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Eriksen Scores On Denmark Return After Cardiac Arrest

Denmark’s Christian Eriksen scored on his return to international football after suffering a cardiac arrest last year in a 4-2 friendly defeat against the Netherlands on Saturday. A little more than nine months – 287 days – after his collapse at Euro 2020, Eriksen pulled off a remarkable comeback at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. To the resounding applause of the Dutch public and… []

Nigeria vs Ghana: Super Eagles resume training in Abuja For Second Leg

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday evening in Abuja resumed training ahead of their second leg 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team had returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Saturday after a goalless draw with Ghana on Friday in the first leg. NAN reports that the training which… []

Super Eagles To Get N5.6bn For World Cup Qualification

If they qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup later this year, Nigeria will receive €12.2m (N5.6bn) from FIFA. The World Cup in Qatar will take place from November 21 to December 18, with 32 teams taking part in the competition. The Super Eagles are looking to qualify for their seventh World Cup appearance but they are two games away from achieving that feat. They… []

Deadline passes for Chelsea’s new owners to submit bids to buy club

The deadline for Chelsea’s potential new owners to submit offers to buy the club has passed. New York-based merchant bank Raine Group was appointed to manage the sale and set a deadline of 9pm GMT this Friday for the final submission of bids. Two or three preferred bids will then be identified and put forward. It is understood that the total number of offers received… []