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Three-time champions Nigeria will know their group phase opponents at the 32 nd  Africa Cup of Nations finals on 12 th  April – the date now approved by the Confederation of African Football for the staging of the draw. The ceremony, which will take place in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, will see the 24 qualified teams drawn into six groups of four teams each, with the two top-placed teams in each group, alongside the best four third –placed teams, progressing to the Round of 16. Egypt 2019 will be the first 24-team Africa Cup of Nations in history, with matches scheduled to be played in eight venues between 21 st  June and 19 th  July. Nigeria’s Super Eagles have already made sure of a place in the finals, ahead of the final round of the qualifying matches scheduled for late March 2019. Nigeria host Seychelles at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on 23 rd  March in what is purely an academic exercise.  

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Mother of Nigerian forward, Ahmed Musa, has passed on in an Abuja hospital on Thursday, January 24. Musa took to social media to announce the death of his mum, Sarah Moses, with a blank picture and crying emojis. The AlNassr forward is currently in Nigeria a due to a reported injury that has ruled him out of action for his Saudi Arabia club side. What a sad day of my life,just lose my mum 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/5kPIieyyn0 - AhmedMusa718 (@Ahmedmusa718) January 24, 2019 Prior to her death, Musa had taken to Instagram to share a picture of himself and his mum. "I am sure being tucked in bed is not the best thing you know to do. All your children are waiting for you to get out of bed and say 'I am back in action'. Get well soon Sweet Mum!," He said in the post. View this post on Instagram I am sure being tucked in bed is not the best thing you know to do. All your children are waiting for you to get out of bed and say 'I am back in action

Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce have confirmed via their official website the signing of former Nigeria international Victor Moses on loan until the end of the 2019-2020 season.  The right winger penned a contract with The Yellow Canaries after passing a medical following his arrival in Istanbul. Moses is departing Chelsea on a temporary basis after scoring 18 goals in 128 appearances since joining the club from Wigan Athletic in August 2012. With previous loan stints at Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham, this is the fourth time he has been farmed out on loan by The Blues in order to experience first-team football on a regular basis.  Moses has appeared in only six matches for Chelsea this term, with five appearances off the bench. The 28-year-old started his career in England with Crystal Palace, where he spent nine years. Photo Credit : fenerbahce.org

As Nigerians continue to call for the return of Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses, to the senior national team, Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, insisted Wednesday that the former Chelsea forward must show commitment and be ready to fight for shirt. The Franco-German tactician had expressed shock when the ace winger informed him after the last World Cup final in Russia that he wanted to take a break from the team and resuscitate his dwindling career at Chelsea following the appointment of another coach in Sarri.

Isaac Emeka 83rd minute strike  from the penalty spot was all that  Abia Warriors needed to edge Kada City 1-0 in one of 2019 NPFL  match day 4 encounter decided this evening at the Umuahia township stadium. It was Kada City who made the first two attempts on goal through Felix Benjamin and David Onovo in the fourth and sixth minute respectively. The host responded almost immediately by forcing  three consecutive corner kicks would have scored twice in the space of ten minutes through Olawoyin Ibrahim but Solomon Kantoma on both occasions made  touch line blockades. David Onovo found space and released a thunderous shot from 25 yards which came off the woodwork after Enaholo Joshua had managed a finger tip save. Outstanding Sunday Okoh in goal for Kada City along side Solomon Kantoma, Umar Mohammed, Papa Idris and Ekene Obi stood big at the rear to ensure a goalless first half despite  Abia warriors having a free kick at the edge of the box on two minutes o

Renowned football support corporate body, AITEO’s deputy managing director, Francis Peters has pledged the company’s continue sponsorship of the annual awards of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). naijafutbalplus  report that Peters says the company will not relent in their efforts at boosting soccer in the country, and confirmed that this year’s edition of NFF-AITEO Awards will hold on April 1st in Lagos. Peters promised that the 2019 event will be greater than the inaugural edition, which held on 19th February 2018 at the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. He added that AITEO, who are also sponsors of the CAF African Football Awards, have perfected arrangements to expand the guest-list, honour more legends of the game and guarantee greater panache on the night. CAF President Ahmad, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, members of the CAF Emergency Committee, prominent political stalwarts in Nigeria, renowned administrators, footbal

Former Super Eagles' star, Victor Moses will spend the rest of the season in Turkey having turned down the chance to make a permanent move to China, according to his club, Chelsea. Chelsea wanted to sell the player outright during this January transfer window following his demotion in the first team by Maurizio Sarri. But he turned down the chance to move to China, opting to go to Turkey on a temporary deal.His current contract With Chelsea runs until 2021, but he has failed to make an impact under Maurizio Sarri. Moses was a key part of Antonio Conte's team during Chelsea's Premier League title win in 2016-17 and remained a regular in the side the following year.He thrived as a right wing-back in Conte's preferred 3-4-3 system having previously been a bit-part player for the Blues. But with Sarri switching to a 4-3-3 upon his arrival from Napoli over the summer, Moses has been limited to just five appearances in all competitions.He has mostly been deployed as a

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has expressed happiness over Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel's move to  EFL Championship side Middlesbrough. The German football tactician revealed that the Super Eagles captain chose Boro ahead of his other suitors, not limited to AS Roma and Wolfsburg, because he wants to be close to his family who remained in the United Kingdom after he transferred to Tianjin Teda in January 2017. ''We are very happy about it because he has not played for a long time, Obi Mikel is a player who is willing to play now and wanted to come back to Europe, his family is staying there,'' Rohr said. ''I am happy for him he can find a good club again. Now, we will watch what he is doing, he needs a little time perhaps to come back into the rhythm of the matches.  ''We want him to come back to the national team like other players. If he is playing well with his new team, he stands a chance of coming back to us, but he has not told

The annual coaching clinic precedes the NPFL U-15 Promises Tournament and is designed to train youth coaches on how to properly develop young talents using LaLiga methodology.The content of the clinic will as usual be framed within a level three (professional) syllabus where coaches will learn more complex and technical aspects of LaLiga’s methodology as a continuation of levels One (beginner) and Two (intermediate) training from the first and second editions. LaLiga Sports Project Coordinator, Juan Zapata spoke about LaLiga projects in Nigeria and said, “The first two editions of the clinic were highly successful and we are once again thrilled to have the opportunity to spread the LaLiga’s methodology across Nigeria and Africa with the third edition of the clinic. “We are committed to each of our projects across Africa, and sending LaLiga coaching instructors to again train the youth coaches in Nigeria aims to further show our commitment to the development of football in the co

Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo has been ranked the best Nigerian player in the big five leagues in Europe (Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1) for the month of December. International Centre for Sports Studies -  CIES Football Observatory  has rated players on a match-by-match basis by taking into account the pitch production and efficiency at both individual and collective level. CD Leganes central defender Omeruo was the best rated Nigerian player at 75.3 and was 265th of the 751 players ranked.  Last month, Omeruo consistently delivered for CD Leganes in the Spanish topflight, helping the club remain undefeated with one win and three draws and went the distance in all the four matches.  The Super Eagles star was the standout performer for CD Leganes, going by the ratings and the 69th best footballer in Spain.  Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong made it into the list with a rating of 72.8 and ranked 374th.  Ola Aina (Torino), Wilfred Nd

Super Eagles Former Coach, Samson Siasia has pleaded with Nigerian football fans to allow Mikel Obi to sort out his club future before he returns to the national team. The former Eagles striker told www.adantesports.com.ng from his base in the U.S. yesterday that there were two key things the player must sort out before he rejoining the national team. "Everybody knows that Mikel is a patriotic and devoted captain of the Super Eagles. To the best of my knowledge, he will never shirk his responsibility as Eagles Captain. He will not also abscond from the team without cogent reasons. "One thing we should also know is that Mikel (Obi) has not played for a while now, and he is trying to move to another club. "I believe he wants to secure his job situation before he will worry about Super Eagles," Siasia said. Mikel, who has not played for the Super Eagles since Nigeria's last game at the Russia 2018 World Cup, recently left his Chinese club, Tiajin

Chelsea winger, Victor Moses is facing another line of pressure from Fernebahce of Turkey, as the Istanbul-based side are reportedly set to exploit 'guerrilla' tactics in their bid to get the former Super Eagles star. It was gathered that, with Fernebache having already reached an agreement with Chelsea over a January loan deal for Moses, the Turkish Super Lig side are now set to formally announce their deal. Information out of Turkey revealed that Fenerbache are reportedly set to announce the signing of Moses after their match with Bursaspor, even before they receive the player's consent on a deal. Moses might now be facing the Dilemma of A Ghost, as he wants to hold out for a hefty pay package before committing himself to Fernebache, but the Turkish club are eager to fast track a deal. Fernebahce are in the Turkish Super Lig relegation zone after the first stanza, as The Yellow Navy Blues sit 17th on the 18-team table with 16 points, and they want Moses to

Former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has confirmed that ex-Nigeria international Michael Emenalo played a key role in his decision to join Monaco in the winter transfer market over his other suitors, including AC Milan. The Spain international maintains a good relationship with the sporting director of Monaco, Emenalo, who made him come to Chelsea in 2014 from Barcelona, as well as the coach of the Principality outfit Thierry Henry, his former teammate during their time at Arsenal. Fabregas, who has penned a three-and-a-half year deal with Monaco, was presented to the press on Wednesday and explained why he joined the club. Speaking at his unveiling, the 31-year-old told reporters : ''For me it's a pleasure to be here. When the opportunity came to come here it was a surprise for me too. I evaluated my options, talked with the coach, with Vadim and with Emenalo. ''For me and my family it was the best solution. I'm really excited to be here wit