Football

Head coach of the Argentine senior national team, Jorge Sampoali has unveiled his list of foreign based players, who will line up against the Super Eagles for next month’s high profile friendly encounter in Russia. The list includes Barcelona super star, Lionel Messi as well as Juventus rave of the moment, Paolo Dybala in an attack that also has Inter-Milan captain Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria of PSG.

Michy Batshuayi and defender Cesar Azpilicueta each scored inside the final 20 minutes to help Chelsea win a six-goal thriller against Watford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday early kickoff. Chelsea was on the brink of their third straight Premier League defeat as they came roaring back to give their strongest indication yet title defence credentials.   Chelsea won 4-2 to move above the Hornets into fourth in the Premier League after coming back from 2-1 down in the second half.

Nigeria will take on Argentina in their first pre-2018 World Cup friendly match next month, according to OwnGoalNigeria. The game will be played in Spain on November 14, four days after their dead rubber 2018 World Cup qualifier in Algeria. The Super Eagles have already qualified for next year’s tournament in Russia and are already searching for friendly matches, to help the team prepare well.

Katsina United ace forward, Chinedu Udechukwu, has signed the dotted line for reigning Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, Plateau United, who beat Enyimba FC to signing the former Katsina United ace for the new season, according to reports. Enyimba were reportedly close to capturing Udechukwu for the new season, offering the sum of five million Naira for the big striker, but the prospect of featuring in the 2017/2018 CAF Champions League lured the burly forward to the Jos side.

Super Eagles and Mainz 05 defender Leon Balogun has sustained a suspected cheekbone fracture during his club’s 2-0 defeat to Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on Friday. The 29-year-old Nigerian was taken off the pitch in the 74th minutes with the injury, which he also suffered last year.“Last year @LeonBalogun wore a face mask vs @S04_en. Today he had to come off with a suspected cheekbone fracture.

Randy Jordan Waldrum - New Super Falcons Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation have confirmed the appointment of former Houston Dash manager Randy Jordan Waldrum as the new Nigeria Women’s National Team coach. The Texas native had been in search of a new employer after he parted company with National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Houston Dash, in May 2017. The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting at the Plateau State and one of the important issues discussed was the hiring of Waldrum.