MATCH PREVIEW: MAN UNTD VS MAN CITY

Manchester City
manager Manuel
Pellegrini is remaining
defiant over the
reigning Premier
League champions'
poor form ahead of Sunday's derby against
Manchester United.
Pellegrini's men slumped to a third
consecutive away league defeat - and fourth
in all competitions in a row on the road - at
Selhurst Park on Monday, as they lost 2-1 to
Crystal Palace to leave their title defence in
tatters.

REASONS I LEFT CAMP

The captain of the U20 side has come
under criticism for his decision to leave the
camp of the U23 squad without disclosing
to officials but could there be more to it?

The decision of Musa Muhammed to leave
the camp of the Nigeria U23s in Abuja
without informing officials is an issue that
has come under intense scrutiny in the last
two days.

It was reported on Wednesday that the 18-
years-old player had left camp to travel to
Europe in order to sign a contract with a yet
to be known club.
While the Nigeria Football Federation has
said it would punish the Flying Eagles
captain and everyone involved in his
decision to leave camp, could there be more
to it than meets the eye?
Professor Patrick Omo-Osagie, a sports
management professional, teacher and Goal
Nigeria columnist delved into the issue to try
and explain the likely reasons for
Muhammed's action.

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Former Nigeria winger
Tijani Babaginda has
charged forward
Ahmed Musa to be
consistent in goal
scoring for him to be
considered one of the best in the game in
the world.
Babangida, who is the chairman of Nigeria
Professional Football League club side FC
Taraba, commended Musa for leading by
example as he captained and scored
Nigeria's lone goal in a 1-1 draw against
South Africa in Nelspruit on Sunday.
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characteristics in terms of speed and the
un

Naija bridge is falling down

Nigeria's senior national
team have dropped four
places to 45th in the
latest Fifa world ranking
released on Thursday -
their poorest drop in
exactly a year since April 2014 after failing
to win in two international friendlies in
March.