‘I completely trust the club,’ says Man City boss Maresca
The Italian said at his first press conference since the announcement last week: "I completely trust the club".
HFN sets up 4-man committee on suspended coaches, referees associations
The Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) says it has set up a four-man committee to investigate the issues that led to the suspension of the coaches and referees association.
Mkhitaryan completes Man Utd move
Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan became Jose Mourinho’s third signing of the close season for Manchester United on Saturday, the midfielder’s German club Borussia Dortmund announced.
Previous records: Germany to play Italy at major finals today
World champions Germany play Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday. The Germans have never beaten Italy in eight attempts at a major tournament. Here AFP Sports looks at their previous meetings:
Moniedafe, Olukanni, Ogedegbe, Ofoje, Okoku mourn Keshi, Amodu
The death of two former Eagles coaches, Stephen Keshi and Shuaibu Amodu is still causing grief in the sports world, as some of their former teammates now living in the diaspora have opened a condolence register book in remembrance of their fallen heroes.
Nigeria battle Mexico in Olympics warm-up
Nigeria’s U-23 held their first training session in Mexico yesterday, ahead of today’s high-octane friendly against Mexico at the Aguascalientes Stadium.“The second batch of players and coach Samson Siasia landed in Mexico on Thursday, joining the earlier batch who were already in the country after their trip from Nigeria.
