Wow! Nigerians Olympic football team stranded in Atlanta following disagreement with chatter flight

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics is on Friday night but the football part of the tournament will begin tomorrow August 4th and Nigeria is supposed to play Japan in the opening match but guess where our footballers are? They are stuck in Atlanta following a disagreement over their chatter flight. Watch the report from CNN after the cut to understand better...

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Lionel Messi is now Argentina's all time leading scorer after leading Nation to Copa America final with 4-0 defeat of USA

Lionel Messi is now Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 55 goals, overtaking Gabriel Batistuta as his nation's top scorer after leading his country to a 4-0 win over U.S in the Copa America early this morning. Ezequiel Lavezzi scored through a header after just three minutes before Argentina captain Lionel Messi doubled their lead with a stunning free-kick which was his 55th goal - making him Argentina's outright record goalscorer. Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain added a third from close range on 50 minutes before Higuain doubled his tally for the night on 86 minutes via a Messi assist making it a miserable match for the U.S. Almost everything positive came through the Barcelona No 10. In the eighth minute he fired over, then eight minutes later sailed past three players before Guzan fielded his strike from the edge of the box but the next time Messi ran at the defence, it resulted in a goal. The U.S team started with a line up that included Guzan, Yedlin, Cameron, Brooks, Johnson; Zardes, Beckerman, Bradley, Zusi; Dempsey and Wondolowski while Argentina started with a 'killer' squad that comprised of Romero, Mercado, Funes Mori, Otamendi, Rojo, Augusto Fernandez, Mascherano, Banega, Messi, Higuain and Lavezzi.  Argentina will now face the winner of the match between Chile and Columbia in the Copa America final.

Joseph Yobo to play in Nigerian League, NPFL to pay his salary as club hustle for his signature

Former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo, who has played for Fenerbahce and Everton is set to play in the Nigeria Professional Football league for the remaining matches of the season, in what will be a major coup for the Nigeria league. Joseph Yobo will see out his playing career in the Nigerian Professional Football League, League organisers, League Management Company (LMC) announced in a tweet on Tuesday. In a new welcome arrangement set up by the LMC , retiring Nigerian internationals who have played abroad can come back to the Nigerian League and play for any club who meets up with their terms while the NPFL will also partly fund the player's wages. This move by the NFF, will in turn attract investors and fans to stadiums, as they want to catch a glimpse of their heores in action for their local clubs. Former Nigeria midfielder Sani Kaita was the first high profile player to take part in the scheme. LMC Chairman Shehu Dikko told ESPN that Yobo's experience will be vital to developing the league. "To have someone like Yobo, with his achievements in the game and his profile, will no doubt be a boost to the league, and to the players he will help and we are proud to have him," Shehu Dikko said. League leaders Wikki Tourists, IfeanyiUbah FC powered by Billionaire, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, Kano Pillars and Akwa United are among the clubs jostling for the central defender, who has also played for Olympique Marseille and Norwich City.