1, February 2018
Samuel Eto’o joins Turkish Super Lig club Konyaspor 0
Former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o has signed a contract with Turkish top-flight club Konyaspor after parting ways with Antalyaspor.
“Eto’o is a very important player in the world and in Turkey. We are happy to see him in Konyaspor,” club president Fatih Yilmaz said.
The 36-year-old former Cameroon international, who joined Antalyaspor in 2015 after a short spell in Italy with Sampdoria, has signed an 18-month contract with Konyaspor.
The two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner enjoyed five hugely successful seasons with Barcelona from 2004 to 2009, winning two Champions League titles and three La Liga crowns before departing for Inter Milan, where he had more success under Jose Mourinho.
Eto’o helped Inter team win the treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in his first season in Italy before moving to Russia’s Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011. He also had brief stints at Chelsea and Everton in the Premier League.
Source: AFP
21, February 2018
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in Lagos 0
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in Lagos, Nigeria for a summit of the world football governing body. Infantino arrived in Lagos on Monday and told reporters that the summit is a democratic system where issues concerning football are discussed among stakeholders.
The FIFA FIFA Summit is an initiative of Infantino to give a voice to the member associations, who are in fact FIFA’s bosses, giving them the opportunity to exchange, discuss and listen. These exchanges, according to the FIFA boss, will allow his administration and himself to be able to hear the point of view of the administrations.
Shortly after arriving in Nigeria on Monday, Infantino went to the Lagos government headquarters, along with Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick. CAF President Ahmad Ahmad and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura who also made the trip to Nigeria.
Among the topics on the agenda for this summit are the future of youth competitions, women’s competition, how to develop them and the player transfer system.
By Chi Prudence Asong