Our reporter has reliable information that midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo will soon be called up to the Super Eagles team for the next friendly match against Portugal in Lisbon.

Due to his lack of activity at club level, Etebo did not participate in the friendly match against Algeria in September. He last played and scored in the Eagles' record 10-0 victory against Sao Tome & Principe in June.

The 26-year-old, who had trouble with Stoke City and Watford in England, has since resolved his club career, and he is currently regularly playing first-team football for the Greek club Aris Saloniki.

Joe Aribo, a midfielder for Southampton who requested a leave of absence following the Eagles' 2-1 defeat to Algeria in September, is anticipated to join the Olympic bronze medalist, who has 44 caps and three goals for his country.

Ebube Duru, a left defender for Rivers United, and Victor Sochima, a goalkeeper, were also informed that they will be playing in the high-profile friendly.

Barring a last-minute injury, the Eagles' assault will be spearheaded by Victor Osimhen of Napoli, who is currently in excellent form. Other likely players are Alex Iwobi, captain Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong, Moses Simon, Ademola Lookman, and Wilfred Ndidi.

A list of players for the next international friendly against Portugal has been put up by Eagles coach Jose Peseiro, according to Mohammed Sanusi, the general secretary of the Nigerian Football Federation.

On November 17, we will play a friendly match in Lisbon versus Portugal.

"Peseiro has created a tentative list and will only submit his 23-player roster after this weekend's games. Our connection with the coach is friendly. He is doing his duties and concentrating on his goals.

Since taking over the squad in May, the Portuguese coach has only had two victories to his name.

The inaugural Women's Nations League will be held the following year.

The new league will start in the fall of 2023 in preparation for the Women's European Championship in 2025, according to Uefa, the governing body of European football.

In order to replace international friendlies with more competitive matches, the men's Nations League was launched in 2018.

Aleksander Ceferin, president of Uefa, said that it was time to advance women's national team football after a historic Women's Euros.

Every match will matter in the open, competitive, and continuous system that we have created, which is a real representation of the European sports paradigm.

"I am certain that this format will benefit all European national organizations and maintain the hope of making it to a significant international competition."

According to rating, nations will be divided into leagues of three or four teams for the Women's Nations League. There will be promotion and relegation between three divisions, and the top four finishers will compete in the finals.

The tournament will serve as a springboard for teams to qualify for the 2025 European Championship and the 2027 World Cup. A team's starting league place in the qualifications will be based on their Nations League ranking.

The European qualifications, which commence in the spring of 2024, will decide a team's starting league position in the next Nations League season as well as qualifying for the European Championships.

The Nations League finals will also decide which three European teams advance to the Olympics every four years.

The two Nations League champions, or the third-place team if France advances to the final, will join the 2024 Olympic hosts France in the competition.

The World Cup for men being contested in Qatar is "disappointing," according to England striker Beth Mead.

The openly homosexual Mead does not believe that the Gulf state is the "appropriate location" to host the competition.

Because it is seen as sinful under Islamic Sharia law, homosexuality is prohibited in Qatar.

Mead, 27, said it was "the total opposite of what I think and respect" on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

"I'm not going to support or advocate for it. It's sad because despite the fact that it's a football game, there isn't much respect shown on many different levels "the Arsenal forward stated.

Ahead of the tournament's commencement on November 20, Qatar, which adheres to conservative Muslim law, has been under fire for its position on same-sex couples and human rights problems.

Fining, serving up to seven years in jail, and even execution are all possible penalties for homosexuality.

Some athletes have organized nonviolent demonstrations, with England's Harry Kane and nine other European team captains donning "One Love" armbands.

Everyone is invited to go to Qatar to watch the World Cup, according to the country's World Cup organizers, who also promise that there will be no discrimination.

Nasser al Khater, the chief executive, urged tourists to "respect our culture" and said that the government will not modify its policies towards homosexuality.

Former Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has revealed he is prepared to fight old rival Dillian Whyte when he returns to action next year.

The 33 year old is considering his potential next opponents after recovering from his third defeat and the first successive losses of his career against Oleksandr Usyk in August.

Joshua, who beat Whyte in 2015, says Swede Otto Wallin and Croat Filip Hrgovic are also options

Whyte and Joshua's rivalry has endured over the years, with both men very open to a rematch.

Whyte makes a return to the ring on 26 November, as he is scheduled to fight American Jermaine Franklin in London.