Nolan Song says he will turn down an approach by the Cameroon Football Federation to play for the Indomitable Lions.

The son of former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Song says he wishes to play for the France national team because he feels French
Nolan Song was born in Cameroon but moved to France at a very young age, where he began a career in football. 
This means the 16-year-old is eligible to play for Cameroon and France.

The Cameroon Football Federation has started initial steps to convince every talented Cameroonian-born in the diaspora to play for the Indomitable Lions.

However, Nolan has stated categorically that he will turn down any call from Cameroon National Team.

Seyi Olofinjana, currently the Sporting director of Swiz Club,Grasshopper could be allowed by the NFF to work in both Switzerland and Nigeria at the same time.

Sources close to the ex Super Eagles player said the NFF have contacted the former international, and are in talks with him to take up a role with the federation, despite being based in Switzerland.

According to reports Olofinjana look set to take up the job offered to him by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Olofinjana, who is the sporting director of Swiss club Grasshopper in Zurich, will be able to combine his roles in the Swiss Super League and the NFF.

It was a pulsating second leg quarter Finals matches in Europe on Wednesday night as Liverpool booked their spot in the final four,securing a clash with Villarreal with a 3-3 draw against Benfica (6-4 agg).

Ibrahima Konate and a Roberto Firmino double did the damage for Jurgen Klopp’s side as they subdued a brief threat of a Benfica comeback when Goncalo Ramos netted in the first half.

It was very daisy for Jorgen Klopp who decided to rest Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah from the start in a rotated team from the 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday.

Manchester City’s tough goalless draw away to Atletico Madrid was enough to secure a hard-fought 1-0 aggregate victory in their Champions League quarter-final.

Leading 1-0 from the first leg thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s goal,City retained their advantage in front of a filled Wanda Metropolitano crowd to progress to the last four.

There were nervy moments late on as Atletico pushed hard for the goal despite Felipe’s red card in stoppage time for a second bookable offence.
Manchester City will play Real Madrid while Liverpool will square up against Villarreal in the semi-final.

The Super Falcons of Nigeria recorded a 2-2 draw against Canada in their second friendly, in the early hours of Tuesday, April 12, at the Starlight Stadium, Langford.

Super Falcons lost the first friendly 2-0 to Canada in Vancouver and were looking forward to a better performance in the second game.

The Super Falcons went ahead in the fifth minute when Ifeoma Onumonu converted a ball with a back heel at the near post.

Canada started the second half with urgency and a mistake at the back by Super Falcons captain Onome Ebi resulted in the equalizer.

Atletico Madrid forward Rasheedat Ajibade scored a fantastic goal for the Falcons in the second half.

Down with a goal in front of their home fans, Canada began to pile pressure on the Super Falcons defense.

Despite being unable to get the win, the two games against Canada were a huge test for the Super Falcons as they continue their preparation for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations -AWCON- scheduled to take place in July 2022.

England-born Nigerian forward Ademola Ola-Adebomi has signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace.

The 18-year-old has enjoyed a commendable individual season as part of Rob Quinn’s Under-18s, scoring 14 goals from 22 appearances as the U18s sit third in the league.

Ola-Adebomi joined Palace 10 years ago,at eight years old and progressed through the age groups.

Ola-Adebomi said: “It’s what I’ve dreamed of since the age of eight, since I joined the Academy. To get a professional contract here means the world to me.

Liverpool endured a goalless first half against City, only to come from behind on the second half to secure a 2-2 draw.

City retained their slender one-point advantage at the top of the Premier League .

The meeting between the country’s two outstanding sides lived up to its pre-match billing and in the end there was nothing to separate them, with the destination of the title still hanging in the balance with seven games remaining.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking to BBC  said“It was a proper football game. If you played for another club, played yesterday, won it, trained today then watching City vs Liverpool. I don’t know what I would have done to watch it but to be a part of it… I cannot stop being surprised. I love it. Let’s keep going and see where we end up.”

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola also spoke to Sky Sports: “I think it is a good advert for the Premier League. It was a fantastic game and both teams tried to win. Liverpool is a joy to watch, I know the threats they have and how good they are. I think we performed really well and I’m so proud of my team.

Since the start of the 2018-19 season, combining the four campaigns, City and Liverpool have been separated by just a single point in the Premier League as the battle continue with 7 matches remaining.

Brentford has dented West Ham Top Four Battle in a 2-0 victory to move away from relegation zone.

 They also suffered ahead of Thursday’s Europa League second leg against Lyon with defender Kurt Zouma forced off injured in the first half.

Second-half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney saw Thomas Frank’s side climb to 13th on the table, 12 points clear of the bottom three, to all but confirm their Premier League safety.

Roma coach José Mourinho has poured encomium on Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema following his unselfish way of playing football.

 Mourinho said “The best compliment we could give to Karim Benzema is to say that he was Cristiano’s favourite partner at Real Madrid.” And for Cristiano to fall in love with another striker, it means that this one does a lot for him and all the players around him. Probably the only #9 I know who isn’t selfish in his game. He is a great collective player.

He further stated” the way Karim interacts with other players is fantastic. he is getting old but his body seems to be getting younger. He really takes care of himself. His life has changed a lot in his younger years. He is a fantastic professional. Karim is absolutely incredible.”

This indeed is a magnificent tribute from the Special One, to Karim Benzema.

Benzema has scored 24 goals in La Liga and 11 in the Champions League this season

The Canadian women’s soccer team celebrated their Olympic championship with a 2-0 victory over Super Falcons of Nigeria in an international friendly fixture played in the early hours of Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Super Falcons gave their best but,it was not good enough against Olympic champions Canada.

The reigning African champions faced an uphill task to defeat Canada the number six ranked team in women’s football.

Canada are also the reigning Olympic women’s football champions following their triumph against Sweden in Tokyo 2020.

The two sides will meet again for the second game in the B.C. leg of the celebration tour on Monday in Langford, B.C.

Saturday marked the first time the Canadian and Nigerian women’s teams play against each other since April 2019 when Canada took a 2-1 victory in a friendly game in Spain.

The hard work of Yaya after retiring from playing professional football is set to be rewarded, with Tottenham Hotspur ready to announce his arrival to the club

as part of Antonio Conte’s team.

The former Manchester City and Barcelona star has been working with the club’s youth-team groups since December and it is thought that the club will soon announce the news, according to the Daily Mail.

Toure has had an awesome career as a player, winning trophies at Barcelona and Manchester City while establishing himself as one of the best players in world football.

Tottenham is leaving no stone unturned in tapping into his talent, as they plan for a brighter future between him and Antonio Conte .