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November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023 IFMSPORTS

Manchester City 3-0 Young Boys: Erling Haaland Bags Double As Pep Guardiola’s Side Reach The Last 16 Of The Champions League

Manchester City advanced to the UEFA Champions League last 16 with a 3-0 home victory over Young Boys, thanks to Erling Haaland’s brace.

The Norwegian striker was a doubt coming into the game after being forced off early against Bournemouth the previous weekend, but he showed no signs of a problem as he calmly converted a penalty in the 23rd minute to open the score.

The hosts were in command throughout, and Phil Foden extended their lead on the stroke of half-time when he ran past his marker on the right before calmly stroking a low shot into the far corner.

Haaland added his second of the game just after the intermission with a 25-yard blast, bringing his season total to 15.

Young Boys’ agony was exacerbated moments later when they were reduced to ten men due to Sandro Lauper’s second yellow card.

Man City had chances to extend their lead, but they couldn’t convert as the game entered the last half-hour.

The result ensures that The Citizens will finish first in Group G with two games to spare if they avoid loss at home to RB Leipzig on Matchday 5.

On Sunday, Man City will travel to Chelsea in the Premier League. On Saturday, Young Boys will play Luzern in the Swiss Super League.

November 7, 2023

November 7, 2023 IFMSPORTS

NFF Suspends 14 Referees Over Poor Officiating

Fourteen referees have been suspended by the Nigeria Football Federation in the Nigeria Premier Football League campaign over poor officiating.

This was confirmed in a communiqué from the federation's Referees Development Committee on Monday to the NPFL chief operating officer, Davison Owumi, according to Ahmad Tijani on Inspiration FM.

The referees suspended are Saeed Abdulaziz, Jimmy Aimugbonrie, Brown Ebenezer and Atuwho Morrison, Bawa Buhari, Chukwuka Jahlove, and Akinwale Tomiwa.

Others include Saeed Maliki, Sunday Azi and the four match officials involved in a matchday six clash between Sunshine Stars and Abia Warriors.

The NPFL committee requested video footage of the matches where the match officials performed poorly.

The teams involved are Niger Tornadoes and two games of Sporting Lagos.

Also, match-day two clash between Niger Tornadoes and Rivers United, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Tornadoes and matchday four against Bayelsa which also ended in a lone goal in their favour, are part of the games affected.

However, the NPFL committee is expected to investigate further to determine the best disciplinary measures to be issued to the defaulting match officials.

November 7, 2023

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 IFMSPORTS

Nicolas Jackson’s Hat-Trick Helps Chelsea End Spurs’ Unbeaten Run

A Nicolas Jackson hat-trick and Cole Palmer's spot kick saw Chelsea hammer nine-man Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in a chaotic Monday night clash.

Dejan Kulusevski's deflected shot put Spurs ahead after six minutes, but it went into reverse at alarming speed when Cristian Romero returned to his old reckless ways.

The Blues were fortunate to escape a sending-off for kicking out at Levi Cowell. Still, they could not resist following through on international teammate Enzo Fernandez, picking up a red card, and allowing Cole Palmer to equalise from the spot in 35 minutes.

Spurs' night went rapidly downhill as Van de Venn collapsed, clutching his hamstring as he raced back to halt a Chelsea attack, before Maddison also went off after appearing to pick up an ankle injury.

Unlike Romero, Destiny Udogie was lucky to escape a red card for an early lunge on Raheem Sterling. Still, a rash, late dive into another tackle early in the second half on the same player left referee Oliver no option but to send him off.

Chelsea took advantage and went 2-1 ahead through Jackson in the 75th minute.

In the 94th minute, Jackson grabbed his second of the night to put Chelsea 3-1 ahead.

The Senegalese then completed his hat-trick as he netted in 97 minutes.

A win for Spurs would have seen them return to the top, as they remain in second place with 26 points, while Chelsea moves up to 10th with 15 points.

November 3, 2023

November 3, 2023 IFMSPORTS

Sports ministry to focus on grassroots development, says Enoh

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has said the ministry will focused on the development of sports at the grassroots level.

Enoh made this announcement in Lagos at the Pitstop monthly critique in October. He also discussed his intentions to hasten the nation’s progress in the sports sector.

“Our focus is on grassroots sports development,” declared the minister. We are concentrated on attempting to see how much we can do to help our talented young men and women, who are primarily from the grassroots, understand that they have a future if they work hard and are determined.

“The focus is trying to see how we can get a quick fix of sporting facilities in the grassroots, so that the talented ones can showcase what they do, and we can lead them on and transition them to compete for themselves and for our country. And overall, to see how we can create and achieve a sports revolution in our country.”

Enoh praised the PitStop Lagos Community for encouraging cycling and pledged his support for the activity, expressing the hope that similar programs would be implemented throughout the nation.

PitStop Lagos General Manager Mr. Opeyemi Adegboro stated that the goal of the criterium is to produce professional cyclists and enhance grassroots cycling while training riders for competition.

Adegboro: “We are developing grassroots cycling. We are giving the cyclists opportunity for consistent earning, of which at this event, there’s something to win for the first 15 participants in this race. The prize for the winner is N250,000; the prize for the second position is N150,000, with the third winning N100,00, while the fourth and fifth positions cart home N50,000 and N40,000 respectively. And for the team that won, they will be getting $1000.”

Children, women, professional cyclists, and leisure riders participated in the Access Bank, Craneburg, and Ilubirin-sponsored criterium, which was a 15-loop, about 36-kilometer race held at the Dolphin estate loop.

Isaac Gana, the winner and coach at the PitStop cycling program, expressed gratitude for his triumph.

According to him, the cyclists hope to repeat their success in other competitive events.

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