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Liverpool and Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho has hailed Neymar's quality and talked about his delight at playing close by with the Barcelona hotshot for Brazil.

The playmaker is a reported Spanish transfer target for Barca, with reports recommending the Catalans have propelled 'Operation Coutinho' as they plot a move to sign him toward the finish of the season.

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Plateau United surged back to the top of the NPFL log, as they pounded ABS FC 4-1 at the Rwang Pam Stadium.

The Home side proceeded ahead following 20 minutes as Joshua Obaje headed the ball home. Emmanuel Olowo turned Mohammed's ball to his own particular net for an equaliser to the Saraki Boys.

Everything turned out badly for ABS in the 40th minute. Chukwuebuka Anaekwe was declared to have taken care of the ball with his hand in the 18-yard box by the ref, and Reuben Bala ventured up to marvellously smash home the penalty.

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Bundesliga side RB Leipzig are allegedly interested in signing Nigerian international Dominic Solanke from Chelsea in the summer and have officially held an opening round of chats with the player's agent.

The 19-year-old is relied upon to leave Stamford Bridge toward the finish of the season, as far as anyone knows because of his requests over another contract deal not being met by Chelsea.

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Are we talking about the barca star?. ... Chaiiii, bet knows no body.

Sure patrick Kluivert

Former Dutch star Patrick Kluivert, currently director of football at French club Paris Saint-German, owed up to one million euros to a criminal gang after racking up debts betting on football, a Dutch newspaper said Sunday.

De Volkskrant said the gang applied threats to pressure Kluivert in order to recoup the debt which he had repaid in part.

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According to reports, SunSport revealed that Burglars scoured the family home of former Chelsea star Frank Lampard in a look for his late mum's assets.

The hoodlums wrecked furniture and tore cabinets from the dividers at the property where Lampard's father still lives.

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Ashley Cole has gambled antagonising Arsenal fans by guaranteeing it is entertaining to watch Gunners continuous lack of success.

The former England left-back left Arsenal for Chelsea in 2006 in an exchange that sees William Gallas move to Arsenal yet the deal infuriated lots of Gunners fans labelling him as a traitor.

Cole won two Premier Leagues and three FA Cups before heading to Stamford Bridge and went ahead to win eight noteworthy trophies at Stamford Bridge, including the Champions League in 2012, while the club he left in 2006 has only secured two FA Cups.

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MFM FC shot to the highest point of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) log as they squashed Rivers United 2-1 courtesy of Stephen Odey brace in a rescheduled Matchday 8 fixture at the Agege Stadium on Wednesday, CheapGoals.com reports.

The Olukoya Boys got the early lead in the 29th minutes, thanks to Odey's penalty after Rivers United skipper fouled Sikiru Olatunbosun in the 18-yard box. Odey ventured up and sent Rivers goalkeeper Rotimi Sunday the wrong path for his eleventh goal of the season.

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A dread assault in central London today has left individuals thinking about whether the international match between Nigeria and Senegal tomorrow will go ahead as arranged.

The Super Eagles are to go up against the Teranga Lions in a friendly game scheduled for Tomorrow (Thursday) at the Hive Stadium in London, and keeping in mind that there hasn't been an official cancellation of the match.

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Premier League champions Leicester City have offered Jamie Vardy and his family additional security after they received series of death threats, as indicated by Sky Sports.

Jamie Vardy explained that his better half (wife) was nearly run off on the road while driving with their kids in the vehicle.

While, he has been targeted by irate football fans – who felt he was one of the players who pushed for Claudio Ranieri's rejection as Leicester manager.

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Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Watford forward, Isaac Success are excited by the spirit of oneness in the Super Eagles camp ahead of Thursday's game against the Teranga Lions of Senegal.

Ndidi joined Super Eagles stars for the game against Aliou Cisse's led side at The Hive, home ground of Barnet FC.

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Following the disappointing exit from the CAF Champions league Champions, Rangers FC and Rivers United have been drawn against Zambia's Zesco United and Rwanda's Rayon Sports FC.

The draw held on Tuesday, 21 March 2017 at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, was directed by CAF General Secretary Hicham El Amrani, co-anchored by Hazem El Hawary, a member of the CAF Interclubs Committee.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed to France Football that a freshly discovered maturity and control of his feelings has improved him as a better manager, and he no longer fixates on results as he did before in his earlier career.

The Portuguese international who in his first spell with Chelsea was nicknamed the 'Special One’, and after leaving Madrid and return back to Stamford Bridge he was called the 'Happy One'. Now the Manchester United boss feels the 'Calm One' suit him better.

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This Illustrations son of the nation was a former football player whose ply his talent with Frontliners FC Kaduna, Makwada Numan, Iwuayanwu Nationale Owerri with professional career at Turkey, Belgium, Holland and Nigeria national U23 team (Dream team 1 ) road to Atlanta Olympic in 1995 is now Neuropsychiatric. patient who has been on treatment and follow - ups at various centres since 2014. He is currently deteriorating and not responding to current treatments.

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guychidile:
I need to see players from Algeria,Egypt,Cameroum,Tunisia,Ivory coast,Morocco ,then I know,nppl is really improving.

Rome wasn't built in a day..

shumuel:
I was expecting to see White foreigners this ones you have mentioned are not foreigners, they are our brothers claiming other west African states, check well you'll see they are Emeka, Obi and Bayo

Define foreigner!

Following the poor shame of show from Nigerian flagbearers in the CAF champions league, erstwhile coach Adegboye Onigbinde, and Godfrey Esu condemned the poor outing of Enugu Rangers and River United from the 2017 CAF Champions League.

Rivers United lost 4-0 to Al Merreikh in Omdurman on Saturday subsequent to their 3-0 win over Al Merreikh in the first leg, leaving them crashing out of the CAF CL 4-3 on aggregate while Rangers also were thrown out like a lazy dog feeding on biscuit after losing 5-3 on aggregate despite their 2-1 win over Egyptian side Zamalek at NnamdiAzikiwe Stadium on Sunday.

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1. Medrano Tamen (Cameroonian) - Midfielder (Ifeanyi Ubah FC)

Josue Tamen Medrano Ngathie isn't a novice in the NPFL as he formerly played for Sunshine Stars FC. of Akure between 2010 and 2015.

Later in 2015, he signed for FC Ifeanyi Ubah where he currently plays. He scored the only goal in the team's 1-0 win over Al-Masry of Egypt at the FCIU stadium in Anambra in the Caf confederations cup this year before missing a penalty in the shootout in the return leg in Egypt as the Anambra warriors crashed out on penalties.

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2. Alberico Da Silva (Brazilian) - midfielder (Ifeanyi Ubah)

Da silva is the first Brazilian to score in the NPFL and he is the first non-African to score in any west African top flight league. Also known as Barbosa, he arrived Nigeria as part of the foreign imports alongside compatriots Maxwell silva and other Brazilians and Africans in the Fc Ifeanyi Ubah team in 2016.

Da silva hasn't rest this current season as he has the highest assist in the FCIU team in the league this season.

3. Pape Ousmane ( Senegal) Defender(Rangers)

The Senegalese defender was instrumental in Rangers title triumph last season, the 33-year-old was courted with series of controversies in recent times, he has been in and out of the Rangers team this season.

Later in 2015, he signed for FC Ifeanyi Ubah where he currently plays. He scored the only goal in the team's 1-0 win over Al-Masry of Egypt at the FCIU stadium in Anambra in the Caf confederations cup this year before missing a penalty in the shootout in the return leg in Egypt as the Anambra warriors crashed out on away goals.

4. Guy Keumian Venance (Ivorian) Striker (Rivers united)

One of the very few strikers on the list, Keumian plays for Rivers united.
He has been instrumental for the pride of port Harcourt this season playing regularly both in the Caf champions league and in the league.

5. Nana Bonsu (Ghana) Goalkeeper (Rangers Intl).

Another goalkeeper, another Ghanaian on the list, Bonsu has played for Ghana at the u17 and international level. He was the flying antelopes first choice goalkeeper before losing his place to Itodo Akor due to an injury. He was voted in February "Rangers' 12th man" player of the month award for January.


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6. Drissa Bamba (Ivory coast) Goalkeeper (FCIU)

Just 23 years old, Ivorian goalkeeper Bamba has displaced Nigerian international Ikechukwu Ezenwa in goal for Ifeanyi Ubah FC although the latter featured in the team's failed confederations cup attempt.
He kept a clean sheet in a much needed 3-0 win over Remo stars in a match day 8 encounter.

7. Isaac Loute (Benin) Defender (FCIU)

Loute has experience in the NPFL having formerly turned out for Former champions Kano pillars, Gateway united and Lobi stars. He has been capped fully by the Benin national team and currently plays for FcIU In the current NPFL season.

8. Joseph Douhadji - Togo- Defender- Rivers united.

A mainstay in the pride of port Harcourt defence line. The Togolese defender was one of the three NPFL players to feature in the 2017 Nations Cup alongside fellow countryman, Dounou Konou and Paterne Counou of Beni Republic.

9. Fatau Dauda (Ghanaian) - Goalkeeper (Enyimba FC)

The 31-year old black stars goalkeeper plays for Enyimba FC of aba and has been jostling with Theophilus Afhelokahi for the number one spot this season.

Dauda was in the Ghana national team squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and was the first choice keeper for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations edition of the tournament.
He was part of the Black Stars at 2008,2013,2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

The NPFL with the support of the League Management Company has been improving in recent years, thus attracting some African and South American players to the league.

Cheapgoals.com take a look at ten foreign players in the NPFL this season in no particular order.

10. Paterne Counou (Benin) Defender (Akwa Utd)

The defender has been with Akwa Utd since last year and as a result participated in the 2017 Africa Cup of nations in Gabon with Benin republic.
He has featured consistently for Akwa united this season.

LALASTICLALA ,MYND44.SEUN

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Stephen Odey scored a late champ as MFM barely edged past Nigeria Professional Football League table toppers Plateau United 2-1 that takes them up to the second position on the NPFL log.

The Olukaoya Boys were on a three-game unbeaten run and came into the clash on a high note subsequent of Kano Pillars thrashing in their last game.

MFM moved into an astounding lead late in the first half. Sikiru Olatunbosun dashed clear and discharged Odey who got his 9tj league goal of the season. An equaliser did fly up the spirit of Plateau United with Peter Eneji strike at the ideal moment to quiet the home fans.

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte affirmed that he has his sights immovably set on the EPL title and FA Cup when he relinquished his strategy of rotating his team and handled a full-quality side in Monday's FA Cup quarter-final match against Manchester United.

The 1-0 triumph over Jose Mourinho's side set up a semi-last meeting with Tottenham, however, that will be put to the other side as Conte's lead team offered to open a 13-point gap at the top of the Premier League log, 24 hours before London adversary Tottenham and Manchester City game.

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Breaking news:

It was an landslide triumph for the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick at the just closed 39th CAF General Assembly as he vanquished Beninoise partner Anjorin Moucharafou to win the CAF official Executive Committee west zone B seat

The Nigerian football overseer pulled 32 votes to edge his rival who had 17 at the decisions on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Ajorin Moucharafou had before pledged not to lose to the former Delta state FA manager in the race, yet things betrayed him as he was stunned with a landslide votes.

Pinnick (Western Africa Zone B) joins Danny Jordaan (South Africa and Southern African zone), Musa Bility (Liberia and Western Africa Zone A), Suleiman Waberi (Djibouti and Central/East African Zone) and Faozi Lekjaa (Morocco and Northern African Zone) as members who have been chosen into the CAF Executive Committee from 2017 to 2021.

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Ahead of the U-20 World Cup, Africa's participants in the tournament took in their group stage adversaries on Wednesday when the six first-round pools were drawn.

Zambia, the U-20 African champions, have been given an extreme task to reach the knockout stages subsequent to being grouped alongside Portugal, Costa Rica and Iran in Group C.

The Junior Chipolopolo who hosted and won the U-20 AFCON a week ago when they bested Senegal's youthful side in Lusaka.

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Super Eagles and Gent defender William Troost Ekong evoked the recollections of how he joined Tottenham Hotspur in the midst of interests for Liverpool and Manchester City and his experience as a young player in London.

The Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medallist who began his football career at the White Hart Lane before moving to Dutch side FC Groningen in 2013, couldn't shroud his customary routine of work as a young player in England - cleaning Ledley King, Younes Kaboul and Michael Dawson's shoes.

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