Nigeria’s Gernot Rohr is bracing for a reaction from Libya in the return leg of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday after the Mediterranean Knights suffered a crushing 4-0 defeat against the Super Eagles. A hat-trick from Odion Ighalo, and Samuel Kalu’s first international goal handed Nigeria a big victory and put
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Odion Ighalo scored a hat-trick as Nigeria took a big step towards the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a thumping 4-0 success over Libya on Saturday as the continent’s big guns flexed their muscles with significant victories. Former Watford forward Ighalo netted an early penalty to settle the nerves of the home side before
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With hours to go until Nigeria face Libya, Gernot Rohr’s choices for his starting line-up were made a little easier with the injury picked up by Ogenyi Onazi. The Trabzonspor midfielder picked up what appears to be an ankle strain during training, and has been ruled out for both games against Libya, according to team
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ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner agrees with Antoine Griezmann saying Kylian Mbappe needs to leave PSG, just like Cristiano Ronaldo needed to leave Man United. French authorities are investigating claims that a Red Star Belgrade official tried to fix the Serbian giants’ 6-1 Champions League Group C loss away at Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month. UEFA
2:00 AM ET Carlos Vela scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season and added two assists as LAFC romped to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Friday night at Banc of California Stadium. Adama Diomande added his 12th goal of the season, and Walker Zimmerman headed in his fourth as LAFC