Sule Lamido to run for presidental election in 2019.

Presidential elections are still more than two years away, former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State,  has already declared his interest to contest  presidency on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“If my party finds me worthy of the party’s presidential ticket to serve Nigeria, I will thank God and oblige.

“Although there are issues in the party that we are all working to resolve, we hope to have success soon and come out united.

The former governor held that the internal crisis in PDP was the reason for its defeat in 2015 general elections and that the party was working to bring back those who left the party before the last presidential elections.

“As I’m talking to you now, we are working silently to resolve our differences and bring back to our fold those that left the party for APC”, he said.

Source: Guardian

Mahrez, the record breaker become the first to be named PFA Player of the Year from Africa.

Mahrez is Leicester's first-ever winner of the award and also makes history by becoming the first African player to pick up the accolade, with 17 goals and 11 assists in 34 games.

He has been one of the driving forces behind Claudio Ranieri's title tilt, especially leading a cavalier first half of the season at the King Power Stadium.

The 25-year-old Algeria international is the first winner not to play for Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham or Manchester United since Newcastle United's Alan Shearer in 1997.

Elsewhere, Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli was named Young Player of the Year, Jamie Vardy received an award to recognize his record 11-game Premier Leageue goalscoring streak and Ryan Giggs received the PFA Merit Award.

CR7 ruled out Olympic Games attetant.

Cristiano Ronaldo has ruled himself out of contention to feature for Portugal at the Olympic Games in the summer..

The draw for the tournament in Brazil, which kicks off on Aug. 4, took place on Thursday, with Portugal joining Algeria, Honduras and Argentina in Group D.

Sources close to Ronaldo have told Goal that the Real Madrid star will not be available for selection, however, with participating nations able to select three players over the age of 23 as part of their squads for the competition.

The prospect of Portugal's meeting with Argentina had sparked speculation of a clash between Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the Games but Messi has already been ruled out by coach Gerardo Martino.

Like Messi, who will play at the Copa America, Ronaldo will represent his country in one major competition this summer - the European Championship in France.

Given the 31-year-old has played 50 games for Madrid in four of his last five seasons and is likely to do so again by the end of the current campaign, adding another tournament to his schedule has been deemed unrealistic.

Last week, Barcelona communicated to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) that Neymar would be available for only one tournament this summer.

That decision effectively ruled him out of the Copa America as Neymar has indicated he would prefer to play for his country on home soil at the Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The CBF, however, has insisted it will continue to appeal for the 24-year-old to be made available for both tournaments.

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Alex Iwobi said Jay-Jay Okocha adviced him

Alex Iwobi has turned to his famous uncle Jay-Jay Okocha for advice since breaking into the Arsenal team.
Okocha is one of the best Nigerian players of all time, a talented playmaker who starred in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers, and he's taken to Twitter to show his support for his nephew.
Iwobi has two goals and three assists in his past three games and he’s enjoyed Okocha’s support on social media.

“Before that I didn’t even know he had Twitter!” Iwobi told Arsenal Player. “All my friends were asking if I saw what my uncle had said so I checked it out. It is crazy and I’m just happy I’m making him proud and hopefully I will be even better than him.

“He was at the Watford game and the Barcelona game,” added Iwobi. “The fact he comes to watch shows it means a lot to him and he shows his support. It is good for me.

“[I get advice from him] almost weekly. He came to my house the other day. Unfortunately I missed him because I was here [at the training ground] but we do keep in contact a lot. He does tell me what I need to do and what I need to work on.

“He is always telling me that he knows a lot has happened and that I have come far, but he says to stay humble and that I will go far.”

Source: www.arsenal.com