Thursday, January 8, 2015

Inter and Bayern agree deal for Xherdan Shaqiri


Xherdan Shaqiri is set to join Inter, the club have confirmed, after they reached an agreement with Bayern Munich on Thursday. The Switzerland international has agreed a move to the Italian giants, with a four-year contract just requiring his signature after the clubs settled on a fee. The Nerazzurri have agreed to sign the Switzerland international on loan until the end of the season for €2 million, and will then be obliged to pay €12m at the end of the season to make the deal permanent. An extra payment will be made if Inter qualify for the 2015-16 Champions League. Inter announced the transfer is almost complete on their television channel, claiming the highly-rated 23-year-old attacker just needs to put pen-to-paper on the verbally agreed contract to seal the deal.

Oshoala dreams Glo/Caf AWPOTY award

The Rivers Angels forward will battle with compatriot Desire Oparanozie and Cameroonian star Annette Ngo Ndom of the female version of Africa’s best player. The Super Falcons player has said that winning the continent’s top prize for women will have a positive impact on her careerSuper Falcons’ prodigy Asisat Oshoala has revealed her target of winning the 2014 Glo/Caf African Women Player of the Year to be announced on Thursday. The 20-year-old prodigy, who won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot award with seven goals at the Fifa U20 Women's World Cup in Canada expressed her delight making the top three of the award and is hoping to go a step further winning the crown. "It means a lot to my career and it’s a very good thing to me as an individual,” Oshoala reported