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Super Eagles name 25-man squad for AFCON 2024

The Super Eagles have officially announced their 25-man squad for the upcoming 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Coach Jose Peseiro revealed the squad on Friday, through the Nigeria Football Federation’s official channels. The squad includes a mix of experienced players and rising talents across all positions. Among the notable names are Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, William Troost-Ekong, Ahmed Musa, Victor Boniface, Moses Simon, and Samuel Chukwueze.

Super Eagles name 25-man squad for AFCON 2024 – Getty image The list also features Wilfred Ndidi, Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Francis Uzoho, Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey, Kenneth Omeruo, Ademola Lookman, and Umar Sadiq, among others. Coach Peseiro made a selection of three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders, and eight forwards. He also included South Africa-based Stanley Nwabali, NPFL star Olorunleke Ojo, Bruno Onyemaechi, and Bright Osayi-Samuel. Preparations for the tournament will see the Eagles undergo a training camp in the United Arab Emirates before traveling to Côte d’Ivoire. The team is set to face tough competition in Group A, where they will go head-to-head against hosts Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea. Below is the full list: Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali
Francis Uzoho
Olorunleke Ojo Defenders: William Troost-Ekong
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Ola Aina
Zaidu Sanusi
Bruno Onyemaechi
Semi Ajayi
Calvin Bassey
Chidozie Awaziem
Kenneth Omeruo Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi
Raphael Onyedika
Joe Aribo
Frank Onyeka
Alex Iwobi Forwards: Victor Osimhen
Victor Boniface
Kelechi Iheanacho
Moses Simon
Ademola Lookman
Ahmed Musa
Umar Sadiq
Samuel Chukwueze

Manchester United squad not good enough

Erik ten Hag criticized Manchester United’s players as “not good enough” after their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. The loss incurred on Saturday dealt a severe blow to United’s top-four hopes, intensifing pressure on the Dutch manager. Bournemouth seized control early in the game, with Dominic Solanke slotting past Andre Onana. The visitors continued their dominance in the second half, as Philip Billing doubled the lead, and Marcos Senesi completed the party in the 73rd minute. Erik ten Hag – Getty image A VAR intervention spared United from further embarrassment, disallowing a goal by Dango Ouattara. Meanwhile, fans taunted Ten Hag with chants of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ after witnessing United’s eleventh defeat of the season in all competition. Expressing his frustration, Ten Hag didn’t mince words in his assessment of the team’s performance. He said, “As a squad, we are not good enough to be consistent. We know we are able to do it, we showed it in the week. We have to leave this behind, but we have to talk about it.” Acknowledging the need for higher standards and consistency, Ten Hag took responsibility for the team’s lackluster start. “I have to prepare the team so they are ready. I’m very disappointed with the way we started, and we have to be better.”

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Fabinho left out of Liverpool squad amid interest from Saudi Arabia

English football club, Liverpool have confirmed that Fabinho will not travel with the squad for their pre-season tour of Germany. The Brazilian footballer endured a tough 2022-23 and didn’t look like the player he was in his first four seasons at Liverpool.

Fabinho at a match for Liverpool. Source: Getty The £40m offer Liverpool received from Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad for Fabinho, would represent tremendous value. Having earlier included the Brazilian in their travelling party, the club decided to omit him from the squad heading to Germany on Saturday, July 15, signalling the end of his five-year Anfield career. Fabinho has now been granted permission by the English club to negotiate his exit with the Saudi Arabian club owned by the nation’s Public Investment Fund, which also owns a majority stake in Newcastle United. Fabinho has been at Liverpool since July 2018 after the Reds signed him from Monaco for a fee in the region of £39m. He has since helped the club win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. There are reports Jordan Henderson is a target for Al-Ettifaq, who recently appointed former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard as their new manager. The 32-year-old England international is believed to have accepted a huge £700,000-a-week pay packet to join Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard at his new club Al-Ettifaq.

Fabinho at a training session with Liverpool. Source: Getty But no official bid has been submitted for the midfielder yet, and so he was included in the squad that will head to Germany before flying out on their pre-season tour to Singapore. Liverpool has been rebuilding their midfield following the departures of James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. They have signed Argentina international Alexis Mac Allister, 24, from Brighton and Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai, 22, from RB Leipzig and were looking at a long-term successor to Fabinho. Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia, 19, was one of those under consideration but if they lose the experience of Fabinho, and possibly Henderson, it is expected to see the club shift their transfer strategy.

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Potter explains why Aubameyang was removed from Chelsea’s Champions League squad

Graham Potter has served an explanation on why Gabonese footballer, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was removed from Chelsea’s Champions League Squad. Aubameyang’s name was omitted from the list of players for Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund. Three new signings for the club were added to the new list. This has led to speculation of a rift between him and Potter. Addressing reporters after the Premier League match against Fulham which ended 0-0, Potter stated that Aubameyang did nothing wrong. The Chelsea coach said; “I don’t think it’s going to be difficult because Pierre is a professional. He was the one that missed out, he’s done nothing wrong at all. We wanted to give David some time today. Whichever decision there was always going to be a debate. It was my decision, a tough decision. “Nothing bad against him I understand his disappointment but I’ve got a responsibility to make these decisions and articulate them to the player. He handled it well and trained well today… Yes [he can fit in the system], everything is up for grabs and needs to train like today. Everything is up for grabs.” Aubameyang has scored just three times in the 17 appearances he has made for the Blues since his arrival from Barcelona in September.

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Chelsea will have to remove player from Champions League squad to register three new signings

Following the unveiling of Mykhailo Mudryk by Chelsea on Sunday, January 15, the club will now have to remove a player from their Champions League squad to register some of their new players. Recall that Mudryk arrived yesterday as Chelsea’s 5th signing in the January transfer window. David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix had all agreed to a deal with the club this month. Chelsea now has more non-homegrown players than are permitted for a Champions League squad. Only 17 non-homegrown players can be registered, while Chelsea now has 18 on their books according to Daily Mail. Should the club’s coach, Graham Potter wish to include his new signings for their round of 16 first-leg showdown with Borussia Dortmund on February 15, he’ll have to remove a player who helped Chelsea top Group E late last year. Some of the players that can easily be omitted are Christian Pulisic, N’Golo Kante, and Denis Zakaria who are all nursing injuries.