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Ademola Lookman, Atletico Madrid survive Barcelona to reach Copa del Rey final
Ademola Lookman and his Spanish club Atletico Madrid will feature in the final of the Copa del Rey after they survived a fightback by Barcelona tonight to go through 4-3 on aggregate.
Atletico fell 3-0 at Barcelona, but they had done enough in the home leg last month to make it to their first cup final since 2013.
Ademola Lookman started the cup tie and came close to pulling a goal for Atletico in first half stoppage time but his header missed the target not by much.
He earned a personal rating of 6.1 points by Sofascore and was replaced in the 58th minute.
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Will Iwobi’s 100 caps stand?
Record keepers have questioned the 100 caps for the Super Eagles credited to Alex Iwobi.
The Super Eagles presented the Fulham star with a plaque to mark his milestone appearance before Wednesday night’s friendly against Portugal.
However, the records showed that FIFA chalked off a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Algeria after the game was forfeited by Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player – Shehu Abdullahi.
Also, FIFA also chalked off a friendly against Togo in 2017 because of the record number of substitutes played in the game.
That would then mean that Iwobi is on 98 caps, two games away from the Century milestone…
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Super Eagles star celebrates getting Ronaldo shirt
Super Eagles defender Bruno Onyemaechi was the one who swapped shirts with the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo, saying it was a dream come true for him.
Onyemaechi has previously played in Portugal with Boavista and his partner is Portuguese.
Four years ago, coach Finidi George and Moses Simon were caught on camera trying to get this prized jersey.
Ronaldo will lead Portugal to the 2026 World Cup, which will be his sixth appearance at the global stage.
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Super Eagles honour new Centurion Iwobi
The Super Eagles will present Alex Iwobi with a commemorative plaque to celebrate his 100th appearance before tonight’s friendly against Portugal.
The 30-year-old Fulham star will join an elite group of players led by Ahmed Musa, who have reached a century of appearances for Nigeria.
Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Joseph Yobo are the other players to hit this milestone.
After he represented England at youth level, Iwobi made his Super Eagles debut on October 8, 2015, in a friendly against DR Congo.
One of the highlights of his international career was scoring the goal against Zambia in Uyo that qualified Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
He has scored 10 goals and made eight assists.
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