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October 18, 2019October 19, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Garba Names Tijani, Ubani, Amoo 18 Others For U-17 World Cup

Golden Eaglets head coach Manu Garba has released his final 21-man squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil

Four players that were part of the squad to the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania were dropped from the squad.

They were; Fawaz Abdullahi, Shedrack Tanko,, Mayowa Abayomi and Ogaga Oduko

avid Ishaya, Adrian Akande, Mubaraq Adeshina, Shuaibu Abdulrazaq, Suleman Shuaibu and Olatomi Olaniyan who were part of the team in Tanzania, had already been dropped before the trip to Brazil.

Captain of the team, Samson Tijani, Wisdom Ubani and Akinkunmi Amoo were part of the players that made the squad.

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Goalkeepers: Sunday Stephen, Joseph Oluwabusola, Daniel Jinadu

Defenders: Usman Ibrahim, Clement Ikenna, Charles Etim, Quadri Edun, Oluwatimilehen Adeniyi

Midfielders: Samson Tijani (Captain), Francis Daniel, Akinkunmi Amoo, Peter Agba, Ibraheem Jabaar, Monsuru Opeyemi, Ojederan Hamzat, Sa’id Ibrahim

Strikers: Wisdom Ubani, Olakunle Olusegun, Devine Nwachukwu, Olawale Peter, Abba Bichi

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Handball: Pillars, Safety Babes win Prudent League

Kano Pillars and Safety Babes were crowned champions of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League on Wednesday evening at the Rowe Park Sports Center, Yaba, Lagos.

Pillars defeated D. Defenders 29-21 to win the male category of the league with 38 points, two points above Safety Shooters, who defeated dethroned champions Niger United 34-29 to finish in second position with 36 points.

Niger United finished fourth with 34 points, same as Lagos Seasiders, who beat them to the third position with a better goal difference. D. Defenders finished fifth with 31 points, COAS Shooters sixth with 25 points, Plateau Vipers seventh with 17 points and Kada Stars eighth with 16 points.

Borno Spiders finished ninth with 12 points, while Owena Kings and Prison Key Boys are the bottom-place teams.

In the female category, Safety Babes claimed the title in style, defeating erstwhile champions Plateau Peacocks 31-29 in a pulsating game.

The FRSC ladies finished first on the log with 32 points, while Plateau finished third with 29 points.

Edo Dynamos were second with 30 points after they were held 31-31 by Ghana Police in a match that didn’t have any significance on the league standing.

Imo Grasshoppers finished fourth with 26 points after they defeated fifth-place Seasider Babes of Lagos 27-21. Seasiders finished with 18 points.

The winners of the league got N1m, while the first runners-up got N750,000. The second runners-up received N500, 000.

October 18, 2019

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Osimhen wins Ligue 1 POTM award

Lille striker, Victor Osimhen, has been voted Ligue 1 Player of The Month of September ahead of Algerian forward, Islam Slimani (Monaco) and Nantes’ Nicolas Pallois.

The 20-year-old scored two goals in four league appearances for Lille in September.

He was on target in Lille’s 2-1 win against Angers SCO and the 2-0 victory at home to Strasbourg.

The former Wolfsburg striker, who was named Lille Player of The Month for August and September, has scored seven goals and recorded two assists in nine league appearances for Los Dogues this season.

With the impressive figure, the Nigeria international was also named as the fourth most decisive player of the five major European leagues, with Bayern Munich Robert Lewandowski topping the list and Manchester City duo Sergio Agüero and Kevin De Bruyne finishing second and third respectively.

Osimhen dedicated the award to God.

“Player of the month of September, major thanks to those who voted for me, I appreciate each and every one of you, special gratitude goes to my family, teammates and my loved ones. God is the greatest. We move,” he tweeted.

Before the award, the Nigerian had written on Instagram, “The goal is to keep improving.”

Lille took to their Twitter handle to celebrate the forward.

Osimhen is reportedly a target for Spanish giants Barcelona, following his heroics at Lille.

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Lacazette back in training, could face Sheffield

Alexandre Lacazette has returned to full training and could make his Arsenal comeback as early as Monday’s trip to Sheffield United.

Striker Lacazette has missed Arsenal’s last seven games due to a niggling ankle problem.

The 28-year-old had been struggling with the issue for ‘several weeks’ when Arsenal confirmed in mid-September that he needed to be taken out of the firing line.

His absence increased the burden on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal’s only other senior striker, though he responded by scoring five times while his strike partner was out.

The Gabon frontman was also named September’s player of the month after scoring in each of his Arsenal appearances during the month.

The Gunners will continue to assess Lacazette over the next few days before making a call on whether he is ready to play a part in their trip to Bramall Lane.

Meanwhile, winger Reiss Nelson will be out until next month due to the left knee ligament injury he suffered against Standard Liege at the start of this month.

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