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Former Beşiktaş midfielder, Sinan Engin has suggested that Victor Osimhen, Noa Lang, and Gabriel Sara are the three-star players of the match who helped Galatasaray defeat Juventus in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 playoff first leg tie on Tuesday.

Osimhen was among the Galatasaray players who gave an impressive display against Juventus.

The 27-year-old Nigerian inspired Galatasaray to a 5-2 win over the Serie A giants in Turkey.

He provided two assists in the game and also put pressure on the Juventus defence during the encounter.

“I was proud of Galatasaray. Galatasaray is truly a European team. Galatasaray tore Juventus apart. Last week, I said that Galatasaray was going to destroy Juventus,” Engin said on the Asist Analiz YouTube channel.

“You could name a few people as the stars of the match. You could say Osimhen, Sara, Lang, but the star of the match was Galatasaray.”

UCL: Osimhen named among three-star players who helped Galatasaray defeat Juventus

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has issued a stern warning to match officials across the domestic football scene.

NFF said tougher measures were imminent to curb the surge in controversial decisions across the country’s domestic leagues.

The warning was issued during the NFF Executive Committee meeting held in Abuja.

The federation expressed “deep disappointment” with the performance of referees in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Nigeria National League, NNL, Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, and Nationwide League One, NLO.

It stated that disciplinary actions, retraining programmes and stricter monitoring would be introduced to restore integrity and professionalism in Nigerian football.

“We are out to fight incompetence, collusion and any manipulation that undermines the credibility of our competitions,” NFF was quoted by Newstap.

“Stronger measures are on the way, and any official found compromising the game will face decisive consequences.”

NFF warns referees of sanctions over poor officiating

Brazilian legend Thiago Silva has said that he would like to become a manager at Chelsea.

The former PSG captain expressed his desire to “coach all the teams where I have played.”

The 41-year-old Chelsea defender is at the tail end of his footballing career and will retire as one of the greatest defenders of his generation. Silva has played for the likes of PSG, Chelsea, and currently Fluminense.

Speaking about his plans post-retirement, Silva told L’Equipe that he wants to go into coaching.

“When I become a coach, I’ve set myself a goal: To coach all the teams where I have played,” Silva said.

The Brazilian legend has also played for RS Futebol, Juventude, Porto, and AC Milan. His son, Isago Silva, is currently at Chelsea, having signed a scholarship contract with the Blues.

EPL: Thiago Silva wants to become Chelsea manager