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The conversation that ensued between Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho and forward Anthony Martial, before the Frenchman came on to score the winner against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, has been revealed.   Martial scored the only goal of the game as United recorded a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. The France international started the match on the bench, coming on in the 70th minute for Marcus Rashford, who was forced to make way. 10 minutes later, he latched onto Romelu Lukaku’s header, to slot past Hugo Lloris. Before he was subbed on, Martial was seen in deep conversation with Mourinho, who appeared to be giving him instructions. “The manager told me to find the space. “I know Lukaku is good with his head. I found the space and I scored so I’m happy,” he told Sky Sports after the game.

Anthony Joshua stopped a resilient Carlos Takam in the 10th round to successfully defend his IBF and WBA heavyweight world titles in Cardiff. The Briton made it 20 victories from as many bouts in front of an estimated 78,000 at the Principality Stadium. Joshua’s nose was cut in the second by the head of Takam, 36, who replaced Kubrat Pulev 12 days before the bout. Joshua, 28, then cut Takam’s eye in the fourth, but it took until round 10 for the Cameroon-born boxer to be stopped. The referee’s decision was booed by the crowd in Wales, who clearly felt it was premature, but Joshua said he has “no interest” in what the officials do. “I come to fight, I don’t sit on the edge and make decisions,” he said. “It was a good fight until the ref stopped it, so I have the utmost respect for Takam. “I have no interest in what is going on with the officials, that’s not my job. I think people want to see Takam unconscious on the floor, and that’s what I was trying to get to.” Watford

While you may be spending a fortune on beauty products to look young, the foods you eat may help provide the glow you desire at a small price. Eating well does a lot of magic to the body by boosting the immune system and making you look young and fresh through the smoothing of your wrinkles, giving your hair a glossy shine and strengthening flimsy nails. Diet plays a significant role in how we age and the smart thing to do is to follow a smart approach that incorporates the building blocks of healthy skin and hair which includes, nutrients, minerals and fatty acids as well as antioxidants to protect your body from damaging environmental stresses into your foods. Here are foods that can give you the glow you desire. Walnuts Walnuts are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E which are found in the natural oils that keep your hair hydrated and which helps to repair damaged follicles respectively. Both minerals are the secrets behind having strong, lustrous strands and they ca

 Nigeria will take on Argentina in their first pre-2018 World Cup friendly match next month. According to reports, the game will be played in Spain on November 14, four days after their dead rubber 2018 World Cup qualifier in Algeria.   The Super Eagles have already qualified for next year’s tournament in Russia and are already searching for friendly matches, to help the team prepare well.  The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has now agreed a friendly game with the South American giants, who are captained by Lionel Messi. Argentina qualified for the 2018 World Cup on the final day of the South America qualifying series, with a 3-1 win away to Ecuador, thanks to a Messi hat-trick.

 Despite FIFA rankings suggesting that Tunisia is number one in Africa, the Confederation of African Football president Ahmad says Nigeria remain the best in the continent. The CAF boss has aimed a tiny veiled dig at the recently released FIFA rankings which placed the Super Eagles as the fifth best football nation in Africa. In the October rankings, FIFA has ranked Nigeria behind the Carthage Eagles, Egypt, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo, although they moved three places in the global ratings from 44 to 41 in the world. Speaking in Lagos after a meeting with football stakeholders, Ahmad said Gernot Rohr’s men are the strongest from Africa going to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. “No doubt, Nigeria is the strongest African team going to Russia and we expect so much from the Super Eagles,” said Ahmad. “Amaju (Pinnick) has been spot-on in at least two major decisions this year: to support the change at CAF and to get the Nigerian fraternity to work assiduously towards Nige

 Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State, has said he owes no apology for erecting the statue of the South African President, Jacob Zuma in his state. Okorocha said the reason for erecting the statue was to encourage business relationship between the state and South Africa. The governor explained that Zuma was in the state principally to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between the Jacob Zuma Educational Foundation and Rochas Foundation College of Africa. He made the remark while berating those criticizing him for erecting the image of the South African president. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor also accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of not building the image of the state, while looting public treasury. According to the statement, the PDP never attracted any meaningful personality to the state. The statement reads, “If it was in the days of PDP, Schools and Markets would have been shot down. And roads closed because Pre

 The judge handling the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to withdraw from the case, following what she described as attempts by the defense to frustrate her. Justice Binta Nyako gave the warning Tuesday after a series of arguments between herself and defense lawyers. Reacting to an application by Mr. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Mrs. Nyako said she had been pushed to the brink by the defendant’s counsel and would recuse herself. “If you don’t want me to continue in this matter, I will recuse myself,” said Mrs. Nyako. The lawyer was speaking on a motion he planned to bring before the court, but whose content had not been listed by Mrs. Nyako when the argument ensued. “I told you that the matter is not yet before me,” she added, saying the defendant counsel were making the matter difficult. Several applications were made by the lawyers on Tuesday. The prosecution lawyer, Shuaibu Labaran, asked that Mr. Kanu’s bail be revoke

  On the eve of his trial, the leader of the outlawed IPOB group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is nowhere to be found   A justice ministry source has disclosed that whether the trial goes ahead would be determined by Kanu’s appearance and the judge    Kanu’s younger brother and his counsel, both insist that the army knows where the IPOB leader is, as they say he (Nnamdi Kanu) was at his country home when the property was attacked by soldiers   Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed pro-Biafran separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), remains missing on the eve of his trial. Kanu, who has been leading IPOB’s agitation for a sovereign Biafran state, is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, October 17; however, his whereabouts remain unknown. the IPOB leader has not been seen in public since the invasion of his Abia country home, by troops of the Nigerian army.     In a telephone conversation, his counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, stated: “Only the Army can tell us where he is. Ei

  Nigeria moved up to the 41st position in the World and retained the fifth in Africa in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings. The rankings released by the World Football governing body showed that Nigeria moved up three places from the 44th position in September, but maintained the fifth spot in Africa. Nigeria's Super Eagles  It said that Nigeria had 721 points compared to the 696 in September.   The report said that Tunisia became the new number one in Africa and 28th in the world with 834 points while the former number one the continent, Egypt came second and 30th in the world with 818 points. Senegal is number three in Africa and 32 in the world with 815 points while DR Congo is fourth on the continent and 35th in the world with 751 points.  African champions, Cameroon is sixth in the continent and 42nd in the world with 718 points. In the top 10 ranked countries, Germany retained the number one position in the world with 1631 points while Brazil is second wit

Chelsea’s Victor Moses will be out for up to a month after suffering a hamstring injury, according to the Sun. The Nigerian attacker turned wing back picked up the injury in Chelsea’s 1-2 defeat to Crystal Palace last Saturday, adding to Antonio Conte’s injury problems in the last two weeks. Chelsea are in deep injury crisis after injuries to N’Golo Kante, Alvaro Morata and Danny Drinkwater reduces their numbers in match day squads. Morata is expected to return in Chelsea’s Champions League game against AS Roma on Wednesday. The Spaniard will be the first to return among the injured in Chelsea’s physio room. Kante is expected to return to the first team shortly before Chelsea take on Manchester United on November 5, but Moses will not be available until sometime further than that. The 26-year old will miss six Chelsea games in the period. The double header against AS Roma, a Carabao Cup game against Everton, and Premier League clashes with Watford, Bournemouth and Manchester Unite

 Goalkeeper Choirul Huda collided with his teammate Ramon Rodrigues as they tried reach a loose ball  Huda was was rushed to the hospital after he was struck in the chest and fell unconscious shortly after the clash  The Indonesian made more than 500 appearance for Persela Lamongan, the only club he ever played for Legendary goalkeeper Choirul Huda has tragically passed away after a collision with a teammate during a league match for his side Persela Lamongan FC of Indonesia. Choirul Huda The 38-year-old Huda who played his played his whole career at Persela Lamongan clashed with defender Ramon Rodrigues just before half-time as both player's attempted to reach a loose ball. Huda was struck in the chest and fell unconscious shortly after the collision. He was immediately given emergency treatment on the side of the pitch, before being rushed to hospital, where he passed away.

  Governor Rochas Okorocha erected a statue in honour of President Jacob Zuma Many Nigerians criticised the gesture of the governor They pointed out that Nigerians were being attacked in South Africa Governor Rochas Okorocha has come under severe criticism for erecting a statue in honour of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa in Owerri, Imo state capital. The governor unveiled the statue in the presence of the South African president and other dignitaries in a ceremony. Statue of President Jacob Zuma It was alleged that the statue costs N520 million to construct although this has not been verified or confirmed by the state government. A road was also named in honour of President Jacob Zuma. Credit: Facebook Governor Okorocha also named a road after Zuma and also honoured him with a chieftaincy title. Nigerians took to social media to unleash tirade of criticism against the Imo governor with many pointing out that the South African president was being indicted for corru

Argentina and global football icon Lionel Messi has surprisingly picked one of the games he played against Nigeria as one of his favourite for his country Argentina. Widely regarded by some as the greatest footballer of all time , the five time winner of the Ballon d’or made this known during an interview shortly after his hattrick against Ecuador powered Argentina to the World Cup. Messi has come up against Nigeria twice at age grade level, namely the 2005 World Youth Championship and also the 2008 Olympic in Beijing, and on both occasion he lead Argentina to victory. At senior level he has scored in three times in the three games he has played against Nigeria, a brace at the last World Cup in Brazil and a goal in a friendly game played in Malaysia in 2012. Speaking to Sky Sports Spanish journalist Guillem Balague who has written books and documentary about the 30 year old revealed the favourite games Messi said he has played for Argentina. ” He was speaking after his hattrick

Standing at an imposing 1.90m in height, Leon Balogun naturally fits into the traditional football defender, the no-nonsense, tough-tackling, leg-breaking, even though he is yet to break anyone’s legs and mean-looking, despite having an easy on the eyes appeal player, who does his defensive duties effortlessly. The Mainz centre-back, who first burst into the Nigerian football scene in March 2014, during an international  friendly match against Mexico, coming in as a substitute for former captain Joseph Yobo, has wormed his way into the hearts of Super Eagles fans, with his impeccable performance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Originally born in Berlin, Germany to a German mother and a Nigerian father, the towering 29 year old, who started his Bundesliga adventure on 19 April, 2009 for German side, Hannover, would have joined the swelling ranks of African stars born in Germany, like Jerome Boateng and David Alaba, who rather than stick up for their father’s countri

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has joked that the Premier League will have to let Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers join, before they admit Barcelona to the competition. The Catalan Sports Minister claimed the Spanish league leaders could join the Premier League, if independence for the region leasd to their expulsion from La Liga. Wenger said he didn’t think the situation had got “that far,” but admitted it was interesting to see what would happen with such a “political” club. “I will try to learn Catalan and if Barcelona wants to join the Premier League – it makes it even more difficult for everybody.” “[But] I don’t think they are as far as that. “It’s interesting of because development, will have incidents on the sporting side as Barcelona is a highly political club. “It is interesting to see how they respond in the championship. We have enough clubs here, 20, if you want to go up to 24, but before we have to welcome the Scottish before we go to the Spanish,” Wenger tol