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News on Giroud, Adekunle Gold, Eden Hazard’s retirement and Graham Porter.

New stories in the music and sports worlds

Oliver Giroud makes Serie A team of the week as a goalkeeper.

Last weekend was filled with lots of dramas across different Seria A matches and one of the spectacular moments occurred in AC Milan win over Genoa. In the 1-0 thriller, AC Milan’s goalkeeper, Mike Maignam was sent off in the dying minutes of the match and with all substitutions used, the Frenchman took up the goalkeeping duty for the last minutes of the game, making a good save which allowed the club to secure three points and a clean sheet. Giroud’s heroics have not gone unnoticed, as he has been added to this week’s Serie A team of the week as a goalkeeper.

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Spotlighting Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, a shining light in the Turkish Super Lig.

Nigerian footballers have hit the ground running claiming their places as some of the best talent in their various football leagues. Whilst Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman have been two of Serie A’s best players over the last season, the likes of Taiwo Awoniyi, Victor Boniface, Gift Orban and Moses Simon have also been on huge forms for their respective clubs. On top of these slew of talents, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is emerging as one of the hottest prospects. Currently playing for Hatayspor in the Turkish league, the midfielder has scored four goals and assisted one in eight league games. With this generation of goal scorers, Nigeria is bound to look really exciting in the coming AFCON 2024 tournament.

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Belgian superstar, Eden Hazard announces retirement from football.

Perhaps one of the greatest players of his generation, Eden Hazard announced his retirement from football at age 32, after 16 years and over 700 matches played. The forward etched his name as one of the best players in the premier league while at Chelsea. However, his dream move to Real Madrid was riddled by consistent injuries. Regardless, Hazard has dominated football, winning various trophies and personal accolades, including multiple Premier league player of the season. He will forever be remembered for his outstanding performances.

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Graham Porter reportedly in line to replace Rudi Garcia at Napoli.

The current Serie A champions, Napoli has commenced the new season on a rather inconsistent slate. This has cast a shadow of doubt on the future of the coach Rudi Garcia, as reports suggest that Napoli will be willing to explore other managerial options, in a bid to improve the team’s performances. Former Brighton and Chelsea manager, Graham Porter is reportedly one of the names in line to potentially take over the managerial role if Napoli’s president, Die Laurentiis decides to sack Rudi Garcia.

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Adekunle Gold stunned as fans perform his hit song in Minnesota.

Pop star, Adekunle Gold has grown into one of the biggest hit makers in the Nigerian music industry. Presently on his “Tequila Ever After Tour” for his recently released album, he is consistently taking his audiences through a whole experience of beautiful performances. His hit record, “Party No Dey Stop” has enjoyed huge airplays and stream numbers across the world and last night in Minnesota, Adekunle Gold was stunned as the crowd performed his hit song word for word to him. This is perhaps, a big indication of his growth in the global music scene.

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