Chelle could ring a few changes against Rwanda as several players may be match rusty

                    

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is expected to make a few changes to his team for Saturday's World cup qualifier against Rwanda as he will be forced to take into account the fact that some players have not seen any action so far this season.

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Nigeria has two horses on her coat of arms and uses these beautiful animals widely at durbars across the north of the country. Yet, we do not have a breeding programme to make us a major producer

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Countries with the largest horse populations:

[1] US - 10.5m

[2] Mexico - 6.3

[3] China - 5.5m

[4] Brazil - 5.5m

[5] Mongolia - 3.9m

[6] Argentina- 2.5m

[7] Kazakhstan - 2.4m

[8] Ethiopia - 2.2m

[9] Colombia - 1.6m

[10] Chad - 1.5m

[1] A horse costs about $2,000 on the open market, so just imagine the revenue we would generate if we exported say 3m of them globally

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Brendan Rodgers backs Kelechi to do well at Celtic after he signs one-year deal with them

CELTIC head coach Brendan Rodgers has backed former Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho to do well in the Scottish Premier League after he signed a one-year contract with the Glasgow giants yesterday.

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Given all the government talk about agriculture lately, I am waiting for the details of a yam production plan that will allow to sector to match crude oil revenues

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[1] Do Nigerians know that their country is the world’s largest yam producer, accounting for about 70% of global output? We produce about 62m tonnes annually, dwarfing the output of all the other producers

[2] Are we also aware of the fact that the global yam market size is was estimated to be $13.69bn in 2023, $14.4bn in 2024 and is expected to be worth to $25bn by 2035. Nigeria is certainly not generating that kind of revenue from the sector

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Iheanacho poised for a move to Celtic as a free agent after Sevilla terminate his contract

KELECHI Iheanacho could be on the verge of joining Scottish giants Celtic on a free transfer after his Spanish club Sevilla terminated his contract making him an unattached agent at liberty to join any club seeking his services.

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Apparently, one of the agreements President Tinubu signed while in Brazil includes a pact on agriculture. I hope it included facets like this

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[1] Within four years, Nigeria needs to raise maize output from the current 10m tonnes to match Mexico’s 28m tonnes. Brazil will provide us with hybrid seedlings to help achieve this

[2] Brazil will assist Nigeria to increase tomato production from the current 4m tonnes to match Pakistan’s 16.6m tonnes

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Finnish court sentences Biafran separatist Simon Ekpa to six years in prison for terrorism

BIAFRAN separatist agitator Simon Ekpa has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish court after he was found guilty of terrorism-related offences and aggravated tax fraud by his local Päijät-Häme District Court.

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Christantus and Chukwueze fly in for medicals with Palace and Fulham respectively 

TWO members of the Super Eagles are set to join English Premier League clubs today before the closing of the transfer window this evening as Uche Christantus is poised to put pen to a deal with Crystal Palace while Samuel Chukwueze is poised to sign for Fulham.

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With Nigerian unemployment currently sitting at around 9m, President Tinubu has to come up with a public works programme using Awolowo’s Liberty Stadium in Ibadan as a template

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[1] There are currently about 9m unemployed people in Nigeria. Between 4% and 5% of the population are without jobs. Most these are youths not trained or educated and lack the skills required in a modern economy

[2] Countries like Brazil and South Africa have successfully introduced public works programmes of late, soaking up millions of unemployed youths. Nigeria needs a similar sort of programme if she is to address her unemployment crisis

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Nottingham Forest and Emmanuel Dennis agree to terminate his contract by mutual consent

SUPER Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis is set to leave English Premier League side Nottingham forest after he and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract in a move that will enable him to find a new club before the transfer window closes tomorrow.

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