The crisis that has rocked Nigeria’s football since the election of 2014 seems to be gravitating into a hydra of sort. Following the aborted congress which threw up Chris Giwa as President of the Nigeria Football Federation and the counter congress in Warri under which Amaju Pinnick became the FIFA-recongnised NFF president, a circus show has been going on.

Akwa United Football Club of Uyo on Saturday suffered a 2-3 defeat at home in a professional league encounter with the visiting Rangers International FC of Enugu.

The week-long Annual Bauchi Polo Tournament ended on a sad note Saturday when a horse on the field of play belonging to a Yola club side, collapsed and died instantly.

Jose Mourinho paid tribute to England left-back Luke Shaw as he continued his comeback from a 10-month injury lay-off in the new Manchester United manager’s first game in charge of the club.

Chelsea on Saturday announced the signing of Leicester City’s all-action defensive midfielder N’Golo Kante on a five-year deal to become new boss Antonio Conte’s second capture of the summer.