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In three games as Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has used two goalkeepers, Carl Ikeme and Daniel Akpeyi. We lists five shot stoppers who can step in for the national team when the need arises in the busy 2017 schedule of Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers…

Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers):

Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been impressive for the Nigeria national team since making his debut against Tanzania in Dar-es Salaam in 2014.
 At 30 years of age, Ikeme remains Nigeria’s first choice and his performances for Wolves this season coupled with his form for the Eagles have made it difficult for a return of former skipper Vincent Enyeama, who retired voluntarily.
This season Ikeme has made 25 appearances in the English Football League Championship as at last Sunday.  In the Championship, Ikeme has made 53 saves this season, keeping seven clean sheets. He has also conceded 29 goals. In nine international appearances for the Super Eagles, Ikeme has conceded three goals and kept six clean sheets.

Vincent Enyeama (Lille Metropole, France)
Despite insisting he is done with the senior national team, Vincent Enyeama keeps churning out stellar performances for French club Lille Metropole.
Enyeama, 34, has made 55 saves this season, keeping five clean sheets in 24 Ligue 1 appearances. He has conceded 31 goals and received three yellow cards. He has made 135 Ligue 1 appearances for Lille since joining from Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the 2010/11 season.
There have been calls from several quarters for Enyeama, who has 101 senior Nigeria caps, to reverse his 2015 international retirement and give Ikeme stiff competition.

Dele Alampasu (Cesarense, Portugal)

The former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Dele Alampasu has shown promise in training when invited to the senior national team.
With the likes of Carl Ikeme, Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa all in their 30s, the Feirense shot stopper on loan at third-tier Portuguese Cesarense is highly regarded by the Super Eagles technical crew as the heir apparent to the ageing goalkeepers in the Super Eagles squad.
Alampasu has only kept one clean sheet in eight games so far this season. Though he is yet to make his debut for the senior national team, the 20-year-old has enough experience to step in when the need arises. He was in the Super Eagles squad for their last game, the World Cup qualifier win over Algeria in Uyo in November.

Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa):
Daniel Akpeyi has had to fill in for Carl Ikeme in the Super Eagles on two occasions when the Wolverhampton Wanderers shot stopper was injured against the Pharaohs of Egypt in the second leg in Alexandria and against Algeria in Uyo.
Despite conceding goals on both encounters, the 30-year-old gave a good account of himself with several breathtaking saves. Akpeyi has featured in 14 of the 15 league games Chippa United have played this season. He has kept two clean sheets this season.
So far this season, Rio 2016 bronze medallist Akpeyi has conceded 12 goals in action for Chippa United who currently occupy the seventh position in the Absa Premiership table with 19 points from 15 games.
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah, Nigeria):
The Home Eagles first choice Ikechukwu Ezenwa is the only home-based goalkeeper always in contention the with the trio of Carl Ikeme, Daniel Akpeyi and Dele Alampasu. With seven appearances in the Nigerian Professional League this season, Ezenwa has conceded seven goals and kept three clean sheets. He was also impressive for FC IfeanyiUbah in their debut game against Egyptian side Al Masry in the CAF Confederation Cup first leg clash in Nnewi on Sunday.

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3SC bank on tradition at Katsina

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Wenger keen to remain a manager

Arsene Wenger said on Friday that he will definitely still be a manager next season, whether at Arsenal or "somewhere else".

Guardiola rules out return to Barca

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will never go back to Barcelona as their coach amid growing uncertainty about present incumbent Luis Enrique's future.

Zidane warns against complacency

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane warned that it was still all to play for in their Champions League last-16 clash against Napoli after the holders strolled to a 3-1 win in the first leg on Wednesday.

'Nothing for El Kanemi at Warriors'

Abia Warriors attacking midfielder, Ifeanyi Onyeali has asked their former head coach, Ladan Bosso to look outside the Umuahia Warriors’ enclave for the highly sought away win in the on-going top-flight.
The Umuahia Warriors are hosts of El Kanemi Warriors in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 9 clash at the Umuahia Township Stadium.
Onyeali said his side are not in the mood to further throw away any points on home soil to any opponents no matter the pedigree of the team.
“The clash against El Kanemi Warriors will not be a pushover as the Maiduguri side are handled by our former coach, Ladan Bosso.

Zlatan says he's soccer's Indiana Jones

Zlatan Ibrahimovic compared himself to the action movie hero Indiana Jones after scoring his first hat-trick for Manchester United.
Just as fictional archaeologist Jones, played in a series of Hollywood movies by screen star Harrison Ford, usually returns from his adventures with a trophy, so too has the career of the much-travelled Ibrahimovic yielded plenty of silverware.
Ibrahimovic scored all of United's goals in their 3-0 win at home to French club St Etienne in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash on Thursday.
That took the 35-year-old Swede's tally for United to an impressive 23 goals in all competitions since his pre-season arrival at Old Trafford.

Ozil is right - he is being made a scapegoat for Arsenal crisis

The German has been lambasted for a perceived lack of interest and effort on the pitch - but those who criticise him for that are wrong

The fallout from Arsenal’s crushing defeat to Bayern Munich is likely to be brought back into discussion over the coming months unless Arsene Wenger’s side win a trophy this season. One player who has been heavily criticised every time the Gunners have lost a game during the campaign is much-maligned German international Mesut Ozil.
Wenger: There will be no retirement
From the outside it appears that Ozil is constantly misunderstood and misinterpreted due to a perceived issue with his body language. The 28-year-old had carved out a reputation as one of the finest No.10s in world football before joining Arsenal and the World Cup winner continues to court criticism because of what he does - or doesn’t do - on the pitch.
Ozil’s agent spoke to the media following the 5-1 drubbing in Munich by taking the unorthodox approach of questioning his client’s critics. Dr Erkut Sogut made several interesting points and hit back at those who lambasted the star for being unable to influence proceedings on Wednesday night. “How on earth is a player meant to create chances when his team only has 26% possession? It’s ridiculous”, he said.
The lack of composure and inability to build-up from defence and midfield meant that Ozil’s contributions were limited. He made the most tackles (five) out of anyone in the Arsenal team but Bayern’s dominant 76 per cent possession  made it impossible for the Gunners to play their usual fluid game against one of Europe’s most dangerous counter-attacking sides.

FRNK LAMPARD ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Former Chelsea midfielder and legend, Frank James Lampard has announced his retirement from football followings a 21-year career in the game.

The 38-year has released a statement saying that it feels like the "right time" for him to hang up his boots after representing West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City and New York City during his career. He started his career with his debut for West Ham on 31 January 1996 against Conventry City comin...g on as a substitute for John Moncur and went on to play 187 games scoring 39 goals.

In June 2001, he left the Hammers to join Chelsea for 11 million. After he played his first match for Chelsea against Newcastle in a 1-1 draw. He later made 648 appearances scoring 211 goals making him the club's all time goal scorer in 13 years altogether. Following the 2013/2014 season, he was released by Chelsea and was signed by Man City on a free transfer playing 38 games and scoring 8 goals before he was loaned to MLS outfit New York City for two(2) seasons, he played 31 games and scored 15 goals before he retired on 02nd of Feburary 2017

Let's look at some of his achievements:
Appearances - 1019 (913 for club career and 106 for country)
Goals - 303 (274 for club and 29 for country)
English Premier League - 3
England FA Cup - 4
English Football League - 2
FA Community Shield - 2
UEFA Champions League - 1
UEFA Europa League - 1
Highest scoring midfielder in EPL history
Most goals from outside the box
Scored against 39 EPL teams
All time goalscorer for Chelsea.

Super Frankie Lampard is not just only regarded as Chelsea legend but also a football legend.