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.
Napoli may have already decided where Victor Osimhen could play next season when his loan stint with Galatasaray ends next summer. The 25-year-old forward fell out with the hierarchy at the Italian club and was exiled from the first team before being shipped out on loan to Turkey for the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign. According to Soccernet, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and a few Saudi Arabian teams had shown interest in signing Osimhen last summer but the striker’s wage demands seemed to have put off any deal. The Nigerian forward also vowed not to play for Napoli again after the Italian club botched his anticipated moves to PSG and Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli. Chelsea are still heavy favourites to sign Osimhen in the summer but Napoli seems to have other options as they have reportedly decided where the forward will play next season. Napoli considering swap deal with AC Milan Napoli president Aurelio di Laurentiis has now stated that he is willing...
New signing Manuel Ugarte does not start for Manchester United today as they face a Southampton side at St Mary’s desperate to get points on the board. Manager Erik ten Hag is under pressure following back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Liverpool, and he has placed his faith in surprising quarters for this game. Andre Onana will be in goal. In defence, Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez and Diogo Dalot continue despite shipping three goals past Liverpool last time around. Kobbie Mainoo is joined in midfield, surprisingly, by Christian Eriksen, who many thought was out of favour with Ten Hag. This means Casemiro is dropped but, presumably, Ugarte is not deemed ready to start. Up front, Marcus Rashford starts again on the left wing despite calls for him to be dropped due to bad form. Amad Diallo is recalled on the right wing with Josh Zirkzee up front. Bruno Fernandes plays in the number 10 role. Keeping Rashford, including Eriksen and omitting Ugarte and ...
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