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As we celebrate International Women’s day, My11 looks at the top 5 Nigerian female players.

5.        Uchenna Kanu [Linköpings, Sweden]

Kanu was part of the Nigeria team that finished second at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and she was at her best in 2019, finishing top scorer with 10 goals as Nigeria won their maiden Wafu Women's Cup title in May. The outstanding performance, earned her a place with the women’s national team, Super Falcons at the World Cup later that year. In the same 2019, she was named the NAIA Women's Player of the Year for 2019 after a record-breaking year, and was honoured by the City of Lakeland with November 18 2019 officially declared 'Uchenna Kanu Day'. Since joining the Swedish side, she has scored 9 goals in 23 matches.

4. Osinachi Ohale [Madrid CFF, Spain]

The Owerri-born defender has progressed steadily in her career, moving from Rivers Angels in Nigeria, to different clubs in vicious parts of the world. She represented Nigerian in 4 different Women’s Cup of Nations, and she won all 4 of them in 2010, 2014, 2016, and 2018. She also featured at 3 different FIFA Women’s World Cup. She was named is the IFFHS CAF Woman Team of the Decade from 2011–2020.

3. Chiamaka Nnadozie [Paris FC, France]

After an outstanding performance at the 2018 U20 Women’s World Cup, Nnadozie was called up to the Wafu Women's Cup in Cote d'Ivoire, and she had another outstanding tournament where she was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament. She made her debut for the Super Falcons at the FIFA Women’s World Cup the following year, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to feature for the team, and she has become the first choice. She joined French side Paris FC, from Rivers Angels, after helping them win the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL).

2. Desire Oparanozie [Gijon FCO, France]

Oparanozie is one of the best Nigerian strikers currently, her numbers speak for themselves. She played and scored at 2 different U20 World Cup, featured at 3 different Women’s World Cup, and represented Nigeria at 4 different African Cup of Nations, winning all 4 and scoring crucial goals in the 2014 and 2016 finals. She joined Dijon FCO in 2020, after spending 6 years at Guingamp, where the fans named a bus-stop after.

1. Asisat Oshoala [Barcelona Femini, Spain]

Asisat is arguably the greatest African Women’s player of all time, and she is the current holder and 4 of the African women's player of the year award. She was named the African player of the decade by the IFFHS CAF Woman Team of the Decade from 2011–2020. After a loan spell with Barcelona, where she scored 8 goals in 11 games, she was signed on a permanent basis. She also made history as the first African to play and score in a Women's Champions League final. She represented Nigeria at the Women’s African Cup of Nations in 2016 and 2018, and she won both.

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Following the 4-1 humiliation in the first leg, Barcelona will hope to redeem their image as they will be traveling to Paris to take on PSG at the Le Parc des Princes for the return leg.

In 8 Champions League meetings between these two teams, PSG have won 4 games, while Barcelona have won just 1 match, with the other 3 games ending in a draw. The French side scored 20 goals, while the Catalan giants scored 22 goals in those clashes.

PSG will be without Neymar Jr, Alessandro Florenzi, and Juan Bernat due to injury, while Moise Kean will miss out due to a positive COVID-19 test. Barcelona, on the other hand, will be without Gerard Piqué, Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto, Philippe Coutinho, and Ansu Fati due to injury.

Both teams have a similar run of form, winning 4 of their last 5 games, but it will be impossible to see Barcelona qualifying for the next round ahead of PSG after the first leg result. One thing is sure, there will be goals from both sides.

You can catch the game live on SuperSport on DSTV on Wednesday, March 10 2021, by 9 pm Naija time.

After a terrible run of form in the Premier League, 2019 UEFA Champions League winners, Liverpool will want to return to winning ways as they will be hosting German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest.

These two teams have only met once in the Champions League – the first leg – and Liverpool won the clash 2-0. The Reds are on a poor run of 6 straight losses at home, while Leipzig have lost just once in their last 5 matches.

Liverpool will be without Jordan Henderson, Joel Matip, Virgil Van Dijk due to injury, while Ozan Kabak and Caoimhin Kelleher are major doubts. Leipzig, on the other hand, will be without Willi Orban, Marcel Halstenberg, Marcel Sabitzer, Angeliño, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Konrad Laimer due to injury.

Liverpool have not been convincing in their last few games, but in the first leg of this clash, they ground out a win and gave themselves a huge advantage, it will take something huge for Leipzig to qualify over the Merseyside club.

You can catch the game live on SuperSport on DSTV on Wednesday, March 10 2021, by 9 pm Naija time.

After resting some key players in their 3-1 win over Lazio, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus will now focus on their task as the Old Lady will be welcoming Portuguese side, FC Porto to the Allianz Stadium.

In 5 Champions League meetings between these two teams, Juventus have won 3 games, while Porto have won only 1 match, with the last game ending in a draw. The Old Lady scored 7 goals, while the Portuguese side scored just 3 goals in those encounters.

Juventus will be without Matthijs de Ligt, Paulo Dybala, and Giorgio Chiellini due to injury, while Rodrigo Bentancur will miss out due to a positive COVID-19 test. Porto, on the other hand, will be without Chancel Mbemba and Mouhamed Mbaye due to injury.

Juventus manager did not start Ronaldo at the weekend, so he could be fresh for this must-win clash, as they hunt to win the UCL. They are on a good run of form at home, conceding just 1 goal in the last 5 home games, Porto will have a huge task at hand in this clash, but the Italian side should win it.

You can catch the game live on SuperSport on DSTV on Tuesday, March 09 2021, by 9 pm Naija time.

After a goal-fest in the first leg that ended in a 5-goal thriller, German side, Borussia Dortmund will be welcoming Spanish La Liga team Sevilla to the Signal Iduna Park for the second leg.

These two teams have only met once in the UEFA Champions League, which was the first leg and Dortmund won 3-2. Both teams are on a similar run of form, with 10 points in their last 5 games for the German side, while Sevilla have won 9 points in their last 5 matches.

Dortmund will be without Giovanni Reyna, Jadon Sancho, Raphael Guerreiro, Manuel Akanji, Axel Witsel, and Marcel Schmelzer due to injury. Sevilla, on the other hand, will be without only Aleix Vidal Parreu due to injury.

Both teams lost their last league games, but the home side look to be the better team, with young Erling Braut Haaland scoring with ease, and they head into this game with a huge advantage. Sevilla will have to win by 2-goal margin to qualify.

You can catch the game live on SuperSport on DSTV on Tuesday, March 09 2021, by 9 pm Naija time.

Manchester United shocked their city rivals, Manchester City by defeating Pep Guardiola’s team 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium to reduce the point deficit between both teams.

Manchester United scored the first goal in the 2nd minute after Gabriel Jesus brought down Anthony Martial in the 18-yard box just 30 seconds into the Game. Bruno Fernandes scored the resulting penalty. Luke Shaw scored the second goal just 5 minutes after the restart, following a counter-attack he started, and he finished well past Ederson.

Manchester City’s 21 games winning streak ended with a loss, and their point gap reduced to 11 points, but the Cityzens are still the favourite to win the Premier League. Manchester United, on the other hand, set a club record of 22 away games unbeaten as they executed their game plan very well, and their hope of winning the league is now live.

Do you think Man United can beat Man City to the EPL title?

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Two of the top strikers in the world, Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema were both on target as Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid's clash at the Wanda Metropolitano ends in a 1-1 draw.

Luis Suarez scored the opener with a beautiful goal with the outside of his boot in the 15th minute, after former Real Madrid midfielder, Marcos Llorente had a beautiful solo run from midfield. Karim Benzema equalized from the Blancos in the 88th minute, after a lovely inter-play with Casemiro.

Atletico Madrid extent their point gap at the top over Barcelona to 3 points, with a game in hand. Real, on the other hand, sit third, 2 points behind the Catalan giants, leaving the La Liga title race open to the 3 teams.

Who do you think will win La Liga?

video source: La Liga YouTube

Former Real Madrid striker scored two second-half goals to help Juventus come from a goal down to beat Lazio 3-1 at the Allianz Stadium, to keep their hope of winning the Serie A alive.

Joaquin Correa scored the opening goal for the away side after taking the ball from the halfway line. Adrien Rabiot equalized for the home side in the 39th minute with a lovely near post shot. Morata then scored a powerful shot with his weak foot to the near post in the 57th minute to give the Old Lady a 2-1 lead. 3 minutes later, the Spaniard extended the lead from the Penalty spot, after Aaron Ramsey was bought down in the box.

With the win, Juventus reduced their points deficit to AC Milan to 4 points, amassing 52 points in 25 matches. Lazio, on the other hand, failed to move up the Serie A table as they sit seventh on the log with 43 points in 25 games.

Do you think Juventus can still win the Serie A?

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Ahead of the Manchester derby, My11 look at the stats of two of the best midfielders in the Premier League, Bruno Fernándes and Kevin de Bruyne, as the Red Devils will battle it out against the Cityzens at the Etihad Stadium on Super Sunday.

Bruno has featured 27 times for Manchester United in the Premier League, scoring 15 goals and providing 11 assists, while De Bruyne has scored 3 goals and provided 11 assists in 21 EPL games.

In all competitions, Fernandes played 40 times for the Red Devils and he has scored 22 goals and provided 13 assists, while the Man City man has scored 3 goals and provided 16 assists in 27 games for the Cityzens.

Both midfielders are vital for their teams and will have to prove their status when they face each other at the Etihad Stadium. Bruno is deadly around the box with his accurate shots and De Bruyne’s passes are golden for the Cityzens. 90 minutes will decide who will come out tops between both players.

Who do you think is the best between Fernandes and de Bruyne?

The pressure is mounting for Jurgen Klopp as he lost again at Anfield, following Liverpool’s 1-0 to Chelsea at home on Thursday night.

Timo Werner thought he had scored the opening goal in the 24th minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside by the VAR. In the 42nd minute, N’Golo Kante sent a long ball to Mason Mount, and the Englishman curled the ball past Alisson Becker to score the only goal in the encounter.

Liverpool have now lost five straight Premier League games at home for the first time in the club’s history. Chelsea, on the other hand, have moved into the top 4 with 47 points in 27 games.

Now, there are calls for Klopp to be sacked, with club legend Steven Gerrard – who is leading Rangers FC to the Scottish title – seen as the next Liverpool manager.

Do you think Liverpool will sack Jurgen Klopp?