African Bling

Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been crowned CAF African Player of the Year for the first time. The 26-year old beat Ivorian Yaya Toure and Ghana’s Andre Ayew to the crown, the most prestigious individual award in African football. He polled 143 points, seven more than Toure whilst Ayew finished a distant third with 112 points. He thus becomes the first from his country, Gabon, to win the prize and was decorated at the 2015 Glo-CAF Awards Gala held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. The feat by Aubameyang ended the four-year reign of Toure, which lasted 2011 to 2014. For the African Player of the Year – Based in Africa, Tanzanian Mbwana Aly Samatta was decorated, becoming the first from East Africa to win the coveted prize, reserved for footballers plying their trade on the continent. Samatta garnered 127 points, ahead of his TP Mazembe teammate and DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Muteba Kidiaba, who amassed 88 p...

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has fully recovered from a virus infection that kept him away from Nigeria and has rejoined the Super Eagles squad in their South-Africa training camp in preparations for the 2016 CHAN, which kicks off on January 16 in Rwanda. Oliseh, who was not part of the team's training camp in Abuja on Saturday night, received the players and other officials in Pretoria and he surpervised the team's training session on Sunday. "Oliseh is fully recovered now. We met him at the hotel on our arrival and he started training the team today (Sunday)," disclosed Oliseh's special assistant Tijani Babangida. "He put the boys through their paces, correcting their mistakes and joining them in the game itself. He's looking a lot healthier." On Wednesday, the Eagles will play a warm-up game against another CHAN-bound team Angola. They are also slated to face Cote d'Ivoire on January 11 befor...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Pretoria, South Africa as the final phase of preparation for the 2016 African Nations Championships in Rwanda begins. They commenced full training yesterday January 3rd. South African football legend Jomo Sono paid the team a surprise visit at their training ground. The team will play two friendly matches against Angola and Cote d’Ivoire on January 6th and 11th. See more photos after the cut…

TANZANIA Mainland champions, Young Africans SC humiliated Isles Champions, with a 3-0 beating in the opening match of this year’s Mapinduzi Cup at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar. The Zimbabwean striker Donald Ngoma netted double and Paul Nonga added the third to give the team a comfortable victory. Mafunzo played well in early minutes and looked determined to hold Yanga. But the two goals scored in a span of three minutes, dealt them a blow. Thabani Kamusoko’s solo efforts from right flank helped Yanga score the opener in 31st minute of the game. Kamusoka sent a ground pass that Donald Ngoma slammed home past Khalid Mahadhi. The agile Zimbabwean striker doubled the lead for his side three minutes later when he once again utilized his compatriot’s Kamusoko penetration pass into the box which met him unchallenged to easily find back of the yawning net with goalie Mhadhi beaten. Ngoma’s goals, however came after Yanga had squandered several scoring chances in the f...

Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho after he suffered a string of embarrassing defeats. The decision comes after the Blues fell to their ninth defeat of the season in the Premier League, losing 2-1 away at Leicester, who rose to the top of the table - 20 points ahead of the London side.

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Chelsea have become the latest high-profile European club to declare interest in signing Golden Eaglets captain, Kelechi Nwakali, Completesportsnigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The defending champions of the English Premier League are understood to have written to the agents of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015-winning captain expressing interest in signing the midfield starlet. “We have so many expressions of interest to sign Kelechi Nwakali coming from different clubs in Europe and the latest is the one coming from Chelsea,” an official of ASJ Football Academy, who have sporting and economic right of the Nigeria U-17 captain, told Completesportsnigeria.com. “We have several others aside from the one from Chelsea.” Nwakali’s sporting rights are jointly owned by ASJ Academy Owerri and Diamond Academy, Umuahia. Completesportsnigeria.com also gathered that Manchester City are back in the race to sign Nwakali. Nwakali was to join City after the 2013 FIFA U-...

—Pinnick Also Pleads For Quick Release By James Agberebi:  U-23 Eagles coach Samson has pleaded to his mother's abductors to please release her. It was reported that Siasia's 72-year old mother Mrs Ogere Siasia was abducted on Tuesday morning in Odoni village by three men on a motorbike. According to thenff.com, Siasia begged for his mother's release in order for him to focus on his assignment with the U-23 Eagles. He said his mother happened to be the only one at home in his village taking care of his father who is visually impaired. "Right now I am confused, from the story I got, three men on a motorbike stormed my parents' house in my village Odoni in Bayelsa State, shot sporadically into the air before taking my old mother away on a bike," Siasia said. "What do they expect from me? I don't have money, I am right now on national duty, and need all the time to concentrate on this very important national task, so I beg ...

The Super Eagles will host Swaziland in the return leg of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Pot Harcourt on Tuesday. In the first leg in Lobamba thEagles played an uninspiring 0-0 draw against their less-fancied hosts. And as football fans across the country look forward to an improved performance, Completesportsnigeria.com’s JAMES AGBEREBI lists five ties the Eagles have progressed from in the past after a dodgy first leg… NIGERIA VS ERITREA (2002 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER, 1ST ROUND) The Super Eagles took on Eritrea in the first round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In the first leg that took place in Asmara, the Eritreans held the Eagles to a surprise 0-0 draw. In the return leg at the National Stadium, Lagos, the Eagles won 4-0. Goals from Benedict Akwuegbu, Garba Lawal, Jonathan Akpoborie and Nwankwo Kan, sealed the win for Nigeria and qualification into the group stage of the qualifiers. The Eagles went on to qualify for the 2002 World cup, after topping a ...

The Argentine attacker converted from the spot late in the game as the visitors came from behind to land the three points Download

The three-time Ballon d’Or winner reached a personal milestone on Wednesday in Sweden after notching a quincentenary of career goals at just 30-years-oldCristiano Ronaldo scored his 500th career goal in Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League as Los Blancos record back to back wins in Group A. The Portuguese international held his run before being fed by playmaker Isco and striking a low effort into the far corner to net the landmark tally, equalling Raul’s long-standing record of 323 goals for Real. Real almost doubled their advantage before the interval as Dani Carvajal latched onto a loose ball inside theMalmo box before crashing a superb half-volley strike onto the crossbar from an acute angle. Malmo almost snatched a second half equaliser as captain Markus Rosenberg headed wide after a fine cross from Anton Tinnerholm but their task became even tougher when Yoshimar Yotun was shown his second yellow card after bringing do...

The Italian outfit move into top spot in Group D with a home win over their La Liga opponents thanks to a first half header from their in-form Spanish striker Alvaro Morata and substitute Simone Zaza scored to helpJuventus record their first win in Group D over Europa League holders Seviila on Wednesday. With both sides eager to stamp their identity on the fixture, it was Juve who produced the first real effort, with Hernanes testing Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico with a darting long range strike. Moments later, star midfielder Paul Pogba’s wonderful pass found Juan Cuadrado inside the area but the Colombian attacker’s attempted lob was inaccurate and only found the top of the net from 8-yards. Alvaro Morata finally broke the deadlock with four minutes remaining in the half, heading in Andrea Barzagli’s lofted cross into the bottom corner for his seventh Champions League goal in nine games. Simone Zaza then sealed the win with three minutes to play at the Juventus Stadium...

Goals scored in the first half were enough to see les Parisiens through in Ukraine, with the hosts now bottom of Group AParis Saint-Germain earned a 3-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday to preserve their perfect start to the Champions League. Serge Aurier got himself on the end of Maxwell’s cross in the seventh minute to put Laurent Blanc’s side in the lead, before being key to his side’s second goal, flicking on a corner for David Luiz to double their advantage. Shakhtar then went on to put the visitors under heavy pressure and were unlucky not to have scored when Oleksandr Gladky came back off the woodwork. DOWNLOADHERE Watch highlight

Ronaldo is set to become Real Madrid’s all-time record goalscorer. The current goal scorer is Raul with 323 while Ronaldo has 321. So two more goals and he will have the all time record. Describe this Football Legend in one word..

Speculation about the future of French starlet Paul Pogba  Has been rife since before the transfer window was open  with Barcelona, Manchester City and even Bayern Munich  being linked with. Although understandably,   Reports have now emerged that the Italian club are  entertaining the prospect of a deal in excess of £70 million  for their star man, if they can bring in worthwhile  replacement. Chelsea have now been proclaimed favourites  to seal the deal as Russian owner Roman Abramovich  apparently authorised a mega money second bid and a  salary in the region of £300,000 in an attempt to lure the  midfield ace to the Bridge. Jose Mourinho has also reportedly offered Brazilian midfielder Ramires as a  makeweight. Juan Cuadrado’s move to Turin could also  help relations between the two clubs in negotiating a deal  before deadline day.

Jose Mourinho takes charge of his 100th Premier League home game as Chelsea manager against Crystal Palace on Saturday.  The 52-year-old, who returned to Stamford Bridge  in 2013, is embarking on his sixth full season as  Chelsea manager with a home record that is  unrivalled in the Premier League era.  Stamford Bridge has been a fortress under  Mourinho. In total, he has won 76, drawn 22 and  lost only one of 99 Premier League home games  in the Chelsea hot seat.

Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs says Manchester City have made an 'astonishing' offer to Kevin de Bruyne.

West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been called up by Senegal for the first time since he missed the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. He is set to face Namibia in a 2017 Nations Cup qualifier on 5 September. The 25-year-old angered Senegal by pulling out of their squad ‎for January's tournament in Equatorial Guinea because of a back injury. But while the tournament was proceeding, he played for his English premier league club. ‎ Also in the squad is Kalidou Koulibaly, who has been called up for the first time. The Napoli defender committed to an international future with the Teranga Lions after winning junior caps for France, where he was born.

Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi is still available for Nigeria duty despite not being involved since November, according to the player's representative John Shittu. New Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh said he omitted Mikel from his first squad because the player was uncontactable. However, Shittu told BBC Sport: "Mikel will never turn his back on Nigeria. "He loves playing for his country and this is just a miscommunication between coach and player." On Thursday, Oliseh explained to local media in Abuja why Mikel was not part of his plans for next month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Tanzania . "I was in England early this month and I put a call through to Mikel. I called him four times, the phone kept ringing. I sent him a text message, I got no response," Oliseh revealed. "I called his Chelsea team-mate and compatriot [Victor] Moses and we met after the Community Shield. "I didn't hear from Mikel to acknowled...

West Ham have agreed a deal to sign Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, subject to a medical. The 27-year-old Cameroon international made 31 appearances for the Hammers during a loan spell last season.‎ Song, who played for Arsenal between 2005 and 2012, will sign a three-year contract if he can prove his fitness. "We just hope the medical shows he's in a sufficient state for us to gamble," West Ham co-owner David Sullivan told the Knees Up Mother Brown ‎podcast. "He couldn't physically pass a medical tomorrow, but if the medics say it's just a technical thing and he's only a couple of weeks away you'd take that gamble and hope they're right." Sullivan said signing Song on a three-year deal would be a "huge commitment", adding: "He's a big earner."