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Nigeria is facing sanctions from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), after thousands of fans invaded the Moshood Abiola National Stadium pitch, following a 1-1 draw with Ghana on Tuesday. The result meant the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The angry supporters attacked Ghanaian players and fans, destroying properties and equipment in protest. The substitute benches were smashed by the fans, who called for the removal of Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). "Pinnick must go! Pinnick must go!!" the mob demanded, while some criticised Eagles' coach, Augustine Eguavoen. The Police were forced to fire several rounds of tear gas to disperse the angry crowd. FIFA and CAF frown at violence and crowd trouble in stadiums and might fine Nigeria or impose a stadium ban. Thanks for reading. Please don't hesitate to drop your comments below.

Arena Lviv, which played host to Germany vs Portugal and two other games at Euro 2012, also hosted a number of Shakhtar Donetsk home matches when the club was forced to leave the Donbass Arena. Ten years after being used as a host stadium for Euro 2012, Arena Lviv in Ukraine is being turned into a refugee shelter to help those fleeing war within the country's borders. The stadium played hosts to three games as Ukraine and Poland jointly hosted the tournament - Germany vs Portugal, Portugal vs Denmark and Germany vs Denmark - before housing Shakhtar Donetsk between 2014 and 2016. Shakhtar were forced to relocate for their home games back in 2014 after their then-stadium, the Donbas Arena, was damaged during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The 13-time Ukrainian champions now play their home games in Kyiv, though they were forced to evacuate players amid the Russian invasion, and the club has played its part in ensuring the stadium in Lviv serves a new purpos...

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has broken his silence on his side's elimination from the Champion League. Mbappe, in a tweet via his Instagram account on Thursday evening, stressed his sadness after PSG's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid. The 23-year-old's goal was not enough as Real Madrid defeated PSG 3-1 in the Champions League round of 16 second-leg tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Mbappe scored the first goal during the encounter but Karim Benzema's hat-trick ensured Real Madrid sent PSG packing from the Champions League. Reacting, Mbappe wrote: "Difficult moment. The Champions League was a big objective for us, but we failed. "The season isn't over and whatever happens to us we will remain united & determined until the last game of the season. "Thanks to the fans who supported us and made the trip. "ICI C'EST PARIS." Thanks for reading. Please don't hesitate to drop your comments bel...

Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino is facing an imminent sack at the club following his side's elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday. Le Parisien reports that both Pochettino and PSG's Sporting Director, Leonardo would both pay the price for the defeat. Pochettino watched as Real Madrid eliminated PSG from the Champions League round of 16 second-leg tie after losing 3-1. Karim Benzema scored three goals to send Real Madrid into the quarter-final as Kylian Mbappe's lone goal was not enough for PSG. Real Madrid had lost 1-0 against PSG in the first leg and qualified on a 3-2 aggregate win. Speaking at his post-match press conference, Pochettino said: "The present is all I can deal with. "As for the future, what will be will be. We play to compete and to win. It's a hard blow to take, but we have to keep a calm head now." Thanks for reading. Please don't hesitate to drop your comments below.

Simon Jordan, a former Crystal Palace chairman, has slammed Roman Abramovich, labelling the Russian Billionaire as "one of the worst things to happen to English football" after his decision to sell Chelsea. This is coming after Abramovich is demanding that Chelsea's new owners continue to invest in the Blues squad and pledge to redevelop Stamford Bridge Abramovich had announced that he had put Chelsea up for sale, insisting that the decision is in Chelsea's 'best interest'. The 55-year-old has decided to sell Chelsea after the threat of sanctions from the UK Government over Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, triggering a bloody war in Eastern Europe. It's understood that Abramovich, who bought Chelsea for £140 million back in 2003, has set a £3 billion asking price. But Jordan believes Abramovich should not be praised for his influence on the English game. "People were attributing last week the evolution of the Premier League t...

Super Eagles forward, Chidera Ejuke, could leave his Russian club CSKA Moscow on a temporary basis. This comes amid reports that FIFA want to invoke an emergency rule that would allow foreign players in Russia to break their contracts immediately. New York Times reports that FIFPRO, the body that represents professional footballers, have sent a request to FIFA requesting to allow the foreign players in Russia to terminate their contracts. According to the organisation, some of the players have expressed concerns over playing in Russia at the moment, due to the crisis going on between the country and Ukraine. And it was revealed that FIFA could invoke an emergency rule soon. Ejuke could take advantage of this new rule to leave CSKA until the end of the season. The Nigerian international joined the Russian club in 2020 from Heerenveen and has a contract until 2024. Thanks for reading. Please don't hesitate to drop your comments below.