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  The management of Enyimba Football Club has dismissed the report alleging that the Abia State Government had refused to fund the club for years.  learnt that a publication by an online platform recently alleged that the Abia State Government had “starved Enyimba, Nigeria’s most successful club side, of funds in the past year”. Reacting, in a statement issued and made available to  on Monday, the Chairman of the club, Felix Anyansi Agwu described the report as a “monstrous falsehood” meant to damage the image of the club and the Abia Government. He demanded the withdrawal of the report, stressing that the state government has been supportive in issues regarding the club. The statement reads in part: “If there is one state with a government that supports football, that state is Abia State, which is why we are the most successful club in the country today. We have always had the support of this Government, salaries have been up to date and bonuses are paid...

  Inter Milan manager, Antonio Conte, has said his team is 95 per cent assured of winning their first Serie A title since 2010. This follows a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday. Matteo Darmian came off the bench to grab all three points at San Siro. The result leaves the Nerazzurri 13 points clear of AC Milan and Juventus at the top of the table. Inter have 79 points from 33 games, with Milan and Juve on 66, although their city rivals have a game in hand. “I see 95 per cent of the Scudetto conquered. It has not been achieved yet. “But winning against a team that had nothing to lose and came to play openly brings us not three, not six, but nine points,” Conte told Sky Italia. An Inter triumph would end Juventus’ nine-year stranglehold on the league title, a run that Conte started as coach in Turin between 2011 and 2014.  

  Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has asked his Blues players to be focused as they prepare for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg tie against Real Madrid. Tuchel wants Chelsea to play at the highest level against Zinedine Zidane’s side when both teams clash at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Spain. Chelsea head to the game following a 1-0 victory against West Ham United in the Premier League over the weekend. Asked about the forthcoming clash against Real Madrid, Tuchel told his post-match press conference after Chelsea’s win over West Ham: “All the performances are a new benchmark for us. “If we do it now, we want to do it on Tuesday again, and if we do it on Tuesday, we want to do it on Saturday again. “This is how we approach our team, and this is how you approach high-level sports. You cannot be distracted by visions that are too far away. “I’m very happy with the consistency of our quality and the level we can deliver every three days. It...

  Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, has named the untouchable in his squad ahead of the Blues’ Champions League semi-final first leg tie with Real Madrid on Tuesday night in Spain. According to Tuchel, captain, Cesar Azpilicueta, will always be on the pitch for Chelsea, adding that the Spaniard is everything the west London club means because he is reliable. “He [Cesar Azpilicueta] is everything Chelsea means,” Tuchel said at his post-match press conference following Chelsea’s 1-0 win against West Ham in the Premier League over the weekend. “He is fantastic, and I want him absolutely to be on the pitch because he is a fantastic captain and a fantastic sportsman. “He’s everything Chelsea means in my point of view – he is humble, he’s a fighter, he constantly thinks about winning, and he does everything to be in shape every three days. He is a true professional, and there is no work too hard or distance too long for him. “We used him as a wing-back, and it was a bit hard...

  Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said he is looking past their 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday and now has one eye on their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday and the Premier League, which he has labelled “the most important title of the season.” City beat Spurs 1-0, but were utterly dominant at Wembley, recording 21 shots compared to Spurs’ two. The victory marks the first piece of the jigsaw, in what could end up being a Treble-winning season for Guardiola this campaign. City are 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League with five matches left and also face Paris Saint-Germain for a place in the Champions League final. “We cannot deny it, you have one eye on the Champions League,” Guardiola said. “[But] Every game we take seriously, or it is impossible to win four Carabao Cups in a row. “Now we rest and prepare the semifinal against PSG, after that we are two wins away from trying to win again the most imp...

UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, has insisted that all 12 teams that joined the European Super League, will face consequences. However, he noted that some clubs might face lesser punishment, for quickly opting out. Six teams from England and three from both Spain and Italy, announced on April 18 that they would be forming a rival competition to the Champions League. Following fan protests and threats from governing bodies, all six English teams dropped out within 24 hours. They were followed by Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan on April 20. As things stand, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan have not formally withdrawn from the competition. “Everyone has to take consequences for what they did and we cannot pretend nothing happened. “You cannot do something like that and just say: ‘I’ve been punished because everybody hates me.’ “They don’t have problems because of anyone else but themselves. It’s not OK what they did and we will see in next few days what we ...

  Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has vowed to ensure that popular actor, Olarenwaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, rots in jail for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had disclosed that the actor started sexually assaulting the teenager when she was seven-years-old. The actor confessed to the crime after he was captured by a CCTV camera in the house of the complainant. Speaking on his arrest, Tonto in a post on her Instagram page, vowed to ensure that Baba Ijesha is not granted bail if found guilty of rape. Her post read, “If the allegations are true, I hope he rots in jail and they do the same thing to him when his soap drops. If it is true, I will personally make sure he never sees the light of day.” Dikeh also urged women to show solidarity over the matter, stressing that Baba Ijesha must not be released on bail. “We will come together as women, stand up and use our voices to make aware...