Real Madrid confirm Casillas to Porto deal

The Spanish goalkeeper ends a 25 year period at the Santiago Bernabeu in order to join the Portuguese side
Real Madrid have confirmed that long-serving captain Iker Casillas will leave the club for Porto.

The goalkeeper had been linked to a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu for some time, with Madrid looking to sign Kiko Casilla from Espanyol and pursuing Manchester United's David de Gea.

The World Cup winning shot stopper had reportedly already agreed personal terms with the Portuguese side, but failure to break from his contract at the capital club was holding the deal back.

Now, though, Los Blancos have revealed that a deal has been struck that will see him bring an end to a glorious career in La Liga.

"Real Madrid and FC Porto have agreed the transfer of Iker Casillas to the Portuguese club," a statement on their official website read.

Casillas spent 25 years attached to Madrid, during which time he won five league titles. two Copas del Rey and three Champions League trophies.

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Oliseh Not Capable Of Handling Super Eagles –Westerholf

FORMER Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Clemens Westerhof, has said that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) willbe making a big mistake by handing untested Sunday Oliseh the job of the team’s Chief Coach.

Oliseh, 40, was handed his Super Eagles debut by Westerhof in 1993 and the Dutchman has said he still lacks the requisite experience to handle such a difficult team.

The former Borussia Dortmund and Ajax midfielder has only ever managed a third division Belgian side Vervietois as well as worked as TV pundit and a member of the Fifa Technical Study Group for the 2014 World Cup.

“No, no, no, no that cannot be, he can’t be Super Eagles coach. Oliseh cannot do it, no, he can’t,” Westerhof was animated as he told Complete Sports.

“If the Nigeria Football Federation is bringing Oliseh to handle the Super Eagles, then that is too bad because it is not right. It is not proper, he is not the right man for the job.”

The 75-year-old, who led the Super Eagles to their second African title in 1994, then reeled off the work experience he and recently sacked Stephen Keshi earned before being handed the Nigeria top job.

“Before I took over the Super Eagles in 1989, I was head coach of Feyenoord and we were champions after many years. I coached other top teams in the first division, Vitesse, MVV and came back to Vitesse again.

“Keshi was a top quality player in Belgium with Lokeren, Anderlecht, RC Strasbourg in France, Sacramento Scorpions and all that. He coached several other teams including Togo and Mali.

“Where did Oliseh coach? What is his coaching experience? Do you want to start learning how to coach with the senior national team,” he asked.

Westerhof also detailed the kind of problems likely to be faced by the new coach in the face of player egos.

“Coaching amateur teams is not enough to get experience of handling top teams like the Super Eagles.

“Players cannot respect him, you know, he cannot command their respect and influence as they loved and respected me, as they also respected and loved Keshi,” he said.

“What the players of the Super Eagles need is a coach who the players will love to respect, who has positive influence on the players and I don’t think Oliseh has these qualities,” Westerhof said.

“Under Oliseh Super Eagles will do well

Enugu – Football stakeholders in Enugu have applauded the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on the appointment of Sunday Oliseh as the new Super Eagles coach.
They said in Enugu on Saturday that the appointment would end the coaching problem in the Super Eagles.
The Enugu State Director of Sports, John Eli, said that Oliseh would be a good and sound coach considering his pedigree in football.
“As a one-time Super Eagles captain and having undergone coaching courses with good qualification, the appointment is a good one from the NFF.
“I believe that under him, the Super Eagles will do well as he is going to use his experience and knowledge as a player and coach to assemble good players for the country,’’ he said.
He commended the choice of indigenous coaches which he said would encourage the younger generation of coaches to work harder.
In his contribution, the Chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in Enugu State, Norbert Okolie, said that the former and the new Super Eagles coaches were the same in terms of achievements as players.
“The NFF may have appointed Oliseh because he holds a better certificate than those who contested for the post with him and the previous coach.
“As they have given him the job, let them also give him a free hand and the enabling environment to do the job with his experience and ability.
“I hope he will take the Super Eagles to greater height in football and qualify us for the 2017 African Cup of Nations,” he said.
Another stakeholder, Ebere Amaraizu, congratulated Oliseh on the appointment but quickly added that coaching was not really the problem of Nigeria football but grooming grassroots players.
“We need to look beyond hiring and firing coaches because the problem of Nigerian football is our inability to groom players from the grassroots to take us to where we want to be.
“Football in Nigeria is not growing because we have neglected grassroots football; where are our games villages and primary schools competitions?
“I started playing football competitions from primary school which was organised by the government, likewise the notable past footballers in the country.
“We need to discover new Austin Okochas, Tijani Babangidas, Uche Okafors, Stephen Keshis, Christian Chukwus and others right from the primary schools,” Amaraizu, the Team Manager of Crime Bursters FC of Enugu, said.

on july 11, 2015 at 6:12 pm in news, sports

Boko Haram releases first video with ISIS

There are strong indications that the Boko Haram Islamic Sect has forged a strong operational alliance with the ruthless Islamic State as the two bodies have released a joint video for the first time.

The video is the first video recording since Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State last year.

A suspected Nigerian soldier, who was said to have been captured in battle in the North-East, was shown in the video.

The video showed the said soldier in a kneeling position surrounded by three terrorists wielding AK 47 assault rifles and later another picture without the head.

The location of the action was not specified in the latest video.

Also, the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, did not speak in the video.

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