EPL: Improve Your Match Fitness Ten Hag To Ronaldo After Missing Pre-Season

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August 5, 2022

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag said Cristiano Ronaldo could fit into his style of play but that the forward would need to build up his fitness before getting the chance to prove he deserves a place in the team.

Ronaldo did not join United’s squad for their pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia and was left out of a friendly defeat to Atletico Madrid, but played 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag said Cristiano Ronaldo could fit into his style of play but that the forward would need to build up his fitness before getting the chance to prove he deserves a place in the team.

Asked if the Portugal international can fit into his vision of how he wants United to play, Ten Hag told Sky Sports: “I think he can.

“But to start with he has to get fit, he’s just started.

“He is a fantastic football player, he proved it so many times, but you can always be judged on what you are now, what you are presenting now, performing now.”

Ronaldo’s future at United has been the subject of intense speculation after British media reported that the 37-year-old told the club that he wanted to leave so he can play in the Champions League.

United, who will play in the second-tier Europa League this term, open their Premier League campaign on Sunday against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Nnamdi Innocent Makes Nigeria’s 9th Medal At Commonwealth Games In Birmingham.

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Nnamdi Innocent has won Nigeria’s 9th medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.‬

‪He won a bronze medal in the Men’s Weightlifting Lightweight with a total lift of 190kg and 132.5 best.‬

Meanwhile, Ifeanyi Onyewere, Nigeria Heavyweight Boxer at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, he’s one boxer we should look out for.‬

‪Highly technical & very clinical. He has taken Nigeria to the Semi final of the ongoing birminghamcg22 ‬

Thierry Henry Joins Fabregas At New Club

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August 5, 2022

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Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas are set to reconverge at Como 19 years after.

Fabregas has signed a two-year contract with the Italian Serie B club after his contract with Monaco expired.

The former Arsenal and Chelsea playmaker has also invested in Como and is a shareholder.

Henry has now decided to put some of his own money into the club, ensuring an Arsenal reunion at board level on Lake Como, according to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.

The two players join the recently-re-formed club alongside Chelsea legend Dennis Wise.

Wise is Como’s CEO having initially joined in 2019 as a consultant, as they look to guide the small club back to Serie A.

Transfer Update: Bundesliga Giants, Bayern Munich Sign Nigerian Midfielder

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August 5, 2022

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German champions, Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Nigerian youngster Daniel Francis on a three-year contract.

Francis joined the Bavarian from FC Hearts, an amateur club based in Abuja, Nigeria.

The midfielder is the first Nigerian to sign for Bayern Munich.

The 18-year-old will however be loaned out to Austrian first division club, Austria Klagenfurt until the end of the 2022/23 season.

“Daniel played to the fore during his time in the FC Bayern World Squad and acted very conspicuously in the test games, “head of FC Bayern Campus, Joschen Sauer told the club’s official website.

“He’s attracted the interest of a number of clubs, so we’re delighted he’s signed and that he can now gain match practice at Austria Klagenfurt.”

Daniel Igali Re-Elected As Vice-President Commonwealth Wrestling Board

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August 5, 2022

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World and Olympic champion, Daniel Igali has been re-elected as the vice-president of the Commonwealth Wrestling Board.

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation President, Igali polled 17 of the available votes to beat his closest rival from Canada who got 15 votes at a meeting of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Wrestling Committee at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, to emerge one of the three vice-presidents of the body.

I was re-elected into the Executive board of the Commonwealth Wrestling Committee and retained my position as Vice-president.” Elated Igali wrote on a WhatsApp group.

The mandate which is for the next four years (2022 to 2026) will see the board improve outreach and increase its efforts for promotion and the development of wrestling within the Commonwealth.”

Anambra FA: Kanu Nwankwo Hails New Chairman Chikelue, Task On Grassroot Development

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August 5, 2022

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Former Super Eagles and Arsenal forward Kano Nwankwo has hailed the newly electd Anambra Football Association Chairman General Chikeluo Iloenyosi on his new office.

Nwankwo confirmed that Ilonyosi deserveed the sit as the Chairman of Anambra FA, describing him as someone who sleeps and eat football.

“It is a new day for Anambra FA because the man who understands football has taking over and i am ready to give him all the support he needs to achieve more.

“As he resumed office i believe he knows what is lacking in Anambra and in no time he will fix it. Nwankwo added.

Explosion: TCN says power restored to affected areas in Abuja

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August 5, 2022

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday says it has restored power supply to all areas affected by the 33KV feeders shattered at the Katampe substation in the FCT.

TCN spokeswoman Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Friday said that the restoration of power to the areas occurred at about 8:38 p.m. on Thursday.

”About 6:16 p.m. Thursday, one of the 33 Kilo Volt (KV) feeders Current Transformer (CT) in Katampe Substation, supplying the Life Camp axis shattered,” said the statement. ”In the process, it tripped one of the 60 Mega Volt Amperes (MVA) 132/33KV transformers at the Katampe 132KV substation.”

It added that the “two faulty equipment were promptly isolated to enable TCN to supply bulk electricity through the other transformers in the substation.”

Ms Mbah also disclosed that TCN’s maintenance crew had already been mobilised to repair the affected equipment.

”We hereby apologise for inconveniences caused by the incident,” she said.

According to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), an explosion at the TCN station had caused a power outage.

South Korea To Launch First Lunar Orbiter As Space Bid Gathers Pace

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August 5, 2022

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South Korea is set to launch its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space programs, hoping to land a probe on the moon by 2030.

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, nicknamed Danuri, meaning “enjoy the Moon”, will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral U.S. Space Force Station at 8:08 a.m. on Friday, South Korean time (2308 GMT on Thursday), South Korea‘s science ministry said.

The launch was initially scheduled for last Wednesday but was delayed because of an unspecified maintenance issue with the SpaceX rocket.

“The Danuri has successfully completed all preparations for about a month, and is currently mounted on the launch vehicle,” the ministry said in a statement.

If it succeeds, South Korea will become the world’s seventh lunar explorer, and the fourth in Asia, behind China, Japan and India.

The launch comes as South Korea accelerates its space program, seeking to send a probe to the moon by 2030 and join nine countries working on the Artemis project to return to the moon by 2024. In July, South Korea successfully held a second test launch of its domestically produced Nuri rocket, and reported its first successful launch of a solid-fuel space–launch rocket in March as part of efforts to launch spy satellites.

The 678 kg /1,495 lb Danuri will be separated from the projectile about 40 minutes after launch, and it should begin communicating with a ground station within 60 minutes.

According to the ministry, It will enter the moon’s orbit in December before starting a yearlong observation mission, including searching for a landing site and testing space internet technology.

Space launches have long been a sensitive issue on the Korean peninsula, where North Korea faces international sanctions over its nuclear-armed ballistic missile program.

In March, North Korea called for expanding its space rocket launch site to advance its space ambitions, after South Korea and the United States accused it of testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile under the guise of launching a space vehicle.

Bandits attack, kidnap Ondo traditional ruler, four others

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August 5, 2022

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Armed bandits have abducted a traditional ruler, the Oniru of Iku, in Ondo. The bandits also abducted four subjects travelling with the Ikare Akoko ruler.

Mikaila Bello, the Oniku of Iku in Ikare Akoko, was kidnapped, on Thursday evening, while travelling back to the town from Akure.

A local hunter told Peoples Gazette that the attack on the Ondo ruler occurred in the early hours of Friday.

According to the hunter, the bandits ambushed the ruler and the other victims along Ago Panu on the Owo-Ikare road.

CBN ‘Ways and Means’ loan to the FG rise to N20 trillion as of June 2022

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August 5, 2022

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended a total sum of N19.9 trillion circa (N20 trillion) in loans to the Federal Government under its Ways and Means provision as included in the CBN Act.

The Ways and Means provision allows the government to borrow from the Apex Bank if it needs short-term or emergency finance to fund delayed government expected cash receipts of fiscal deficits.

Provisions in the act cap monetary financing of fiscal deficits at 5% of the prior year’s revenues.

However, since the government started experiencing a significant shortfall in revenue, it has relied heavily on the central bank to finance its expenditure programs via Ways and Means.