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Alavés, Cádiz, Elche all humbled by 2nd-tier teams in Copa By JOSEPH WILSONJanuary 16, 2021 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lower-division Spanish sides took out three more top-flight teams from the Copa del Rey on Saturday, taking advantage of playing the one-match elimination rounds on their home turf. Coach Abelardo Fernández had a nightmare debut in his second stint at Alavés after it was routed 5-0 by second-tier side Almería. Cádiz lost at Girona 2-0, and Elche fell at Rayo Vallecano 2-0 also in the round of 16. The three losers joined fellow top-flight clubs Atlético Madrid, Geta...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete Nigerian players in Europe had a weekend to remember with several of them getting on the scoresheet while others helped their teams record wins and clean sheets. In the Italian Serie A, Simy Nwankwo scored a brace as he helped his club Crotone to a 4-1 win over Benevento on Sunday. The goals took his season’s tally to six in 18 league games. The lanky striker scored Crotone’s second and third goals in the 29th and 54th minutes of the encounter. The win is their third of the season. Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medalist, Sadiq Umar, also bagged a brace ...

Alavés, Cádiz, Elche all humbled by 2nd-tier teams in Copa By JOSEPH WILSONJanuary 16, 2021 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lower-division Spanish sides took out three more top-flight teams from the Copa del Rey on Saturday, taking advantage of playing the one-match elimination rounds on their home turf. Coach Abelardo Fernández had a nightmare debut in his second stint at Alavés after it was routed 5-0 by second-tier side Almería. Cádiz lost at Girona 2-0, and Elche fell at Rayo Vallecano 2-0 also in the round of 16. The three losers joined fellow top-flight clubs Atlético Madrid, Geta...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Command, Mr.Abutu Yaro has urged Islamic Clerics in the state to preach peace for adequate security. CP Abutu Yaro disclosed this during a familiarisation visit to the Emir of Bungudu, Alh. Hassan Attahiru at his Palace. The Commissioner noted that the call became imperative considering the fact that people of the state respect the Islamic teachings more than any advocacy, hence the need for the clerics to support the peace process of the state through the village to village preachings to enlighten their communities on the ...

By Usman Aliyu Jebba(Kwara) Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Thursday visited the scene of Wednesday morning’s tanker explosion in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of the state to commiserate with the victims of the disaster. The governor, while speaking with newsmen after the visit, described the incident as painful. “The incident is very disturbing and we have to come down to see the extent of the destruction. “It’s far more than what we thought. The inferno engulfed many houses. It affects about 43 houses,” AbdulRazaq told reporters after inspection. Naija247news reports...