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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Rohr release 24-man squad Sierra Leone clash Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr have released the 24-man Squad for the two legged clah against sierra Leone in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations qualifiers. The German coach has listed team captain Ahmed Musa ,vice captain William Troost-Ekong and Leganes of Spain centre back Kenneth Omeruo ,Wilfrid Ndidi,Alex Iwobi ,Victor Oshimen all make the cut. With also a new invitee of German-Based defender kinglsy Ehizibue ,who plays for FC Koln in the German Bundesliga and Belgian-Born forward Cyril Dessers have been called up for the first time ,while Leicester city's forward Kelechi Iheanacho makes a return to the team . Others invited are : Goalkeeper: Daniel Akpeyi ,Ikechuckwu Ezenwa and Maduka Okoye Defenders :Leon Balogun ,chidozie Awaziem who plays for Leganes in the Spanish LA liga ,ola Aina ,semi Ajayi and Jamilu Collins Mother midfielders invited are :Oghenekaro Etebo,Abdullai Shehu ,Joe Aribo and...

Coppa Italia : Napoil Vs Inter Milan semi -finals second leg  clash postponed over coronavirus fear The upcoming Coppa Italia semi finals second leg clash between Napoil and Inter Milan has been postponed due to coronavirus emergency in Italy . The Italian Government along with local authorities decided to avoid having numerous people congregating in the same,just like Juventus -AC Mialn yesterday,the decision was made to postpone the game to a date yet to be determined.

NBA Indefinitely postponed  Basketball Africa League over coronavirus fear The inaugural Basketball Africa league (BAL) season has been Indefinitely postponed due to the increasing spread of coronavirus,NBA announced on Tuesday . The Basketball Africa league which is operated as a partnership with FIBA was slated to begin on march 13 in Dakar,Senegal. Basketball Africa league president,Amadou Gallo  Fall announced that the decision was made in adherence to advice from the Senegalese Government. "Following the recommendation of the Senegalese government regarding the escalating health concern related to the coronavirus,the inaugural Basketball Africa league will be postponed ," BAL president Amaodu Gallo Fall said in a statement.  The 12-team league was first announced at the All-star 2020 Africa Luncheon in Chicago and features teams from all over the continent .it is NBA's first collaborative league outside of north America.

2021 AFCON Qualifiers:Iheanacho, Dessers called up for super Eagles,Sierra Leone clash Leicester city forward Kelechi and Belgian-born forward Cyril Dessers have both been called up by super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr for this month's 2021 Africa cup of Nations qualifiers against sierra Leone . Players who also made the cut are Spain-based duo Samuel Chukwueze and Ramon Azeez ,German-based Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, Leicester city's midfielder Wilfrid Ndidi ,Alex Iwobi who plays for Everton and Glasgow Rangers of Scotland midfielder Joe Aribo have all been called up . Rohr has reportedly kept faith the bulk of the squad that played the first two Qualifiers with William Troost-Ekong ,ola Aina ,moses Simon ,victor Oshimen and the returning of midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo to the team . The first leg of the encounter between the super Eagles and the Leone stars have been fixed for 27 march at the Stephen keshi stadium,Asaba with the return leg ...

UEFA Nations League Draws: England to Battle Belgium Baring Coronavirus spread England has been drawn to face Belgium, Denmark and Iceland in the UEFA Nations League after the draws were conducted on Tuesday . The three lions faced Roberto martinez's Belgium side twice at the 2018 world cup,once at the end of the group phase and again in the third play-off,losing in both occasions. The are due to face the Danes in a friendly later this month-Coronavirus permitting-while they famously lost to Iceland in Nice at Euro 2016. Wales and the Republic of Ireland will meet again after they were drawn in the same group. The other teams in Group B4 are firat-time Euro finalists Finland and Bulgaria. There are 55 member states in UEFA ,following Kosovo's membership being accepted in 2016. The UEFA Nations league splits these nations into four leagues :A,B,C and D.for the original format,these divisions contained countries based on their coefficient score -so the beat te...

MFM FC defender Joshua Akpudje seals move To  Latvian side MFM FC defender Joshua Akpudje has completed a move to Latvian club BFC Daugavpils for an undisclosed fee. Akpudje, 21,who signed a multi -year deal with the Latvian side   on Tuesday . He is expected to make his debut for his new club when Liepaja visit the 3,980-capacity Celtnieks stadium in Daugavpils in the season - opening round of fixtures in the Latvian Higher league .

CAF Appoints  Abdel moneim Bah as General secretary of CAF Confederation of Africa football (CAF) have announced the appointment of Moroccan Abdel Moneim Bah as General secretary of CAF,after the resignation of fellow countryman moaz Hajji,who stepped down from his post as CAF General Secretary.