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October 7, 2019

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 IFMSPORTS

NPFL to kick-off Oct 20 –Dare

The 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League season will kick-off October 20, according to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare.

The NPFL league has been on recess since June when Enyimba were crowned champions after they beat Akwa United 3-0 to end the NPFL Super Six Championship Playoffs with 12 points from five matches.

According to Dare, a notification has been sent out to all the NPFL teams informing them of the new date. He however did not reveal when the fixtures for the season will be announced

October 7, 2019

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Nigeria/Brazil friendly: Rohr issues last-minute invite to Solomon-Otabor

CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria winger Viv Efosa Solomon-Otabor has been handed a late call-up by Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr for the friendly against Brazil.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that three-time African champions Super Eagles will play five-time world champions, Brazil at the Singapore National Stadium, Kallangin on October 13.

A tweet on the Nigeria Football Federation’s official handle on Sunday night said Solomon-Otabor has been called-up by Rohr
as replacement for the injured Samuel Kalu.

It is the first time Solomon-Otabor has been invited to the Super Eagles.

“Viv Efosa Solomon-Otabor of PFC CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria, has been called up by Coach Gernot Rohr to replace injured Bordeaux winger, Samuel Kalu, for the October 13 friendly against Brazil in Singapore,” the NFF tweeted.

Kalu picked up an injury in training with his French club, Bordeaux, and missed Saturday’s 3-1 away loss at Toulouse as result of the setback.

Solomon-Otabor, 23, has featured in seven league games for CSKA Sofia this season.

NAN also reports that Rohr had named Tyronne Ebuehi as a replacement for Leganes of Spain defender, Kenneth Omeruo on Saturday.

October 4, 2019

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 IFMSPORTS

ABRAHAM, TOMORI, SNUBS NIGERIA, ACCEPTS ENGLAND.

Efforts by Nigeria to poach Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori have failed as the players have been called up for England’s Euro 2020 qualifiers.

England coach, Gareth Southgate, called up the players alongside 23 others as the Three Lions take on Czech Republic on October 11 and Bulgaria three days later.

Abraham won two England caps in a pair of friendlies in November 2017 but remains eligible for a change of allegiance to Nigeria until his recent invitation to England’s senior team.

If he plays against either the Czechs or Bulgaria, he will not be able to switch allegiance to Nigeria again, while the same also applies to Tomori, who played for Canada at U-20 level.

On why he called up the Nigerian into the England squad, Southgate said, “He (Abraham) and Tomori are both in on merit and have been part of our junior system right the way through, so we see them as English players and they have a huge desire to play for England at senior level.

October 4, 2019

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 IFMSPORTS

US OPEN WINNER BATTLES INTO CHINA OPEN SEMI FINALS.

World number one Ashleigh Barty battled into the China Open semi-finals on Friday with a gutsy three-set victory over familiar foe Petra Kvitova.

The Australian came from a set down to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and plays Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina or Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the last four in Beijing.

This was the sixth meeting between Barty and two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova, with the Australian winning only one of her previous encounters against the Czech.

Barty, 23, who had strapping on her left calf, was under pressure immediately in the deciding set after seventh-ranked Kvitova broke her first service game.

But reigning French Open champion Barty grabbed the break back immediately and, with the clock ticking past two hours on court, broke Kvitova again for a decisive 5-3 lead.

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