Japan forward, Chinari Sasai claimed teamwork and togetherness contributed to the team’s victory over Nigeria. The former champions recorded a 2-1 victory over the Falconets in Bogota on Friday morning. Miyu Matsunaga and Maya Hijikata were on target for the Asians in the game. Shola Shobowale scored Nigeria’s only goal of the keenly contested encounter. “We knew that Nigeria is physically stronger and faster than us, but everyone was able to stay focused and score the first goal, and then the second. “I’m very happy because this is a victory we won together as a team,” Sasai was quoted by FIFA.com. Japan will face Spain in the quarter-finals on Sunday.
Through a press release on Friday night, the Nigeria Football Federation have announced that the agreement with Bruno Labbadia to take over as Super Eagles coach has fallen through. The NFF had earlier announced that Labbadia would be the new boss of the three-time African champions and will resume his duty ahead of the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. However, the Nigerian football governing body have now stated the former Bayern Munich striker will be unable to take charge of Nigeria due to circumstances beyond their control. If Labbadia were to become the coach of the Super Eagles, the NFF would have to cover the tax on his salary as mandated by German tax laws, a burden the federation is unwilling to bear. The Nigerian Federation underlined that the tax details were never part of their discussions with Labbadia, and the German had personally agreed to all terms before the tax issue came up. Therefore, Augustine Eguavoen, who...
Raphinha has sent a defiant message that Barcelona do not need any additions to their squad after scoring a hat-trick in a 7-0 thumping of Valladolid. Raphinha scored a treble as Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 7-0 in a superb performance. The Camp Nou side spent the summer chasing a deal to sign Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao , but were unable to agree a deal. Barca's main acquisition of the summer came in the form of Dani Olmo, but Raphinha is confident the squad has more than enough talent to seriously challenge this season. Hansi Flick's side have won all four of their opening four games, beating Valencia, Bilbao, and Rayo Vallecano prior to their thrashing of Valladolid. Raphinha now has three goals and three assists as he bids to become indispensable to the new manager. Raphinha told reporters: "Today's game has taught us that there is no need for other players to arrive. We are in very good shape. The team is giving its best in the games and in the trainin...
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