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We have great players to beat Zambia – Iheanacho       Super Eagles up and coming striker, Kelechi Iheanacho is aiming to produce some magic moments as the Super Eagles prepare to take on Zambia in the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Iheanacho who is steadily progressing in Manchester City, stated that having missed the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations 2017, the Super Eagles players must work harder and produce good results against all the teams in group B dubbed the group of death in the African qualifiers. “It’s unfortunate we missed out on the 2017 AFCON but we are not out of everything. “We have all put that behind us and our focus is on the next games. We have to take that as a lesson and come back stronger to qualify for the World Cup. “I will also work hard for my country as an individual; and we are going to work collectively as a team,”Iheanocho told cafonline.com. He added that the game against Zambia is crucial; a ...

Too much sex killing Ghanaian players, says coach       Former Black Stars player and coach, Malik Jabir believes that Ghana’s club players are not doing well because beautiful Ghanaian girls have made them weaker. Malik who coached the Black Stars in 2003 said in a national radio that Ghana players indulge in too much sex rather than train and improve their strength and skills. “They are having too much sex, which is destroying the energy levels of the current national football,” he said. “In Ghana there are very beautiful women who do not want to leave them alone. However, we must know the difference between sex and football. There is time for everything. It’s not possible to reach the top if both are mixed.” “A lot of today’s players cannot play 90 minutes because they get tired so easily. The 71-year-old who played for the Black Stars in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics is currently a technical adviser for Asa...

Allardyce exit saddens Infantino       FIFA president Gianni Infantino has admitted to being “extremely surprised” and “very sad” at the affair that ended Sam Allardyce’s brief reign as England manager. “Of course I am extremely surprised. I am also very, very sad about what has happened, about what we are reading, that this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there might be other issues coming and other stories coming out,” Infantino said in an exclusive interview with AFP. “It is sad, it is sad for football, but of course I know that the English Football Association is looking into the matter and doing their own investigation, and will come to their own conclusions, so we should let those who do their job, do their job and then come with conclusions before commenting any further.” Allardyce, 61, was sacked last month after he made a series of embarrassing comments, notably in relation to loopholes ...

FIFA chief backs expanding World Cup teams to 48       FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed in an exclusive interview with AFP on Thursday that he backs expanding the World Cup to 48 teams, giving “more of a chance to more teams”. Infantino believes “a fundamental point” for an expanded finals would be to have it co-hosted “by several countries”. He also declared himself “quite happy and confident for the future” of the scandal-tainted world governing body of football. “Nobody is perfect, I am the last to be. But I don’t steal, I don’t profit, I don’t cheat and I don’t want to allow anyone in this organisation to do so,” he said. Infantino, 46, succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter at the head of FIFA, and is determined to stamp his own authority on the job as president and on the sport’s future. He had already suggested that he would be in favour of a 40-team Wo...

The former footballer got a tattoo over the weekend in honour of his first son Brooklyn Beckham. David shared the photo on the left on instagram and wrote "I've always called Brooklyn (Buster) since the day he was born. Love you Bust @BrooklynBeckham.". Right is the tattoo he got for his daughter Harper a few weeks ago. "Pretty Lady, Harper". He also has tattoos for his other children Romeo and Cruz on other parts of his body...