Sports

The 29-year-old, however, did not appear to be in difficulty when he left the pitch and boarded the team bus after the match without limping.

The approval was disclosed in a statement by the Nigeria Football Federation, which also confirmed that the president endorsed Nigeria’s proposal to host the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly later this year.

Reports say the club has already made contact with Alonso, who is currently without a job after leaving Real Madrid.

ALEX OWEIFALEYA scored the lone goal for Bendel Insurance, but it was not enough to prevent Rangers from claiming all three points in the crucial encounter.

City responded through ERLING HAALANDand DOKU, ensuring they salvaged a point from the high-scoring encounter.

Burnley also confirmed that the process of appointing a new permanent head coach ahead of the 2026/27 season is already underway.

Atlético Madrid responded shortly after the restart, minutes into the second half but ahandball by BEN WHITE resulted in a penalty, which JULIÁN ÁLVAREZ confidently converted to restore parity.

Bayern believed they had restored parity through MICHAEL OLISE, but PSG were instead awarded a penalty, which OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ calmly converted to extend their lead before halftime.