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frican champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria, are billed to return to the country on Wednesday after finishing third at a four-nation invitational tournament in China, according to thenff.com.

The Super Falcons recovered from a 3-0 defeat to host nation China and thrashed Romania 4-1 in Sunday’s third-place match at the Huitang Stadium in Meizhou.

Skipper Rita Chikwelu got a brace, as defender Onome Ebi and forward Ini-Abasi Umotong weighed in with a goal each for a rout after the Romanians had threatened to assert some power by canceling out Chikwelu’s 44th-minute opener.

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The search and rescue effort for the missing plane that carried Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala is focused on a scenario whereby those on board made it to a life raft after landing on water.

Sala, who was confirmed as Cardiff’s record signing on Saturday after opting to leave Ligue 1 side Nantes, was on a private aircraft that disappeared near the Channel Islands on Monday, the French Civil Aviation Authority confirmed.

Following a search throughout Tuesday, Guernsey Police stated that “the chances of survival are at this stage, unfortunately, slim” if the aircraft did land on water.

The resumption of search activity was confirmed at 07:30 GMT on Wednesday, with two planes searching a targeted area.

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Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been ruled out of action until March the club have confirmed.
Alli sustained the injury late on in Spurs’ 2-1 at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, having earlier scored the equaliser.
He is expected to return to training in early March after scans revealed a hamstring strain.
The 22-year-old will now undergo a period of rehabilitation with the club’s medical staff.
Alli is the latest of a number of key Tottenham players to suffer injuries.
The 22 year old has scored five goals in 17 Premier League appearances.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/alli-out-till-march/

Bordeaux of France Nigerian forward, Samuel Kalu’s impressive display in his club’s 1-0 defeat of Dijon on Sunday in a Ligue 1 game at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux has been rewarded with a place in the Ligue 1 team-of-the-week by Whoscored.com.

Kalu provided the assist for Andreas Cornelius to score in the 77th minute of the game which ensured Bordeaux win and a move up to 10th on the log.

It was the Nigerian’s 12th start in 16 Ligue 1 games since he moved from Gent in Belgium last summer.And the assist was his second.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/kalu-named-in-ligue-1-team-of-the-week/

Callum Hudson-Odoi has been hailed as an “outstanding talent” by former Germany star Michael Ballack.

Chelsea winger Hudson-Odoi is a transfer target for Bayern Munich, with the Bundesliga champions’ sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirming last week that talks remain ongoing between the clubs.

The 18-year-old has earned 10 first-team appearances for the Blues this season but is yet to make a Premier League start and is reportedly tempted by the prospect of greater opportunities with Bayern.

“We’re talking about a player who just came recently from the youth level. He’s trying to achieve the step to the professional level in a top club,” Ballack told Omnisport.

“This makes it a lot more difficult for a young player because the standard is very, very high. It’s hard to say whether the player is good enough for this demand or not. It’s a fact that he’s an outstanding talent.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/ballack-baryern-hudson-odoi/

The Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated Romania 4-1 in the China Four-Nation Invitational Tournament in Wuhua on, Sunday reports Completesports.com.

It was the first time in two decades that the nine time African Champions would record a win against an European team.
Chiwendu Ihezuo gave the Thomas Dennerby side the lead one minute into the interval.
In the second half, strikes from Onome Ebi, Rita Chikwelu and Ini Umotong secured a third place finish at the invitational tournament.
The Super Falcons had lost 3-0 to China in their first game of the competition.

The Nigerian ladies are shaping up for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France this June.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/super-falcons-beat-romania/

Manchester City went past 100 goals for the season and closed back to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 3-0 win at Huddersfield Town.
Danilo’s deflected long-range effort brought up that landmark, achieved across all competitions, after 18 minutes but Pep Guardiola’s side were some way from their fluent best during the first half.

Raheem Sterling headed home the crucial second early in the second period before fellow winger Leroy Sane got in on the act, puncturing a buoyant Huddersfield crowd that came to celebrate David Wagner’s tenure.

Caretaker boss Mark Hudson stepped in after Wagner’s departure this week and oversaw a battling display, albeit from a team 10 points from safety at the foot of the table.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/epl-man-city-huddersfield/

Everton manager Marco Silva is certain that Ademola Lookman will enjoy an excellent career despite been restricted to just two Premier League starts in 12 league appearances this season.


Lookman was outstanding in his second league start of the season for Everton as they beat Bournemouth 2-0 last week.

The 21-year-old was arguably Everton’s biggest attacking threat providing the assist which allowed Dominic Calvert-Lewin to smash home the winning goal.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/silva-keane-hail-lookman/

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can pick up a £1m bonus if he secures a top-four finish for Man Utd this season, according to senior club sources. The Norwegian is reportedly on a six-figure package thought to be worth around £50,000-per-week during his caretaker tenure, although he can top that up further by securing Champions League football for next season.
That looked a remote prospect when the 45-year-old agreed to help his old club out late last month, following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho as boss.
United were languishing in eighth spot and nine points behind fifth-placed Arsenal, before a run of five successive Premier League wins under Solskjaer.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/ole-set-massive-top-four-bonus/

Jose Mourinho’s desire to return to elite football is not misplaced in the view of his Manchester United successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Mourinho made his first major media appearance since being sacked by United last month when he featured as part of beIN Sports’ coverage of the Asian Cup on Thursday.
The 55-year-old insisted he would “stay where I belong; I belong to top-level football”, despite the dispiriting nature of his final months at Old Trafford.

United are a team transformed under caretaker manager Solskjaer, last weekend’s 1-0 triumph at Tottenham making it six wins out of six in all competitions, but the former Norway striker was in no mood to besmirch the achievements of a man who has won major titles in four countries.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/solskjaer-mourinho-manager/

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba praised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for helping the Premier League club rediscover their identity.

United have won six consecutive games in all competitions since Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho on a caretaker basis in December.
They have scored 17 goals in that period, boosting their chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/pogba-man-united-solskjaer/

The Chief Magistrate District Court II in Abuja has suspended the warrant of arrest issued previously to the Special Presidential Investigative Panel (SPIP) headed by Chief Okoi Obono-Obla against five top officials of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), reports Completesports.com.

The officials are NFF President, Amaju Pinnick his two vice-presidents; Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, as well as Ahmed Yusuf and the General Secretary, Dr. Sanusi Mohammed.
A statement from the NFF’s lawyers, Mamman Nasir & Co, was made available by the Communications Department of the Nigerian football ruling body stating that the court ordered that status quo be maintained while a notice was served to the (SPIP) to answer to other fundamental and substantial issues of law put forward by our clients in the matter.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/abuja-court-nff-spip/

Brazil great Pele has tipped Kylian Mbappe to match his legendary achievements.

Pele, revered as one of the greatest players of all time, won the World Cup three times as well as guiding Santos to six Brazilian league titles and two Copa Libertadores in a glittering playing career that ended in 1977.

Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe has a long way to go to coming close to matching the 78-year-old but made a promising start by playing a leading role in France’s World Cup success in Russia.


“He won the World Cup at 19, I was only 17,” said Pele, who shot to prominence as a teenager in Brazil’s World Cup success of 1958.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/pele-mbappe-become-new-pele/

Changchun Yatai striker Odion Ighalo says Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea remains the best in the world.

The 28-year-old Spanish international made 11 outstanding saves to help the Red Devils extend their winning streak under new boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær to six games last Sunday with a 1-0 win over

Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday’s Premier League game at the Wembley Stadium.

“You have to always hit it very hard and place it very well before you can beat De Gea,” Ighalo said on Sky Sports.

“He is the best in Premier League, he is the best in the world because he is a good goalkeeper, he has reflex. He can move, some saves you don’t even expect, he just take it off.

“As a team if you have a goalkeeper like that you have more confidence going forward and defending I think for me he is the best in world for now.”

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/ighalo-hails-extraordinary-de-gea/

Brazil great Pele has tipped Kylian Mbappe to match his legendary achievements.

Pele, revered as one of the greatest players of all time, won the World Cup three times as well as guiding Santos to six Brazilian league titles and two Copa Libertadores in a glittering playing career that ended in 1977.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe has a long way to go to coming close to matching the 78-year-old but made a promising start by playing a leading role in France’s World Cup success in Russia.


“He won the World Cup at 19, I was only 17,” said Pele, who shot to prominence as a teenager in Brazil’s World Cup success of 1958.


“I teased him saying he had almost equalised.
Read More: https://www.completesports.com/pele-mbappe-become-new-pele/

Legendary Arsenal and Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has announced he will retire from football at the conclusion of the Premier League season after a glittering 15-year career in England’s top flight.

In a statement released through his social media accounts on Tuesday, the 36-year-old said he felt he had achieved everything in the game and was ready to hang up the gloves.

“This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has been 20 years since I signed my first professional contract, so it feels like the right time to announce that I will retire at the end of this season,” Cech said.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/arsenal-goalie-cech/

Gabriel Barbosa’s agent says his client has not given up all hope of a successful career with Inter Milan – despite leaving on loan. The Brazilian has so far failed to make the grade at the San Siro and spent last season back in his homeland with Santos, where he finished the season as their top goalscorer.
Even so, Inter officials still told him to find a new club and he has returned to Brazil for a second time, this time with Flamengo.
Despite his Inter future looking bleak, his agent Junior Pedroso says Gabigol, as he is known, still wants a future with the Nerazzurri. “It took 35 days of negotiations [to complete his move to Flamengo]”, he told FCInter1908.it. “Flamengo are one of the best clubs in the world. “Every player in Brazil dreams of playing for this club.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/gabigol-hopes-inter-future/

Silvestre de Sousa is adamant Pakistan Star can get the better of Beauty Generation in Sunday’s Stewards’ Cup at Sha Tin. John Moore’s Beauty Generation has risen to the top in Hong Kong after his dominant performances in the Longines Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin over the past two years.
The six-year-old will be looking to stamp his authority down even further in Sunday’s Stewards’ Cup, but he is set to face stiff competition from Pakistan Star, who is one of the most talented around.
De Sousa has been handed the task of guiding the Tony Cruz-trained charge to glory and the jockey is feeling optimistic about coming out with a victory. “Pakistan Star was never straightforward when I rode him in the past,” he said. “But he’s changed a lot, so now he travels handy and can quicken.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/de-sousa-confident-pakistan-challenge/

Former home-based Super Eagles midfielder, Osas Okoro, participated in the inaugural Complete Sports Celebrity Workout staged at the The Palms Lekki, Lagos on December 29 2018. He also spared some time to talk about the fitness event and his current career at Zambia top league side, Buildcon FC. Interview by Sulaiman Alao.

COMPLETE SPORTS: Good to have you grace the Complete Sports Celebrity Workout..

OSAS OKORO: Thank you for inviting me. I feel honoured to be part of this. I think it is a good program to help us footballers and members of the public to keep fit which is good for everybody.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/osas-okoro-super-eagles/

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho was not included in Elche’s matchday squad that defeated Ike Uche’s Gimnastic 1-0 in a Spanish second division league clash on Sunday reports Completesports.com.

The 20 year old currently on loan from Deportivo La Coruna has conceded ten goals in seven LaLiga 1l2l3 appearances keeping three clean sheets.

Ike Uche was an unused substitute in the encounter.
Elche are placed 13th in the LaLiga 1l2l3 table with 17 points from 17 games. They are away to Granada next Monday.

Ramon Azeez, starred for 90 minutes in Lugo’s 1-1 home draw with Extremadura on Sunday. It was his ninth league appearance and 12th across all competitions.

Azeez has made 51 appearances for Lugo since he joined two years ago scoring twice.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/uzoho-missing-elche-win-aina-sees-yellow-azeez-starts/

Jurgen Klopp felt a newfound maturity in his Liverpool side helped the Premier League leaders return to winning ways at Brighton and Hove Albion.


Chris Hughton’s impeccably well-drilled side remained on level terms at the break, with Liverpool looking to bounce back from their loss to title rivals Manchester City last week and subsequent FA Cup reverse at Wolves.

Mohamed Salah provided the crucial contribution in a 1-0 victory by winning and converting a 50th-minute penalty to re-establish a seven-point lead at the summit for the Reds, with Tottenham and City in action over the coming days.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/klopp-liverpool-brighton/

The Nigerian Football Women’s League have announced that 2017/18 Super Four tournament scheduled for the 23rd to the 26th of January will hold at the Agege stadium reports Completesports.com.
The tournament is expected to bring the NFWL season to an end.
Bayelsa Queens FC, Rivers Angels, Nasarawa Amazons, and Sunshine Queens will all battle for the coveted trophy.
According to a letter signed by the Chief Operating Officer Ayo Abdulrahman, all four teams from the are expected to arrive on the 23rd of January r pre-match meetings.
Bayelsa Queens will take on Sunshine Queens by 2pm in the opening game of the Super Four tournament on the 24th of January.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/nigeria-womens-super-4-league/

Bordeaux’s Nigerian winger, Samuel Kalu, is aiming to score his third goal in the Ligue 1 on Saturday when they travel to face OGC Nice, reports Completesport.com.

Kalu who scored a stunning goal on Wednesday night as Bordeaux beat Le Havre 1-0 at Stade Matmut-Atlantique to advance to the next round of the Coupe de la Ligue, has scored against SC Amiens and Nimes in 13 Ligue 1 games.

“I hope to score more goals this year and helping team in the remaining games,” Kalu said in his post-match interview.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/kalu-goals-bordeaux/

The Nigeria Football Federation have lined up 10 international friendlies for the Super Falcons ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals Completesports.com.

According to thenff.com the reigning African Women’s Cup Of Nations champions will take part in a four–Nation Invitational Tournament in China from the 17th –20th January.
Hosts China, Romania and Korea Republic are the other teams taking part in the four–day invitational.
The nine time AWCON champions will also participe in the Cyprus Women’s Cup from the 25th February to the 7th of March 2019.

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Italy, North Korea, Mexico, Slovakia, South Africa and Thailand are the other nations taking part.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/nff-lines-up-friendlies-for-falcons/

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to return to the dugout after the Red Devils paid up his £15million compensation package immediately after he was sacked.

The 55-year-old was dismissed on December 18 after two and a half seasons in charge.
The fact that he received the pay-off on his departure from Old Trafford means he is free to return to management according to a report on the English tabloid, Daily Mail.
Mourinho has been linked with a move back to Real Madrid, who have struggled this season under Santiago Solari.

“There are no issues over Jose’s contract with Manchester United. Everything has been sorted.”

“Jose is able to take on another job right now, but is in no rush. He is very relaxed about it and would be happy to wait until the end of the season if he needs to.”

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/man-united-pay-mourinho-compensation-package/

Super Eagles and Chievo Verona midfielder Joel Obi is been linked with a loan move to Turkish topflight division side Alanyaspor reports Completesports.com.

The 27-year-old who currently plays for the Italian side, Chievo Verona has made 11 appearances from the 19 games played so far and scored once in the Serie A this season for the Donkeys.
The Nigerian international featured for Inter Milan, Parma and Torino.
According to a report on Turkish media outlet Fanatik.com.tr Obi is currently in talks with Alanyaspor with a deal expected to be agreed before the end of the winter transfer window.

Obi has made 117 Serie A appearances scoring eight goals. He also made eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League and six in the Europa League for Inter Milan.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/alanyaspor-loan-bid-obi/

Nigerian international Mikel Agu has expressed delight at the new role he’s been entrusted with after Vitoria Setubal Coach Lito Vidigal moved the midfielder from his central midfield role to the left side for the Green and Whites.

Agu, who’s been a bargain acquisition for Setubal following his deadline day loan move from parent club FC Porto, claims he’s willing to play anywhere the manager wanted as it reflects faith in his ability to deliver on the pitch.
“I play more as a number 8 now and I think I’m enjoying my game better. I have more time on the ball and can actually dictate the pace of the game. It’s all good for me and I’m willing to play anywhere as long as it helps the team to win,” he told Completesports.com in an exclusive chat from Portugal.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/agu-relishes-new-setubal-role/

Confederation of African Football have announced Egypt as the new hosts for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations this summer reports Completesports.com.

The 32nd Africa Cup of Nations will hold from 15th June – 13th July this year.
Egypt beat South Africa to the hosting rights after Cameroon, were stripped of the rights to host the tournament late last year.
The announcement was made after CAF’s executive committee meeting on Tuesday morning.

This year’s tournament will be unique because the competition has been expanded to 24 nations and has moved from the usual January slot to June.

Egypt last hosted the Afcon in 2006 – they’ve hosted on four occasions in total.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/caf-announce-egypt-host-afcon/

Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa is excited to have ended his five-game goal drought in Saudi Arabia hitting with a goal for his club, Al Nassr in Thursday’s 6-0 thumping of Al Jandal in a King Cup Champion round of 64 clash Completesports.com reports.

The former Leicester City forward last scored a goal in November 2018 for Al Nassr in their 1-0 win over Shabab.

Musa doubled his side’s lead in the 65th minute after Abdulrazak Hamdallah had shot Al Nassr into the lead after in the 15th minute.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/musa-end-game-goal-drought-brace/

The Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick is poised to meet with Chelsea winger Victor Moses and his representative in a fortnight in a bid to lure him back to the Super Eagles fold ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations tournament in June reports Completesports.com.

‎Moses called time on his international footballing career after featuring for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Pinnick in an interview with Channels TV sports program, Sports Tonight stated that if Moses insist on his stance, then the NFF will organise a proper testimonial for him similar to what England did for Wayne Rooney.

“With all due respect to Nigerians am talking with Victor Moses because I believe he is somebody who has paid his dues and you don’t just leave Nigeria unceremoniously and I told him that.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/pinnick-set-to-lure-moses-back-to-eagles-for-2019-afcon/

Jurgen Klopp maintains Manchester City are “the best team in the world” despite his Liverpool side holding a seven-point lead over the defending Premier League champions going into Thursday’s blockbuster top-of-the-table clash.

Victory at the Etihad Stadium for the Reds would be seen by many as a huge step towards them dethroning City – who have stumbled in December – and lifting a first league title since 1990.
However, Klopp took a dim view of suggestions this is the defining game of the season and his opinion of City’s status in world football has not been altered by Liverpool leapfrogging them in the league table.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/klopp-man-city-still-the-best-team/

Super Eagles target Philip Billing has been linked with two Premier League clubs Brighton Hove Albion and Watford reports Completesportsnigeria.com.

Billing is one of the highly-rated midfielder Watford sees as a possible replacement for Abdoulaye Doucoure – who is reportedly wanted by Paris Saint-Germain.
The Daily Mail also claims that Brighton and Hove Albion hold an interest in the player, who has been a regular starter in the Terriers’ midfield this season.
Read More: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/super-eagles-billing-watford-radar/