Football

AfroMillionsLotto, the Nigerian Professional Football League’s (NPFL) exciting new lotto, will be unveiled on Thursday to allow people to buy tickets online.

The 31st instalment of the NFF/CBN All-Financial Institutions Football Competition has been scheduled to kick off on Saturday. The Central Bank of Nigeria pledged its continued commitment to the sponsorship of the tournament ending on October 28. (NFF) Deputy General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme, who represented the federation’s General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi at a press conference to herald the championship in Abuja on Wednesday, lauded the (CBN) for sponsoring the event for the past 30 years.

Algeria have parted ways with their Spanish coach Lucas Alcaraz ahead of their final World Cup qualifying Group B game against Nigeria in Constantine in November, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

Following the injury, Super Eagles left full back Elderson Echiejile picked late in the match against Zambia, for which he has been ruled out of Nigeria’s final World Cup 2018 Qualifiers tie against Algeria in Algiers. Gernot Rohr is now looking to Russian-born player of Nigerian descent to address the shortfall in defensive manpower.

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to avoid any distraction which could potentially rise from a row over bonuses at the World Cup next year in Russia.

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that his biggest problem during the chase for a World Cup ticket has been that of goalkeeping.