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  1. Substitute Michael Olise curled in an 88th-minute winner as France beat Belgium 1-0 in Brussels without injured captain Kylian Mbappé.
  2. Brentford right-back Michael Kayode scored and set up a goal on his senior Italy debut in a 4-1 win over Türkiye in Bursa.
  3. Both players have Nigerian roots; France lead Group A1 on six points and host Italy on Friday at 19:45 WAT.
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Athletes · 4 min read

Michael Olise’s 88th-minute stunner sinks Belgium as Kayode scores for Italy

Two players Nigeria once tried to recruit lit up Monday's Nations League action, as Olise kept Zinedine Zidane's France perfect and Brentford's Kayode marked his Italy debut with a goal.

Updated 18:04 WAT, 1 Oct 2026: Nigeria lost 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau in their AFCON 2027 qualifier in Bissau on Tuesday, a day after Olise and Kayode starred in Europe. Michael Olise came off the bench to score an 88th-minute winner as France beat Belgium 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League in Brussels on Monday night, keeping Zinedine Zidane's record perfect.…

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Russell pips Verstappen by 0.196 seconds to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

George Russell survived two safety cars to win in Baku, while title leader Kimi Antonelli fought from 16th to fifth and still leads by 66 points.

George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday 26 September by the narrowest of margins, holding off a charging Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds on the Baku street circuit. It looked like a comfortable afternoon for the Mercedes driver until two safety car periods bunched the field up and turned the final laps into a scrap. Verstappen, who…

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  1. Simon won his 100th cap off the bench in the 2-1 win over Madagascar in Uyo
  2. He joins Ahmed Musa, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo and Alex Iwobi on 100-plus
  3. He went into the game with 12 international goals, after a March 2015 debut
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Athletes · 2 min read

Moses Simon joins Nigeria’s 100-cap club in Madagascar win

The Paris FC winger became the fifth Super Eagle to reach a century of appearances, more than a decade after his debut in March 2015.

Updated 10:02 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: Simon won his 101st cap as a half-time substitute in Nigeria's 3-0 defeat by Guinea-Bissau in Bissau on Tuesday. Some milestones arrive with fireworks; Moses Simon's arrived with a second-half substitution and a job to do. The Paris FC winger came off the bench in Friday's 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar…

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