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Women’s W’Cup: Super Falcons qualify for last 16 after goalless draw against Ireland

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The Super Falcons of Nigeria have sealed a place in the round of 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup after pulling off a goalless draw against debutants, Republic of Ireland.

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Paris Games: Oshoala, Ihezuo missing as ten Falcons commence training in Spain

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Ten players of the nations female national team, the Super Falcons, were in camp as the team commenced training in Sevilla, Spain,  for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games
It was gathered the latest arrival in camp was former Juventus midfielder Echegini. The American-born Nigeria international breezed into the team’s base on Saturday afternoon.
Twelve players are yet to hit the team’s camp, including Chiwendu Ihezuo and Asisat Oshoala ahead of the team’s international friendly against holders Canada on July 17.
Earlier, eight players, including captain Rasheedat Ajibade and midfielder Christy Ucheibe arrived in Spain from the Nigeria on Friday morning.
Randy Waldrum’s side suffered a huge blow with the injury to midfield meastro Halimatu Ayinde and the American gaffer is expected to name a replacement from four alternate players – Ifeoma Onumonu, Gift Monday, Morufa Ademola and Jumoke Alani.
Nigeria who are playing in the football event of the Olympics for the first time in 16 years, are in Group C  alongside heavyweights Spain and Brazil and Asian side Japan.
They will start their Paris 2024 campaign against Brazil on July 25. Once done, they square up against the Spaniards three days later before locking horns with Japan on July 31.

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PSG, Chelsea, Arsenal will pay €90 million for Osimhen.

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According to the Italian publication II Mattino, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to make an offer of €90 million for Victor Osimhen, the top striker for Napoli.

According to the report, Osimhen’s contract has a release clause worth about €120 million, although Napoli President Aurelio de Laurentiis might accept a price less than that.
The Nigerian forward signed a new contract with Napoli last December, but the club is ready to let go of him at the end of the current campaign.

PSG, Chelsea, and Arsenal have all been mentioned frequently as potential suitors for the forward.

To resolve the striker’s future, intermediaries are allegedly collaborating with Roberto Calenda, his agent.
Osimhen, who left Ligue 1 team Lille in 2022 to join Napoli, has made 125 appearances for the Partenopei and scored 72 goals.

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Maduka Okoye Wins Player Of The Month Award At Udinese

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Super Eagles of Nigeria goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has won Udinese’s Player of the Month Award for February after having one of the best runs of his football career.

Maduka Okoye is just coming out from a very difficult phase of his football career after losing his place in his club and international teams.

Recall that after the 24-year-old Nigerian goalkeeper made an error that contributed to the Super Eagles’ exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, the goalkeeper has found it impossible to retain his first spot in the team.

Things got more complicated for Maduka Okoye when former Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, didn’t invite him for the just concluded 2023 AFCON in which Chippa United goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali made his name and grabbed the team’s first spot.

As he was struggling with the national team, Okoye was also struggling in Europe as he couldn’t get game time at Championship side, Watford.

His lack of game time forced him to move to Udinese on August 24, 2023. Initially, Okoye couldn’t make the first team at the Italian side until last January.

Okoye’s best month at the club came in February 2024 in which he helped the struggling team to win two games, draw once, and suffer one defeat. The Nigerian out-of-favour goalkeeper kept two clean sheets in the said month.

Due to that, before Udinese’s 2-0 defeat at home to Torino on Saturday, March 16, the Italian Serie A club presented him with the Player of the Month Award.

Note that the Nigeria international has made 13 Serie A appearances for the Italian club in which he conceded 18 goals. Football statistics platform, Opta, claimed that Maduka Okoye has never made an error leading to a goal since he joined Udinese.

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