Centenary Game in Port Harcourt. He’s one big player who is very popular here in the country because of England and Chelsea’s large followership in Nigeria,” observed coordinator of the Centenary Game, Waidi Akanni.

Watford Planning To Replace Ighalo With Isaac Success

Watford are planning to replace Odion Ighalo with another Nigerian attacker in the shape of Granada’s Isaac Success.

Ighalo’s scoring form has caught the eye of the Premier League heavyweights and a move away from the Wasps seems inevitable for the Super Eagles player.

Yet Watford have a plan in place to bring 20-year-old Success from La Liga to the Premier League, despite reported interest from Internazionale and Paris Saint-Germain.

Real Knock Out Manchester City To Set Up An All Madrid Final

For the second time in three years, Real Madrid will meet city rivals Atlético Madrid in the Champions League final following their 1-0 win over Manchester City in the semifinal second leg on Wednesday night at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Gareth Bale was the hero as his 20th minute shot forced a Fernando own goal that would end up being the lone goal scored by either side after 180 minutes of football.Real will now seek their 11th European crown at the San Siro in Milan against Los Colchoneros in a rematch of the two teams' epic final in 2014 in Lisbon.

The hosts were by far the superior side but were unable to put away a pesky City side that stayed in it until the final whistle. However, just like in their last two league encounters, it was Bale who proved to be the difference in what was a tight, tension-filled two-legged tie.There was both good news and bad news for manager Zinedine Zidane on the injury front prior to the match.

Alex Iwobi In Contention For Arsenal's Goal Of The Month

Nigeria youngster Alex Iwobi has seen his name go up as one of the nominees for the Arsenal goal of the month for April.

 The 20-year-old forward has experienced a meteoric rise in the Arsenal first team, especially in the second part of the season, which has seen him start the Gunners’ last seven Premier League games, with two goals to his name.

 The Iwobi goals came against Everton at Goodison Park on March 19 and against Watford at the Emirates on April 2, and it is the latter that has been nominated for the Arsenal ‘Goal of the Month’ for April.

Bayern Munich 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Watch The Goals & Highlights

Atletico Madrid progressed to the finals of the UEFA Champions League due to away goal rule. Aggregate scores (2-2)

Cristiano Ronaldo is 100 Percent Fit To Face Man City - Zidane

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has indicated that Cristiano Ronaldo is "100 per cent" ahead of the clubs' Champions League semi-final second leg with Manchester City.

Ronaldo has sat out the previous three matches - against Rayo Vallecano, City and Real Sociedad - owing to a thigh muscle strain, but appears to have proven his fitness ahead of Real's crucial encounter.

There was some bad news for the Madrid boss, however, as he confirmed that Casemiro and Karim Benzema have been ruled out of the clash.

FC Ifeanyi Ubah Will Beat Rangers Again Says Chibuzor Okonkwo

The captain of Nigeria league leaders FC IfeanyiUbah, Chibuzor Okonkwo, has said they are battle ready to beat Rangers in Enugu in a Week 11 game this afternoon to extend their dominance over their more famous foes.

Regional rivals IfeanyiUbah are the new leaders of the league after they toppled Rangers in midweek.
They now have 19 points from 10 matches, a point ahead of Rangers.

Last season, coach Daniel Amokachi got off to a flying start in charge of ‘Anambra Warriors’ IfeanyiUbah when they won 3-2 in a Week 23 clash in Enugu.

Senegal 1-1 Nigeria: Teranga Lioness Holds Super Falcons In Dakar

Nigeria's Super Falcons were held by their Senegalese counterparts in Friday's Africa Women's Cup of Nations qualifying game in Dakar.

Interim Nigeria head coach Florence Omagbemi listed Arsenal forward Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie from the start, and it was expected that the Falcons, favourites going into the game, would come away with a win.

The African champions had loads of scoring chances but failed to make them count until late in the first half.

We Will Attack Nigeria - Hector Cuper

Head coach of Egypt’s national team, Hector Cuper has promised that his charges will play with attacking intent against Nigeria on Tuesday when both sides meet in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying game in Alexandria.

The two sides fought out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna last Friday with Mohammed Salah’s injury time effort cancelling out Oghenekaro Etebo’s goal for the Super Eagles on the hour.

Cuper is full of respect for the Nigerian side but believes the Pharaohs will be in fine fettle for Tuesday’s game in Alexandria.

Super Eagles Refuse To Train In Egypt

Super Eagles did not train at the Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria Monday night because they complained of tiredness after a six-hour flight from Abuja.

The Eagles had to endure a two-hour delay at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Abuja due to late approval for the chartered flight to fly over Sudan to Egypt.

And that was after a two-hour bus ride from Kaduna to Abuja, also on Monday.

Fans Mob Musa, Mikel, Ambrose In Kaduna

Hundreds of fans mobbed Eagles stars Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa and Efe Ambrose after Tuesday evening training at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna.

Chelsea star Mikel was also mobbed by fans when the team trained in Abuja earlier in the day.
Celtic defender Ambrose is returning to the city where he was born and where he went on to captain the city’s biggest club, Kaduna United.

The fans wanted to touch the players they often watch in action with their European clubs on television and also take pictures and selfies with them.

Nigeria vs Egypt: Kick Off Time Moved

The kick-off time for the crucial AFCON 2017 qualifier between Nigeria and Egypt at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on Friday has been moved by an hour, according to officials.

The match was originally fixed for 4pm local time, but it has now been shifted to 5pm as the home team have expressed concerns that the heat in the northern city of Kaduna could affect the Nigeria foreign-based players, who are just coming out of winter in Europe.

Coach Samson Siasia first raised this concerns when he took temporary charge of the team following the sudden exit of Sunday Oliseh last month.

House Of Reps Set To Probe Oliseh's Resignation

Former coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Sunday oliseh is set to appear before the House of Representatives committee on sports in Abuja on Thursday. It is not clear if the house intends to probe his resignation or if it's going to be the normal listening spree that we have seen over the years.

Oliseh resigned when the job hit its hardest rock as the Eagles are scheduled to play a must win encounter against the Pharoahs of Egypt. Failure to win means Nigeria will be at a risk of not participating in the next Africa Nations Cup.

Nigeria 6-0 South Africa: Rashidat Ajibade Nets Quadrope

Nigeria are a foot into the 2016 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup after they trounced their South African counterparts 6-0 in a first leg playoff on Saturday in Abuja.

The game was won and lost in the first half during which home team Nigeria scored all six goals with skipper Rashidat Ajibade firing four of the goals.

Fajobi Yetunde got the home team off to a flying start after a minute, before Ajibade went on a rampage.