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Super Eagles B exit CHAN with win over Congo
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Home-based Super Eagles have bowed out of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) despite beating Congo 2-0 in their final group game on Tuesday.
The Nigerian men, led by coach Eric Chelle, fell to a 1-0 defeat against defending champions Senegal in their opening game.
They then faced Sudan in an important second group fixture, and were stunned 4-0, forcing their exit from the competition.
Having a final appearance against Congo, the Eagles put up a fine performance to ensure they picked up the win amd bow out in style.
Home Eagles eventually broke the deadlock in the 56th minute after a cross from the left wing was headed down by Sikiru Alimi for Yusuf to finish with his right foot in front of goal.
Nigeria almost doubled their lead in the 82nd minute after Ismaila found himself in the right position, but failed to convert.
Congo’s Atipo was shown a straight red card for a rough tackle on Alimi in the 92nd minute.
Nigeria made it 2-0 in the 93rd minute thanks to a superb header from Alimi to finally seal the maximum points for the team.
Their CHAN journey however ends here.
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Galatasaray indicate two strikers to sign as Osimhen’s partner in attack
Galatasaray have identified two strikers to sign to partner and support Victor Osimhen in the attack.
This was revealed by Galatasaray reporter Burhan Can Terzi while sharing information about the yellow-red team’s transfer agenda this summer.
According to Can Terzi, the two strikers are Fernabahce’s Jhon Duran and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kolo Muani
“The two names that Galatasaray are most keenly considering as strikers to partner and support Osimhen are Jhon Duran and Kolo Muani,” Can Terzi said (via habersarikirmizi).
“Galatasaray management is favourably inclined towards Jhon Duran due to his affordable cost,” he said.
Meanwhile, Osimhen has been linked with a move away from Galatasaray this summer, but the Nigerian international had ruled out any possibility of him leaving the Turkish Super Lig champions.
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Lamine Yamal leads list of most valuable footballers [Top 10] for 2026 World Cup
With a few days remaining to commence the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, Spain winger, Lamine Yamal is the world’s most valuable footballer.
According to the CIES Football Observatory’s latest ranking, the Barcelona star has an estimated transfer value of €358 million ($416m).
The 18-year-old tops the list ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe.
Haaland is valued at €227 million ($256m), while Mbappe’s value is €166 million ($192m).
The three players are at the top of the list in first, second and third positions, respectively.
In fourth position is Bayern Munich winger Michael Oliseh, who is valued at €140.5 million, followed by Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers (€136.8 million) in fifth place.
Completing the top ten are Paris Saint-Germain’s Desire Doue ( €133.2 million), Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz (€133.0 million), Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly (€125.0 million), Real Madrid’s Arda Güler (€124.8 million) and Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsí (€124.6 million).
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US envoy confirms Iranian footballers granted visas for World Cup
Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed in a message on X on Friday.
“Proud of our outstanding team at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara for their work processing visas for Iran’s national football team on their road to the @FIFAWorldCup in the United States,” he said, commenting on a news report that Iran’s World Cup players have been granted the visas to enter the United States.
“Sports transcends borders, and we look forward to welcoming competitors and fans from around the world,” the ambassador said.
The Iranian team is due to fly from Turkey to Spain on Saturday before travelling on to their base camp in Mexico, which has issued visas to the squad.
The team will be based in Mexico during the tournament in North America, but all three of their group stage matches are due to be held in the United States.
They were originally due to be based in the US but switched their camp to Mexico due to the tensions between them and the United States over the war in the Middle East.
The two countries have been at war since the US and Israel began bombing Iran at the end of February, although currently a fragile ceasefire is being observed.
Iran begin their World Cup campaign against New Zealand on June 16 in Los Angeles.
They will play further group matches against Belgium, also in LA, and Egypt in Seattle.
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