Football

Talented Nigerian youngsters Eberechi Eze and Bright Osayi-Samuel wrote their names on the score-sheet in Queens Park Rangers 8-1 demolition of Bromley 8-1 in a friendly match.

Republic of Ireland U21 international of Nigerian parentage Olamide Shodipo was also among the scorers in the game staged at Harlington on Monday afternoon.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is being savaged on Twitter by Arsenal fans for advising Chile international Alexis Sanchez to move to Manchester United.

In Twitter posts, fans called Henry all sorts of names for being ‘unpatriotic’ to Arsenal.

He was blamed for Arsenal loss at Bournemouth after the coach disclosed that he got a pep talk from Henry before the match, that undermined Arsenal’s fight for a top four place.

Eden Hazard has warned Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte and Board against bringing in a new striker this January. He has also questioned the idea of adopting a more direct tactical approach this season. Chelsea have been in the market shopping for a striker after Alvaro Morata has failed to find the back of the net in many games, with the Blues drawing record three consecutive matches without a goal.

Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has denied speculations in the French media that he has been contacted by French club Girondis Bordeaux to handle the team.

Rohr had a long history with Bordeaux having enjoyed an illustrious playing and coaching career with the former French champions.

The German played for Les Girondins for 12 years, making 352 appearances and the managed the side for six straight years.

On what would have been his 56th birthday if he were to be alive, former Nigerian Super Eagles captain and coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has been honoured by tech Giant Google with a doodle.

Doodles are changes made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists.

“Today we celebrate the life of Nigerian football icon Stephen Keshi,” Google Africa said in a post on Twitter. “The beautiful game took Keshi all over the world, as a player and coach. Happy Birthday Big Boss.”

Watford announced on Sunday they had sacked manager Marco Silva, blaming an “unwarranted approach” by Premier League rivals Everton for a downturn in results and loss of focus. The Portuguese coach was a target for the Merseyside club earlier in the campaign after an excellent start to the season but a run of one win in 11 Premier League matches has cost him his job. Instead, Everton appointed Sam Allardyce to replace the sacked Ronald Koeman.