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AFCON 2021 QUALIFIERS: Nigeria Trash Lesotho in 4-2 Win                     Image from Getty image By Jimoh Bolaji The Super Eagles of Nigeria put in their best performance on Sunday evening after an easy 4-2 win against Lesotho. The home team open the scoring in the 11th minute through Masoabi Nkoto after a poor defending by the Nigerian defence. Few minutes later, the Super Eagles scored two goals in twelve minute through Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze to put them on the brink of claiming another three point. After the restart of the second half, the away team were too strong for their opponent as they scored in the 75th and 85th minute through Lille's striker Victor Osimhen to make it 1-4 at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru. The home team responded in the 90th minute through Chidozie Awaziew's clumsy mistake to make it 2-4 in the closing stage of the match, although the Super Eagles  went on to claim all three point...

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Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga discusses Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea's mood after being dropped Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalagaa has insisted there is a good atmosphere with Spain teammate David de Gea, despite displacing the Manchester United No.1 in the national team. Kepa started in goal for Spain in their 2-1 win over Romania in Bucharest last night (Thursday), making an outstanding last-minute save to deny Goerge Puscas. The Chelsea man has been preferred to  United's keeper  by new Spanish boss Roberto Moreno and made the telling contribution to give Moreno in his first game, since taking over from Luis Enrique. De Gea's form has been mixed for club and country since a difficult time in goal during the 2018 World Cup and he is yet to agree to a new United contract, with his current deal expiring in June 2020. "Whoever plays is the coach’s decision, we always train with three goalkeepers and the atmosphere is very good," Ke...

Former Man Utd coach Eric Steele can see De Gea being succeeded by home-grown goalkeeper Eric Steele, who worked with the Red Devils’ current No.1 when he arrived at Old Trafford, is encouraged by the number of emerging English talents Manchester United  could have a home-grown successor to David de Gea when the time comes to find a new goalkeeper, claims former Red Devils coach Eric Steele. Those at Old Trafford have relied heavily on imports between the sticks in the modern era. Peter Schmeichel set a new standard during an iconic spell, with the likes of Edwin van der Sar and De Gea following in his footsteps. Steele was goalkeeping coach when the latter was brought to the Premier League, but believes the emergence of more English talent means a change of approach could be in the offing. In an interview with  Sky Sports , with De Gea yet to extend a contract due to expire next summer, he stated: "Yeah, I did it [looked abroad]. And as you know, it was at a...

Manchester United's squad for the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League group stage has been confirmed. The Red Devils are in Group L, alongside Astana, AZ Alkmaar and Partizan Belgrade, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men enter the competition we won in 2016/17. Due to the tournament rules, the squad is broken down into four sections: A List, Club Trained, Association Trained and B List. Please note that the B List is not presented below, as it may contain an unlimited number of players and is made up of homegrown youngsters who can be called upon during the competition. The B List players are in addition to the following 24 names who have been registered with UEFA by the club: A LIST Eric Bailly, Diogo Dalot, David De Gea, Fred, Daniel James, Matej Kovar, Victor Lindelof, Anthony Martial, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic, Marcos Rojo, Sergio Romero. CLUB TRAINED Jesse Lingard, Scott McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Axel Tuanzebe. ASSOCIATION TRAINED ...

Neymar issued Kylian Mbappe warning ahead of PSG return after failed Barcelona transfer Neymar has been warned he is no longer the big star at PSG and will have his work cut out for him when he returns, following his failed move to Barcelona. Neymar  will return to  PSG  following the international break, after his move to  Barcelona  collapsed. The Brazilian forward was desperate to return to Barcelona this summer, just two years after he swapped the Nou Camp for the Parc des Princes. Neymar told PSG that he wanted to leave earlier in the transfer window, but the two clubs failed to reach an agreement. However, PSG demanded that they pay up front, with a reported fee of €170million [£154m] reported. In the end, the two clubs failed to agree on terms, and despite Neymar offering to pay £18m of his own money towards the deal, he was forced to stay at PSG. And Chelsea icon Craig Burley has criticised Neymar for his actions in trying to push thr...

Why Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been a ‘huge surprise’ at Man Utd after £50m summer transfer Wan-Bissaka has left Manchester United legend Denis Irwin impressed after his £50million move to Crystal Palace for one main reason. Denis Irwin has been left astounded by the performances of  Manchester United  right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Former United full-back Irwin was part of an extremely successful United team in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Wan-Bissaka has shown early signs that he will become a mainstay at the club for years to come.  Making the comments to  Sky Sports , he stated: “His positional sense looks really good. “That’s a huge surprise for someone that’s been a winger for years. “He’s got a lot to learn obviously but he’s been a huge plus this year. “We need to start keeping clean sheets again but I think we’ve started making steps in the right direction in helping in our defensive work, I really do.”

Man City Have Sold More Than 20,000 Tickets for Landmark WSL Derby Against Man Utd Manchester City have sold more than 20,000 tickets for Saturday’s clash with Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, a historic occasion that will be the first-ever professional women’s Manchester derby. The 15:00 BST kick-off is the biggest fixture on the opening weekend of the new WSL season and has caused a major stir in the wake of the popular Women’s World Cup during the summer.

Ryan Giggs backs Daniel James to succeed at Manchester United Former  Manchester United  winger and Wales boss Ryan Giggs has not been surprised by Daniel James' start to life at Old Trafford. James has been in fine goal scoring form since his £15million move to Old Trafford from  Swansea  this summer, scoring three goals in his first four appearances for the club.  And Wales manager Giggs is expecting James to thrive at United, a club with a track record of improving young wingers into superstars.  'He's at the right club - a club which loves wingers,' Giggs said. 'We've all seen what he's capable of in the last eight or nine months and he's going to get better and better.' Another player in good form is star man Gareth Bale. The 30-year old talisman is expected to feature in the upcoming internationals, and Giggs was pleased to see the Real Madrid forward back on the scoresheet last weekend. Bale ended a scoring drought st...

Lukaku convince me to sign for Inter Milan- Alexis Sanchez Sanchez has moved to Italy on a season-long loan deal with a view to making a permanent switch next summer after a miserable 18 months at Old Trafford. He said: “I am happy to return to Italian football, then we will see. I want to do only the best for me, for the team and for the Inter fans. “We can talk about a championship, I am here to win something. The team has not won for eight years, but has everything to do it. “The group is young and strong, there is a coach who wants to win. The presence of Conte was important, he conveys confidence to the players. “Lukaku is happy to be here, he also convinced me to come here.”

South Africa shuts embassy in Nigeria after reprisal attacks. Protesters set tires on fire in Abuja  South Africa has temporarily closed its embassy in  Nigeria  following violence against South African businesses in reprisal for attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg, while Nigeria has announced plans to evacuate its nationals from  South Africa . South African Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday that the embassy was closed temporarily after threats led to fears for staff safety. "There is Afrophobia we are sensing that exists, there is resentment and we need to address that," Pandor told Reuters news agency. Foreign ministry spokesman  Lunga Ngqengelele confirmed that the diplomatic missions in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja have been closed since Wednesday. The announcement, which signals worsening diplomatic relations between the two African countries, comes after...

A Philanthropist        bought 100    generators to help the Bahamas. All 100 of these generators were purchased in Florida and are being shipped to the Bahamas. Source(CNN) A man walked into a Costco in Florida and left with 100 generators, all of which are heading to The Bahamas. His receipt read $49,285.70 and most of that came from paying $450 a pop for 100 generators. Peas, beans, coffee, salt, pepper and other essentials made up the rest of his mega purchase from a Costco in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday. All of it is going to those in need on the hard-hit islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, he said. "About 100 generators and a truck load of food and chainsaws are all going over by boat on Thursday to Marsh Harbour in The Bahamas. It's terrible and I'm sure you've seen the photos," a farmer from Jacksonville told CNN on Wednesday. The man wishes not to be named. He said he doesn't want the attention and w...

Two men convicted in Germany's worst child sex abuse scandals The entrance to the Eichwald camping site in Luegde, northwestern Germany. Berlin, Germany (CNN) A court in Germany has sentenced two men to prison over one of  the worst child sex abuse cases  in the country's post-war history. The Detmold district court convicted the two men of sexually abusing dozens of young girls and boys between three and 14 years old and for producing child pornography in over 450 cases. The men, known only as Andreas V., 56, and Mario S., 34, were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison, respectively. German privacy laws prevents authorities from releasing full names. Both men will be held in preventative custody after serving their jail sentences. According to the language used in the verdict it could effectively mean that both men will be locked up for the rest of their lives. The pair -- along with a third suspect known as Heiko V. -- abused more than ...

Florida got "Very lucky" with Dorian Says Donald Trump President Trump spoke Wednesday afternoon about the state of the Dorian and the destruction left behind in the Bahamas. Based on the original projections for the storm, "We got lucky in Florida. Very, very lucky, indeed," Trump said from the White House. "We had actually our original chart was that it was going to be hitting Florida directly," Trump said. "It was going to be hitting directly and that would have affected a lot of other states. And it took a right turn and ultimately, hopefully, we're going to be lucky." Trump said the Bahamas "was hit like few people have seen before." The Bahamas government has asked for help from the US, which has "numerous helicopters and we're sending some people to give them a hand," Trump said. The administration will have more on what to expect in South Carolina and North Carolina as the storm moves toward...

Hong Kong protests to continue despite disagreement bill's termination Demonstrators vow more protests despite leader walking back an extradition bill that sparked massive rallies in June. Hong Kong, China  - Protesters vowed to keep on demonstrating even after leader Carrie Lam attempted  on Wednesday  to defuse weeks of political chaos by formally withdrawing a controversial extradition bill. The withdrawal comes more than two months after Lam first suspended the legislation in mid-June following record-breaking marches in  Hong Kong  that drew as many as two million people, according to estimates by protest organizer Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF). Seething anger has failed to subside since then with a recent march in late August drawing 1.7 million demonstrators, according to CHRF. The divisive bill would have allowed for Hong Kong residents to stand trial in mainland  China  and stoke...

We must stop Attacking foreigners- Ramaphosa South African  President Cyril Ramaphosa has told officials and business leaders that he was committed to quelling  attacks on foreigners  that have threatened to cast a cloud over an economic forum aimed at boosting intra-African trade.  Police have arrested dozens of people and  confirmed several deaths  after riots in Johannesburg and the executive capital, Pretoria, in recent days.  It is unclear what ignited the latest round of violence, but analysts say contributing factors include high  unemployment  and frustration with limited economic opportunities.  The wave of unrest has kindled memories of previous deadly attacks on foreigners and strained diplomatic relations with Africa's other economic powerhouse,  Nigeria . South African businesses MTN and Shoprite closed shops in Nigeria on Wednesday after the...