Paul Onuachu was named Genk’s Man of the Match after netting a hat-trick in the 3-0 home win against RFC Seraing, in the Belgian Jupiler on Sunday night.

Onuachu took his tally for the season to nine goals after eight appearances for Genk.


Also, he has now scored eight goals in his last five games in all competitions in the on-going campaign.


Following his hat-trick heroics, Genk announced Onuachu as the most outstanding player for his side on their verified Twitter handle.


They went on to describe the Super Eagles front man as a machine and phenomenal.

Onuachu is currently second in the top scorers chart in the Belgian elite division with nine goals, just two goal shy of Antwerp’s Michael Frey.

The victory against RFC Seraing took Genk to third on 17 points in the league table.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/onuachu-named-genks-man-of-the-match-after-hat-trick-heroics/

Al Ahly have deducted the salaries of their players and coaching staff after losing the Egyptian Super Cup to Tala’a El-Gaish on Tuesday.

Less than one month after losing the Egyptian Premier League title to arch rivals Zamalek, Al Ahly fell once again this time in the 2019/2020 Egyptian Super Cup.

The Red Devils were competing for the trophy after winning the league and Egypt Cup and were up against cup runners-up Tala’a El-Gaish.

Despite being heavily favorites to win the encounter, Al Ahly failed to score as 90 minutes plus extra-time ended goalless.

Goalkeepers Mohamed El-Shennawy and Mohamed Bassam were the main protagonists of the penalty shootouts as the former saved two penalties and the latter three, therefore handing El-Gaish their first ever trophy.

Following the game, Al Ahly released a statement in which they announced that they will be deducting EGP 300k from the players, football director and the entirety of the coaching staff.

Additionally, the medical and administrative staffs will also saw a deduction in their salaries.

The decision came due to the team’s poor performance despite going into the tie as favourites.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/al-ahly-deduct-players-coaches-salaries-after-egyptian-super-cup-defeat/

Ademola Lookman was named Leicester City’s Man of the Match beating Kelechi Iheanacho to the award, after impressing in the 2-0 win against Millwall in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup third round game.

Leicester announced Lookman as the winner on their verified Twitter handle following conclusion of votes by the club fans.

Lookman, who opened his goals account for Leicester since joining them on loan by scoring the first goal against Millwall, finished top after polling 48 per cent.

Iheanacho, scorer of the second goal late in the game, was second with 37 per cent.

Former Manchester United defender Johnny Evans was third with 10 per cent.

Meanwhile, Leicester will welcome Brighton and Hove Albion in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/carabao-cup-lookman-beats-iheanacho-to-leicesters-motm-award/

Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Manchester United has made him the highest paid footballer in the world, overtaking rival Lionel Messi, according to Forbes.

During the new 2021/22 campaign, Ronaldo will earn almost €107 million gross, including a salary of close to €60 million and more than €40 million in earnings from sponsorships and partnerships with brands including Nike, Herbalife and the CR7 brand, which includes perfumes, clothing ranges, hotels and gyms.

Only three athletes have more commercial earnings. Tennis legend Roger Federer (approximately €77 million), basketball star LeBron James (€55.5 million) and golfer Tiger Woods (€51 million) all earn more than Ronaldo in endorsement earnings.

Ronaldo’s latest earnings have seen him overtake Messi whose move to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona, will see him earn around €94 million gross, with a salary of €64 million, but with lower commercial earnings. Messi is sponsored by brands including Adidas, Pepsi and Budweiser.

The next two highest paid footballers are also PSG forwards. Neymar earns €81 million, despite having the same salary as his team-mate Messi.

In fourth place is French forward Kylian Mbappé. Mbappé earns approximately €37 million. His salary with the Ligue 1 side is €24 million.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah completes the top five, with earnings of €35 million. Spanish midfielder Andrés Iniesta is also in the top 10 and is the only player from a non-European team to make the list.

Iniesta earns almost €30 million at Japanese outfit Vissel Kobe, the same as Robert Lewandowski earns with Bayern Munich.

Paul Pogba, who like his compatriot Kylian Mbappé is in the final year of his contract at Manchester United, earns €29 million gross per year.

The list is completed by two Real Madrid players: Gareth Bale on €27.3 million and Eden Hazard on €24.7 million, who earns the same salary as the Welsh forward, but whose commercial income is half that of Bale’s.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/ronaldo-overtakes-messi-as-highest-paid-footballer-in-the-world/

Banyana Banyana of South Africa have won the 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup after defeating Super Falcons of Nigeria 4-2, in the last fixture of the six-nation tournament on Tuesday, Completesports.com reports.

It was South Africa’s second win of the tournament after thrashing Ghana 3-0 in their first game.

The Falcons opened their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Mali thanks to two late goals from Gift Monday.

South Africa took the lead in the 6th minute through an own goal after Michelle Alozie sent the ball into her own net in an attempt to clear Hildah Magaia’s cross.
In the 19th minute the South Africans doubled their lead from the penalty spot through Linda Motlhalo following a handball by Onome Ebi.


With a minute left in the first half, South Africa got their third off a header from Gabriela Salgago after the Falcons felled to clear their lines.

The Falcons came out more determined and pulled a goal back through Vivian Ikechukwu to make it 3-1.

Then in the 53rd minute Ikechukwu was on target again this time with a long range strike from distance which beat the South Africans.

But it was the South Africans who had the laugh as they extended their lead on 86 minutes.

With the Falcons in search of the equaliser, South Africa went on the counter but Motlhalo was fouled inside the box.

The resultant penalty was converted by Mamello Makhabane to give South Africa a 4-2 win.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/aisha-buhari-cup-south-africa-outclass-super-falcons-to-emerge-champions/

Barcelona president Joan Laporta wants Pep Guardiola to return to the club, either as a manager, the position he previously held from 2008 to 2012, or sporting director.

La Blaugrana’s start to life in the post-Lionel Messi era has been rough, with Barça taking eight points from their opening four La Liga games.

Ronald Koeman oversaw an unthinkable route one performance in their draw at home to Granada on Monday, and Barcelona look very unlike the Guardiola sides from last decade.

Now, El Nacional report Laporta ‘will do everything in his power’ to bring the current Manchester City boss back to the club, although the local publication admits it is ‘almost impossible’.

Guardiola has previously insisted that his time as Barça’s head coach is a thing of the past, but Laporta is also willing to propose that he could take up a directorial role instead. El Nacional suggested a hypothetical setup with Ajax’s Erik ten Hag as head coach and Guardiola alongside Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff in support upstairs at Camp Nou is feasible.

Guardiola’s current Man City deal expires in 2023, and though he’s created confusion over his future plans already this season – saying he will take a break after he leaves the Etihad Stadium but not putting a timeframe on it – Laporta thinks there’s a chance he could depart before then.

City sit fifth in the Premier League table after five games, already three points behind title rivals Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool. Guardiola recently caused a stir among City fans when he pleaded for more supporters to attend home games, doubling down that his statement was open to interpretation but insisting he would stand down from his role if fans are unhappy with him.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/laporta-keen-to-bring-guardiola-back-to-barcelona/

Victor Osimhen has celebrated Napoli’s Impressive 4-0 away win against Udinese on Monday, Completesports.com reports.

The Nigeria international opened scoring for the Partenopei in the encounter, his first league goal of the season.

Amir Rrahmani, Kalidou Koulibaly and Hirving Lozano were the other goal scorers for Luciano Spalleti’s side.

Osimhen was replaced nine minutes from time by Andrea Petagna.

The 22-year-old took to the social media to celebrate his side’s fifth win in five games across all competitions this season.

“Great team show!!!”he tweeted.

The Blues, who sit at the top of the table with 12 points from four games will face Sampdoria in their next Serie A game on September 23.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/osimhen-relishes-napolis-win-at-udinese/

Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has been scammed of a whooping sum of £250,000 by his travel agent, Maria Silva.

The 53-year-old, also scammed the football star’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former United winger Nani out of more than £1,500.

Her wrongdoing led to her getting a four-year suspended prison sentence at a court in Porto, respected Portuguese daily Jornal de Noticias reported on Sunday.

The newspaper revealed dad-of-four Cristiano, 36, was spared having to attend her trial after she made a full confession.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner gave a statement to police after flying to Porto by private jet and meeting up with his lawyer Carlos Osorio de Castro.

The previously-unreported scandal was laid bare by Jornal de Noticias in an expose about greedy Silva’s breach of the trust Cristiano placed in her by giving her his credit card details and pin codes.

The newspaper said the €288,000 she scammed him out of – £245,770 – corresponded to around 200 trips he never made between Portugal and other European countries as well as Europe and Africa and the US.

She reportedly carried out the fraud by getting clients to transfer cash for travel she arranged for them to her personal account instead of the business account of the travel agency she worked for.

She then billed those trips to the accounts of victims like Ronaldo, who had given her a ‘virtual’ credit card and pin code, to “fill the hole” in her company’s accounts, the report in Jornal de Noticias said.

The newspaper reported she used the same tactic to rip off the likes of Mendes, his sports agency Gestifute, Nani and former Portsmouth and Everton footballer Manuel Fernandes.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/how-travel-agent-scammed-ronaldo-of-250000/

Lyon coach, Peter Bosz, knows that his team is in for a massive game in today’s Ligue 1 clash with home side, Paris Saint-Germain, at the Parc des Princes – a very important one for new signing, Lionel Messi, who will be playing in front of the the Parisians’ home fans for the first time, still raring to score his first goal for the club.

Messi has played two games for PSG – one in Ligue 1 and the other, a Champions League match. And manager Mauricio Pochettino may give him his first Ligue 1 start as the Argentina captain aims to score his first goal for the club and inspire a great win at home.


Messi played for only 24 minutes in his debut after he replaced Neymar in the 66th minute of PSG 2-0 away win against Reims at the Stade Auguste Delaune on August 29 before the last international break. He then featured for full 90 minutes in the club’s Champions League 1-1 draw with Club Brugge at Jan Breydel Stadium on September 15, the game in which he bagged his first yellow card as PSG player.

Lyon manager, Bosz, however refuses to be cowed by Messi’s somewhat quiet start for PSG, describing him as an extraordinary player that must be stopped from hurting his team with collective efforts.


Before Bosz’s arrival at Lyon in May 2021, Messi had severally hurt the club as Barcelona talisman. He scored five Champions League goals for Barca against Lyon during his time at the Spanish giants.

“I think that to counter him [Messi] you have to do it collectively. I have watched a lot of Messi’s games in the past. I’ve stayed home to watch him play and it was a pleasure,” Dutchman, Bosz, said during his Saturday’s pre-match press conference as published on Lyon official website.

“Tomorrow (Sunday) it will be a pleasure to face him and it will make me all the more happy if we win. He is a player with extraordinary quality. It’s only as a team that you can play against him. He must be respected, like all players.”

Bosz also insists that Lyon’s game plan will not focus on Kylian Mbappe who has scored crucial goals for PSG in the new campaign.

“Our tactics will have nothing to do with Mbappe. I’m focusing on my team, on our game,” Bosz said.

“There are a few players that we know of course. It’s not a test, it’s another match, an important one for us, and a very important match that we want to win. We have our own idea of how to play PSG but we don’t have the same players as Brugge.”

Ligue 1 leaders, PSG, are looking to maintain their winning streak in today’s match – five wins from five games so far in the new Ligue 1 season. Seventh-placed Lyon have won two, drew two and lost one, also from five games.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/well-stop-extraordinary-messi-with-team-work-lyon-coachbosz-ahead-psg-clash/

Brendan Rodgers has given reasons why Kelechi Iheanacho is yet to start a game for Leicester this season, reports Leicester Mercury.

Rodgers has so far left Iheanacho out of the club’s 11 this season, despite his terrific run of form at the end of the last campaign that saw him finish as top scorer.


He is making an impact this term too. In his five games off the bench, he scored a penalty he earned in the Community Shield, helped set up the winner at Norwich, and made City much more threatening in their search for an equaliser against Manchester City at the weekend.

The 24-year-old was brought into the side last season after Harvey Barnes’ campaign-ending knee injury, Rodgers changing to a 3-4-1-2 shape.


This season, City have reverted to a 4-2-3-1 system, and so if Rodgers wanted to include Iheanacho but retain the formation, it is likely one of Jamie Vardy or James Maddison would have to be left out.


Asked if it was becoming more difficult to leave Iheanacho out of the starting line-up, Rodgers said: “I’m just really happy with the contribution. I see him every day, I know his strengths and I know the areas he can improve on.

“What he’s doing is he’s making an impact, and I think that’s how it started for him here, I was bringing him into games and he was doing well. It’s nice now that people have the confidence in him that he’s going to contribute.

“There will be enough opportunities over the course of the season for him to start games. It’s really about the team, I’m not so much worried about the individual, I need to pick a team that I feel is going to win, and if I need to change a game, I have a bench to be able to do that, and that’s what we have.

“I’m always supportive of the individual player, but the team is always more important. You can’t play with six attacking players.

“He’s a very important player for us, whether he comes into the game or whether he starts.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/rodgers-why-iheanacho-has-not-started-for-leicester-this-season/

Cristiano Ronaldo has reacted to Manchester United’s 2-1 loss to Young Boys in Tuesday’s Champions League.

Ronaldo made a blistering start to the clash in Switzerland,as he opened the scoring after latching onto a delightful Bruno Fernandes cross from the left.

The course of the match turned ten minutes before the break when Aaron Wan-Bissaka was shown a red card for a late challenge on Christopher Martins.

Man United went into their shell after that and the home side, managed by ex-Huddersfield boss David Wagner, carved out good opportunities for the remainder of the match.

They levelled on 66 minutes as Moumi Ngamaleu turned in a low cross from the right past David de Gea.

The game looked set to be a draw but a dreadful backpass from Jesse Lingard, who came on for Ronaldo late in the second half, went straight to Theoson Siebatchu, who scuffed in the winner in the final minute of stoppage-time.

But despite the painful defeat, Ronaldo urged his teammates to put the result behind them and focus on their game.

“Wasn’t the result we wanted, but now it’s time to recover well and focus on the next game!”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/ronaldo-reacts-to-man-uniteds-shock-defeat-to-young-boys/

Ghanaian star Kevin-Prince Boateng has blasted his brother saying he wants nothing to do with him again after the former Bayern star was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend recently.

Boateng recently appeared in a Munich court for a domestic violence incident that took place in 2018 while he was on holiday with his ex-girlfriend in the Turks and Caicos Islands.


The 2014 FIFA World Cup winner was found guilty and fined €1.8 million for his actions, although he managed to escape a jail sentence.


His brother Kevin-Prince has now insisted he wants nothing to do with him anymore.


“I’ve already distanced myself from Jerome [Boateng] for a long time,” he told Bild.

“I appreciate and respect German law. I despise violence against women.

“I don’t identify with the actions of my brother and therefore I have nothing to do with him anymore.”

Kevin-Prince, who currently plays for Hertha Berlin, has reportedly not spoken to Jerome for a while now.

“Kevin cut ties with Jerome months ago, but this has remained silent until now,” a source told Bild.

“Jerome was always seen as the good and sweet brother, whilst Kevin was seen as a bad boy. However, it is the opposite.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/i-have-nothing-to-do-with-jerome-anymore-kevin-prince-boateng-slams-brother-after-assaulting-ex-girlfriend/

Former Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham striker Demba Ba has retired from professional football aged 36.

Ba, a former Senegal international won the Europa League with Chelsea in 2013 and twice won the Turkish title, first with Besiktas in 2016-17 and then Istanbul Basaksehir in 2019-20.

He was without a club after walking out on Swiss side Lugano in August.
He wrote on his Twitter handle:”What a wonderful journey it has been. Football has given me so many beautiful emotions.”


Ba first moved to England in January 2011 with West Ham from Hoffenheim, having scored 40 goals in 103 appearances for the German club.

He scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the Hammers before moving to Newcastle six months later.

For Newcastle he netted 29 times in 57 games, joining Chelsea in January 2013 where he started just 23 of his 51 games for the Blue – scoring 14 goals – as he found himself third choice behind Samuel Eto’o and Fernando Torres.

In between stints playing in Turkey he also played in China for Shanghai Shenhua.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/ex-chelsea-star-ba-retires-from-football-at-36/

Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi is expected to leave South African club Kaizer Chiefs In January 2022, Completesports.com reports.

According to several reports, the 35-year-old will move to another club during the winter transfer window following a successful spell with the Amakhosi.

Akpeyi linked up with Chiefs from another South African club Chippa United in January 2019 penning a one-and-a-half year deal.

The former Warri Wolves goalkeeper signed a new two-year deal in January this year.

He is now expected to leave the Glamour Boys before the expiration of his contract in June 2022.

Akpeyi has made 25 league appearances for Kaizer Chiefs since arriving at the club.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/akpeyi-to-leave-kaizer-chiefs-in-january/

Paul Pogba is reportedly leaning towards signing a new deal at Manchester United.

The World Cup-winning Frenchman has entered the final year of his existing contract with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side and continues to be heavily linked with a free transfer to Real Madrid next summer.


Los Blancos were supposedly confident of securing Pogba’s signature in 2022, but the latest developments in the midfielder’s contract saga could deal the La Liga outfit a major blow in their pursuit.


According to The Athletic, Pogba is now leaning towards staying at Old Trafford, with the return of Cristiano Ronaldo and Saturday’s 4-1 win over Newcastle United being potentially pivotal factors in the decision.


The report adds that talks over an Old Trafford extension will resume ‘in due course’, but United are still making contingency plans should Pogba ultimately end his Red Devils stint.

Pogba claimed his sixth and seventh assists of the Premier League season in Saturday’s win over Newcastle, which takes his overall tally to 38 goals and 49 assists in 210 games for United across all tournaments.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/pogba-to-sign-new-contract-at-manchester-united/

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Folarin Balogun must fight for his place in the team.

Arteta stated that the young striker has beven withdrawn from the senior squad.

He explained, “He made his debut against Brentford and he played the following game against Chelsea as well. It’s been a big step for him in the last few months.

“He did all the pre-season with us, so he’s already learnt a lot in a few months.

“He’s another player in the squad who has to fight for his place and ensure he’s available to do that.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/arteta-balogun-must-fight-for-his-place/

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has rewarded his teammates N5million following their 2-1 win against Cape Verde on Tuesday, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

The money was from the N10million he was rewarded with for reaching 100 caps with the Eagles.

“For the 10 million, I’m giving back 5 million to the team,” Musa, who was surrounded by his teammates, team officials and NFF president Amaju Pinnick, said in a short video on NFF TV.

The country’s football governing body announced the gesture will be extended to other players who achieve such a milestone.

Musa made his 100th appearance for the Eagles after he was included in the starting eleven against Cape Verde.


The 28-year-old was later replaced by Henry Onyekuru in the 72nd minute.

He made his debut with the Eagles in 2010 in a qualification match against Madagascar for the 2012 AFCON.

He has represented Nigeria at two AFCONs (2013, 2019) and two FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018).

Also, he was part of the Eagles squad that featured at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/2022-wcq-musa-gifts-super-eagles-teammates-n5m/

Brazilian football icon Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele, has celebrated the successful surgery which he underwent to remove a tumor.

The three-time World Cup winner said he had the surgery last Saturday, days after he was hospitalized in Sao Paulo, Brazil.


Commenting on the successful surgery, Pele wrote on his Instagram page:”My friends, thank you very much for the kind messages. I thank God for feeling very well and for allowing Dr. Fábio and Dr. Miguel to take care of my health. Last Saturday I underwent surgery to remove a suspicious lesion in the right colon.

“The tumor was identified during the tests I mentioned last week.


“Fortunately, I’m used to celebrating great victories alongside you. I will face this match with a smile on my face, a lot of optimism and joy for living surrounded by the love of my
family and friends.”


The 80-year-old has had several significant health issues in recent years.

He had a failed hip replacement surgery in 2012, and has been hospitalized multiple times due to kidney and prostate issues.

He was a member of the Brazilian side that won the 1958, 1962 and1970 World Cups, which makes him the only male player ever to achieve the feat.

He is still Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/pele-celebrates-successful-surgery-to-remove-tumor/

Former Real Madrid director general, Jorge Valdano has disclosed that Lionel Messi’s departure to PSG hurts the Los Blancos.

Messi left Barcelona this summer to join the Paris club in a two-year deal.

Valdano in an interview with El Pais said that La Liga will never remain the same without Messi.

“There’s the feeling that Barcelona just didn’t have the money to pay Messi. An illusion was created, and because everything happened so fast it seemed like he’d been kicked out. In a game where identity is so important, getting rid of a legend like him isn’t just painful, it’s inexplicable.

Him leaving also damages Real Madrid a lot, because teams are also measured in terms of their rivals. Simply put, Messi will go down as a footballing genius, but he won’t just have belonged to Barcelona, which is quite sad.”

Valdano then commented on Los Blancos’ summer bid to sign Kylian Mbappe.

“He’s got a season left [on his PSG contract]. He’ll be a free agent and it’ll be down to him, not the club,” he said.

“We have to assume that if Madrid contact him that he’ll at least respond.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/messis-departure-to-psg-hurts-real-madrid-valdano/

The Chairman of Air Peace Airlines Allen Onyema has promised the Super Eagles N20million if they beat Cape Verde in their second Group C game in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday.

Air Peace is the official airline sponsor of the Super Eagles.

In a video published on the Super Eagles Facebook page, Oyeama, addressing the team on board said:”You won your first match resoundingly, and we expect that the one happening in Cape Verde in 24hours time will not be different.

“You’re carrying on your young shoulders the aspirations and the hopes of a Nation. You must help us in restoring hope to this country. Nigeria is a great country with so much potentials to achieve. We are yet to get there. We may have our differences but we love ourselves.

“Because of this, if you win this match, I am going to give the team 20 million naira on arrival. This will serve as a stepping stone in unifying our Nation. Go there and die for the country. Thank you and God bless you.” He concluded.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/2022-wcq-defeat-cape-verde-get-n20m-air-peace-airlines-chairman-tells-eagles/

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina has been suspended after the host country’s health officials stormed the field to remove four Argentine players.

According to the Mirror, the match played in Sao Paulo started, but was halted minutes from the start after four players allegedly falsified Covid-19 documents.


No less than four Premier League players that play for Argentina face the brunt of ‘lying’ on documents that they filed to gain entry into Brazil for the match.

Also Read: Cape Verdean FA Assures Blue Sharks Are United To Beat Eagles After Striker Leaves Camp

Aston Villa duo Emiliano Martinez and Emiliano Buendia as well as Tottenham Hotspur’s Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero are the players in question.


According to ESPN Brasil, FIFA along with the Federal Government and CONMEBOL managed to strike an agreement to have all four of the players available to play the encounter.

This however changed within minutes of the start of the game, Brazil’s health authority Anvisa entered the pitch along with the police and ordered the match to be stopped until the four players were off the field and detained.

Rules pertaining to Covid-19 regulations in Brazil, is of such a nature that any person entering the country from the United Kingdom must observe a 14-day isolation period which the four players didn’t do.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/covid-19-brazil-vs-argentina-qualifier-after-health-officials-storm-pitch-to-remove-four-argentine-players/

Cristiano Ronaldo has banned his mum from watching his debut game between Man United and Newcastle this weekend.

The 36-year-old completed his return to Old Trafford on deadline day, signing a two-year deal with an option to extend that for a further 12 months.

Ronaldo lost his father Jose Dinis to liver failure due to alcoholism in 2005, just two years into his first stint at Old Trafford.

In an interview with Dailymail, the five-time Ballon d’or winner stated that he’s not prepared to lose his mother at the moment.

“She’s not allowed now to watch big games,” he told Piers Morgan in an interview for the Daily Mail.

“I say, ‘Listen, I don’t have a father any more. I don’t want to lose my mum, too, so you’re not going to watch the quarter finals, semi-finals, or finals.”

“She gets so nervous, I don’t understand why. She is not allowed now to watch big games.

“I get friends to stay with her and she goes for walks around the house. She fainted two times in the stadium. She is nervous.”

“My mum is the pillar of the family, and what I have today is because she always supported me,” he continued.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/why-ill-prevent-my-mum-from-watching-man-united-vs-newcastle-game-ronaldo/

Alex Iwobi has been nominated for Everton’s Goal of the Month award for August, Completesports.com reports.

Iwobi’s strike in the Carabao Cup 2-1 away win against Huddersfield Town is nominated among seven others.


The Nigeria international has made four appearances across all competitions for the Toffees this season with a goal to his name.

Other players in contention for the individual prize are; Abdoulaye Dacoure (Southampton), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Southampton), Stanley Mills (Blackburn U23s), Andros Townsend (Huddersfield), Demarai Gray (Leeds United and Brighton) and Charlie Whitaker (Crystal Palace U23s).


The poll closes at 11.59pm on Monday 6 September.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/iwobi-nominated-for-everton-goal-of-the-month-award/

FC Porto of Portugal defender Zaidu Sanusi has finally arrived Nigeria’s camp ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Liberia and Cape Verde, reports Completesports.com.

Sanusi breezed into the team’s Eko Hotel camp on Thursday morning.


He is expected to have his first training session with the team later on Thursday.

The Super Eagles will face the Lone Stars of Liberia on Friday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.


Gernot Rohr’s charges will then take on the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde four days later at the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena , Mindelo.

The 29 Players In Camp

Goalkeepers
Maduka Okoye, Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi

Defenders
Jamilu Coliins, Valentine Ozorwanfor, Shehu Abdullahi, Adekunle Adeleke, Kenneth Omeruo, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Ola Aina , Tyronne Ebuehi, Chidozie Awaziem, Zaidu Sanusi

Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Kalu, Moses Simon, Kingsley Michael, Innocent Bonke, Joe Aribo

Strikers
Kelechi Iheanacho, Terem Moffi, Ahmed Musa, Chidera Ejuke, Henry Onyekuru , Victor Osimhen , Paul Onuachu

Source: https://www.completesports.com/full-house-as-zaidu-sanusi-joins-super-eagles-camp/

Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has rejoined Cypiot Club Omonia Nicosia on a three-year contract, reports Completesports.com.

Uzoho linked up with Omonia Nicosia after terminating his contract with another Cypriot club Apoel Nicosia.


“Omonia Nicosia has signed the 22-year-old Nigerian international goalkeeper, Francis Ouzoho, who played for APOEL last season,”reads a statement on the club’s website.


“The cooperation contract is for a period of three years.


“The footballer wore the jersey with the clover on his chest and the 2019-20 season, while he also played for Anorthosis and Deportivo La Coruna. He is international with the national team of his homeland.

“We welcome Francis to the OMONIA family and wish him every success.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/done-deal-uzoho-rejoins-omonia-nicosia-on-three-year-contract/

The ex-wife of Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has revealed how the Algerian skipper turned his back on her and their family after signing for the Premier League champions.

Today singer Rita Johal says Mahrez, who earns £160,000 a week, transformed from a down-to-earth dad who shopped in Asda into a “big head” after his move from Leicester City.

And Johal thinks Tottenham striker Harry Kane’s wife Kate should breathe a sigh of relief now that his £160million transfer to Man City has collapsed.

The 28-year-old mother of two exclusively told The Sun on Sunday: “I can’t comment on other people’s lives but moving there changed my husband.

“Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape. Others should be careful.

“Riyad let fame go to his head. He changed when he went to Manchester City.

“But a footballer’s career is short-lived.

“They should remain grounded and loyal to those they care for, even when they have moved up to a bigger club, because when it’s all over they will realise who’s truly there.”

Rita told how she changed her faith for Muslim Riyad, stopped drinking alcohol and accepted a quiet life with the star when she first met him seven years ago.

But when he moved north for £60million in 2018, she says Riyad, 30, turned cold towards her.

Now he has moved on and is engaged to influencer Taylor Ward.

She said: “The Riyad I met is a different person to the one he is now. He parties, he acts like a flash footballer.

“I don’t hate him, that’s a strong word, but I am shocked and saddened by what he has done.


“He suddenly left me, blaming the pressures of playing at Manchester City.

“Now he spends all his time jetting around the place on holiday without a care in the world.”

Johal explained how she met and fell in love with Mahrez.

“It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then.

“But he was charming and I liked him. He was lovely to me, constantly telling me I was beautiful, asking about my life, making me feel special.

“He said he loved me and wanted me to have his children.”

The pair became inseparable and just four months later they married in a secret ceremony.

Johal said: “We had a small wedding at home.

“I loved him, I wanted to do that. I changed the way I was for him. I changed my faith.

“I stopped drinking, as he didn’t drink. I loved his values. And I wanted a solid family life.

“I wanted us to be strong together like my own parents and he felt the same way.

“Our wedding was low key at home with two priests and our close family.

“We were madly in love and we wanted to be together for ever.

“At first we were just a normal family.

“Riyad wasn’t flash. Yes, he was a footballer, but we were just your regular couple with our two little girls.

“He went and played football, I was a stay-at-home mum. We would watch films together.”

But in July 2018, Manchester City confirmed his signing on a five-year contract. The transfer fee of £60million made him the club’s then most expensive player.

Johal says that is when their lives changed completely. Rita, now living in Beaconsfield, Bucks, said: “The loving, humble and caring Riyad disappeared.

He started to believe his own hype. He had yes men who told him what he wanted to hear. I started to see the change in him.

“He stopped asking me how my day went and what I was going to do.

“I think I became the boring wife at home and he had this glitzy lifestyle away from me.

“He started to just ignore me.

“Obviously I asked what was going on and he would say, ‘I am pressured, it is the football, I am stressed’.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/johal-how-manchester-city-ruined-my-marriage-mahrezs-ex-wife-reveals/

Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi are among the five players who have arrived the Super Eagles Eko Hotel camp, Lagos, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde, Completesports.com reports.

This was disclosed on Monday by the Eagles media officer Babafemi Raji.

According to Raji, the other two players who hit camp alongside the trio are Adekunle Adekunle Adeleke of Abia Warriors and Daniel Akpeyi of Kaizer Chiefs.

He revealed that the five players got into camp on Sunday and will be joined by other invited players today.


The Eagles are drawn in Group C with Cape Verde, Liberia and Central Africa Republic.

They will host Liberia on matchday one inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Friday, September 3rd and face Cape Verde on Tuesday September 7th.

Meanwhile, Brentford new signing Frank Onyeka has been ruled out of the qualifiers after testing positive for coronavirus.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/qatar-2022-wcq-ndidi-iheanacho-iwobi-two-others-arrive-eagles-camp/

Arsenal are reportedly considering former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte as Mikel Arteta’s successor.

The Spaniard has overseen a torrid start to the 2020-21 season with the Gunners, suffering back-to-back 2-0 defeats to Brentford and Chelsea in their first two top-flight matches.

Arsenal have been hit hard by injuries and a coronavirus outbreak in August, though, and a recent report claimed that the Gunners board were prepared to keep the faith in Arteta.


However, The Telegraph claims that Arteta now has only five games to save his job in the Emirates dugout, and Conte is a potential candidate to take over in North London.

The Italian left Inter after leading them to the Serie A crown last term, and he was one of many names linked with the Tottenham Hotspur job following his exit from San Siro.


Conte won 51 of his 76 Premier League games in charge of Chelsea and oversaw their 2016-17 title win before he was relieved of his duties in 2018.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/arsenal-considering-conte-as-arteta-replacement/

Struggling Arsenal have been ruthlessly mocked on social media by Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow as they become a laughing stock around Europe.

The Gunners are winless and goalless after their opening two games of the Premier League season, having been defeated by Brentford and Chelsea in successive weeks.

That poor start to the new campaign has come despite Arsenal being the highest spenders in the summer transfer window in the top-flight so far.

Under-fire boss Mikel Arteta has brought in five new players already, having signed Aaron Ramsdale, Martin Odegaard, Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares.


The pressure has ramped up on Arteta following the opening two matches, with Chelsea running out comfortable winners at the Emirates Stadium.


First-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Reece James ultimately doomed the Gunners to defeat, with Arteta’s side now second bottom in the Premier League.

And following Chelsea’s win Spartak took the opportunity to ruthlessly mock Arteta’s struggling side.

“Why couldn’t we play this Arsenal yesterday?” Spartak’s official English account posted on Twitter on Sunday, coupled with the sad face emoji.

Life is set to get even harder for Arsenal and Arteta, with a visit to reigning champions Manchester City their next outing in the league in six days’ time.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/mosess-spartak-moscow-mock-arsenal-after-defeat-to-chelsea/

Former Nigerian forward, Jonathan Akpoborie believes Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has the array of players to lead the team to glory land in Cameroon.

Nigeria, three-time champions of the AFCON, are joined in Group D by Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau.

The team will open their tournament campaign against seven-time champions, the Pharaohs of Egypt, on January 11, before taking on 1970 champions Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane on January 15. They will thereafter round off their group stage games against Guinea-Bissau’s Djurtus on January 19.

Speaking with Completesports.com, the former Wolfsburg striker stated that the Super Eagles will qualify from the group stages regardless of who they face.

He noted that the real task comes during the knockout stages where Nigeria are likely to face some of the big teams in Africa football.

Akpoborie, however, urged the German tactician to sharpen his ability to read games quickly in a bid to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2019 AFCON.

“I must confess that the Super Eagles won’t find it difficult to qualify from Group D that consists of Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau because we have the players to get the job done.

“It will be wrong for the coach and players to think only Egypt will pose a big threat to Nigeria without paying attention to Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.

“But then, my major concern has to do with Rohr’s ability to read games when the team face stronger teams in the knockout stages of the competition. At this stage, any single error may result to total elimination from the showpiece.

“With the caliber of players in Rohr’s disposal, I see no reason why Nigeria can’t win the 2021 AFCON title.”

Source: https://www.completesports.com/exclusive-2021-afcon-rohr-can-lead-super-eagles-to-glory-if-akpoborie/

Imaobong Nse Uko, the reigning World U18 fastest girl (51.70s) lived up to expectation on the opening day of the World Athletics U20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya, running 52.33 seconds to qualify for the 400m final which will be run on Saturday.

Nse Uko, the youngest member of the Nigerian mixed relay team which set a new African record at the Tokyo Olympics ran the fastest qualifying time in the semifinal heats and looks on course to becoming the third Nigerian girl after Fatimah Yusuf (1990) and Bisi Afolabi (1994) to win the quartermile gold at the championship.

The 17 year old will run from lane six in the final as the lone Nigerian representative.
Also through to the final is the 4x400m mixed relay team who also ran the fastest time and a national record time of 3:21.66 in qualifying for the final this evening at the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi.

In the 100m, the trio of Godson Oghenebrume, Praise Ofokwu and Tima Godbless qualified for this evening’s semifinal.

Oghenebrume ran 10.35 seconds to win his heat while his compatriot, Favour Ashe (11.00s) disappointed as he finished seventh to crash out of the blue ribband event.


In the women’s race, both Ofoku and Godbless made it to the semifinal.

Ofoku ran 11.65 to win heat two of the first round while Godbless was second (11.59) in the third heat behind Namibia’s Beatrice Masilingi who ran a new 11.20 national record to win.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/u-20-world-championship-nse-uko-runs-fastest-time-in-qualifiers-zoom-into-400m-final/