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UEFA Ban: Guardiola plans to Remain As man city Manger Amid Exit Talks    Pep Guardiola has revealed he is committed to the club,saying:even if the premier league champions are relegated to league two,he will still remain as manager. Since the announcement of the ban,there has been speculation Guardiola could choose to walk away from Manchester city. However, sky sports reports Guardiola has told city players he is not going anywhere "Look,whatever league we are in,I will still be here . " Even if they put us in league two,I will still be here .this is a time for sticking together. " Guardiola's deal expires at the end of the 2020/2021 season and he has no intention of cutting it short . Also,Raheem sterling is also understood to be totally committed to city and will not push for a move,despite the absence of European football. The 25-year-old and his team-mates are believed to be focusing on finishing the season strongly -particularly in the champi

Amokachi to Replace Bewarang As NFF Technical Director    Nigeria football federation may sson announce former super Eagles assistant coach Daniel Amokachi as its new Technical Director, to replace Bitrus Bewarang who holds the position presently . Feelers from the Glass House Secretariat of the NFF indicates that the federation has been in discussion with the super Eagles forward and that they will soon finalise term of the service. Further gathered that former Chelsea & AS Monaco Technical Director Mike Emenalo, Austin Eguavoen,Ladan Bosso,Sam Okpodu and Mutiu Adepoju are among those who showed interest in the job of heading the NFF technical department.

Barcelona gets La Liga permission to sign a striker in 15 days Barcelona have been given permission to sign a new striker after the La Liga medical commission agreed that Ousmane Dembele is set for a long spell on the sidelines. Dembele underwent surgery on a hamstring injury in Finland last week,with the initial prognosis estimating he will be out for around six months . And after carrying out an assessment on the injury of their own, La Liga have now given the club the green light to sign  either a free agent or a player from another club in Spain's top division. The signing must be completed in the next 15 days and Angel Rodriguez (who scored for Getafe at camp Nou at the weekend ) along with Alaves's Lucas Perez are still believed to be two potential targets . But mundo Deportivo report this afternoon, that Leganes striker Martin Braithwaite has emerged as the favourite to make an emergency switch to the Blaugrana . The Denmark international has performed well

NPFL matchday 20:Akwa united stun Rangers  in Enugu Akwa united picked up their fourth away win of the season following Sunday's 2-1 win over Enugu Rangers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu . Ndifreke Effiong grabbed his 9th goal of the season to fire his side into the lead on the 13th minutes. Rangers leveled the scoreline 1-1 in the 55th minutes through kenechukwu Agu who strike  from  a close range . With the game nearing the closing stages forward Akarandut Orok produced the tie breaker and his 6th goal of the season as he score the match winning goal for Akwa united.   In other matchday 20 results Rivers united picked up a point on the road as they held Kwara united to a 1-1 draw in Ilorin. FC Ifeanyi Ubah thrashes Sunshine stars 3-1 in Nnewi .while Heartland FC came alive as they hammered Adamawa united 5-0 in Okigwe . Other results from the rest of the league Kano pillars 1-0 MFM FC Plateau united 2-0 Dakkada FC Wikki Tourists 4-0 Lobi Stars Nasara

 AFCONQ: Super Eagles ,Leone Stars clash in Asaba The 15,400- capacity Stephen keshi stadium, Asaba,will host next month's 2021 Africa cup of nations qualifying match between Nigeria's super Eagles and the Leone stars of sierra Leone,the Nigeria football federation has announced. "We have finally settled for the Stephen keshi stadium, Asaba for the qualifying match against sierra Leone.the match will be played on Friday 27th march 2020," NFF General Secretqry, Dr,Mohammed Sanusi,stated. The venue, named after former Nigeria captain and coach,the late Stephen keshi,has hosted several international matches matches involving the super Eagles and the Nigeria U-23 squad,since it was opened two years ago. Victory in next month's matchday 3 fixture against Leone stars will take the super Eagles closer to the 2021 Africa cup of Nations finals,as they currently perch at the top of their pool with the maximum six (6) points from their first two matches and a goal

Minister to meet with LMC over violence rocking NPFL Nigeria's minister for sports and youth development, Mr Sunday Dare,has confirmed he will be meeting with the league management company over the persistent violence rocking the Nigeria professional football league . This is coming after the ugly scene that played out in the matchday 20 game between Abia Warriors vs Enyimba in Umuahia on Sunday . The violence which left many Enyimba's fans and their chairman Felix Anyasi Agwu injured broke out after the home side missed a penalty in the first half,before the game was finally called off after 29 minutes. The minister however took to his social media account to discourage any form of violence in football  and confirmed he will be meeting with the LMC over the issue in the coming days . "The violence gradually engulfing the domestic league cannot go on unabated. There must be severe consequences for teams and their supporters to serve as deterrence. I will be me