Football

Cristiano Ronaldo has just been announced the winner of the 2017 Ballon d'Or

Former Super Eagles striker Bartholomew Ogbeche who has hit a purple patch for Dutch top division side Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie has picked up the Dutch player of the week award.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in all six Champions’ League group-stage matches in a season on Wednesday with a first-half strike for Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund. The 32-year-old’s continued his fine form in the UEFA Champions League, as he drew level with his Barcelona rival Lionel Messi on 60 group-stage goals in total. It was his ninth goal for the season in the Champions League.

Red hot Bologna forward Orji Okonkwo could be in line for a first time call up according to the head scout of the Super Eagles Victor Agali.

Okonkwo has scored three goals in the Serie A from seven substitute appearance for Bologna, and Agali confirmed he is no doubt in the picture of the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup in Russia.

 Nigeria’s Super Eagles are set to play England in a World Cup warm-up game in June, the general secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Mohammed Sanusi has said. “We plan to play a friendly against England in June, before the World Cup,” he said, adding that the venue and other details of the match were still to be worked out.

Qualifiers for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League after the completion of the group stage on Wednesday: