Flying Eagles battle Squirrels as WAFU B final holds today
Flying Eagles during a recent training. Photo/Twitter/nff
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Soccer-Belgium back to full strength for Nations League games
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium returned to a full-strength as coach Roberto Martinez named a 32-man squad on Wednesday for four Nations League matches next month.
Belgium back to full strength for Nations League games
Belgium returned to a full-strength as coach Roberto Martinez named a 32-man squad on Wednesday for four Nations League matches next month. He chose to leave out his regulars in the last international window for friendlies against Ireland and Burkina Faso, using the opportunity to give fringe players the chance to impress ahead of the World Cup finals in Qatar. But the likes of Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard, now recovered from injury, were all named for the matches against the Netherlands, Poland and Wales.
Bertrand Traore has no future in Steven Gerrard's system
Bertrand Traore was left on the bench as Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon. The 26-year-old has amassed only 21 minutes of Premier League football since early-January and isn’t getting a look-in under Steven Gerrard.
Injured Flying Eagles’ Abdullahi recovers, ruled out of competition
• FIFA bans Nigerian player for two years Flying Eagles’ forward, Ahmed Abdullahi, has recovered and is recuperating in hospital following a scary incident during the Nigeria, Burkina Faso game at the WAFU B Championship in Niamey, Niger Republic on Wednesday. The former Golden Eaglet, who scored Nigeria’s second goal against cup holders and African champions, Ghana, on Sunday after coming off the bench, was rushed to hospital after suffering a head injury during the 2-2 draw with the Junior Etalons at the Stade General Seyni Kountché. “The player has recovered fully and is in good health, but he is out of the tournament. We went through several scary hours before and after he got to the hospital, but we thank God that he is fully recovered now,” Team Secretary Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim told thenff.com. Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, was with the Abdullahi at the hospital and asked the player to remain focused and pray for the team to succeed at the tournament.
Muere Jody Lukoki
El Twente neerlandés ha anunciado este lunes el fallecimiento de Jody Lukoki con un comunicado en su web: «Esta mañana el FC Twente recibió la terrible noticia de que Jody Lukoki ha fallecido. El club está conmocionado y profundamente afectado por este trágico suceso. El Twente se solidariza con su familia y les desea mucha fuerza para afrontar esta gran pérdida».
Flying Eagles beat Ghana 2-0 in U20 AFCON qualifying tournament
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