1. Pinnick: CAF Will Today Pick the Better Candidate to Host 2019 AFCON

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, on Monday in Dakar, Senegal pledged that the African football ruling body will vote for the better-qualified candidate between Egypt and South Africa to host this year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.

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2. The wife of Famous Manager Coach Bros, put to bed yesterday.

The proprietor of Golden Boot Soccer Academy, Coach Bros, his wife finally put to bed yesterday, speaking with footballlive.ng , he said:
“it’s a dream come through, this is the happiest moment of my life, the moment I’ve always longed and waited for and God granted me my request, it’s a moment to celebrate, I and my wife will forever be grateful to Allah for giving us a bouncing baby girl to cherish”.

3. We have the right set of players to make imapct in the NPFL – Uche Okereke.

I believe  we can do it , i strongly believe in our abilities as players and  also that of the technical crew.
We have the right set of players and technical crew with sound minds and the right qualities to help us achieve a desirable target in the new season.

4. Two NPFL teams camp in Abuja ahead of the season opener.

Both teams Plateau United and Kwara United  traded tackles with one another yesterday in a pre-season friendly match in the Area 3 Stadium in Abuja.
The match ended  1-1 , it was Kwara United  who scored first,  before Abubarka Umar  who was recruited from the feeder team scored the equalizing goal.

5. Chelsea’s Abraham Nowhere To Be Found As Striker Attempts To Force Move To Wolves

England U21 international Tammy Abraham has gone AWOL in an attempt to force a move to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

 

The Mirror says the Chelsea striker failed to turn up for training at Aston Villa on Monday morning after asking his parent club to cancel his loan and strike a deal with Wolves.