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The team’s bus crashed on its way back to Ebonyi State after the Federation Cup final defeat. &nbsp,

The team was returning to Ebonyi when the accident occurred after Kwara United won the Federation Cup final on Saturday in Lagos. &nbsp,

The Ebonyi-based club claimed there were no fatalities or injuries in the collision in a statement posted on their official Facebook page. &nbsp,

Ibas also pledges 50m Reward and chides Rivers Angels for winning the Federation Cup.

No harm or life was lost, to God be the glory. One of our vehicles (official’s bus) failed to brake along the Ondo Express Highway and hit a moving truck at the back as we were returning from Lagos today (29/6/2025), according to the club. “We are all safe and sound, thank God.” God be glorified “! “!

READ ALSO: Kwara United defeats Abakaliki FC on penalties in the 2025 Federation Cup.

Some minor damage to the bus was apparent in photos taken on the club’s social media page.

About a month prior to the accident, 21 Kano State athletes died while returning from the Ogun State National Sports Festival.

See the accident’s photos below:

Lionel Messi’s team, Paris Saint-Germain, defeated Inter Miami 4-0 on Sunday to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals.

Miami hoped the Argentine superstar’s combination would help them defeat his former team, but Luis Enrique’s fervent European champions defeated them in Atlanta.

The quality gap between the teams was exposed in the final 90 minutes, but Messi and his former Barcelona team-mates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba had done well to reach the last 16.

A Tomas Aviles own goal gave PSG the lead, and Joao Neves scored twice, and Achraf Hakimi also had a goal.

Miami resisted until PSG scored three goals in 10 minutes toward the end of the first half after Neves opened the scoring early in the second half.

The main attraction was Messi, who was chanted his name by the 66, 000 people who were clad in Miami’s hot pink and wearing Argentina shirts throughout.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia jumped into the box and beat Bradley Barcola, but Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari bent over and prevented him with an extended leg. PSG dominated right from the beginning.

However, Desire Dou was fouled by Miami right-back Marcelo Weigandt shortly after, which caused PSG’s opener.

After six minutes, Vitinha whipped a free-kick past Ustari, who was then completely unmarked, before stooping to nod past the Portuguese midfielder.

After PSG’s Fabian Ruiz was given an offside penalty, Miami’s Noah Allen suffered an injury-related limping off, causing yet another blow to Javier Mascherano’s side.

Miami struggled to get Messi involved when the Ligue 1 champions were pressing high and in control.

Tadeo Allende’s 38-year-old Argentine superstar made a superbly weighted pass down the right flank, but a rare Miami break was all that happened.

Messi’s sporadic interventions did not help stop the Parisian trend.

When veteran holding midfielder Busquets mishandled his footwork in front of his own box in the 39th minute, PSG doubled their lead.

Neves scored his second goal as soon as Spanish compatriot Ruiz quickly relieved him of the ball and combined with Barcola to set up his.

When Aviles deflected Doue’s cross into his own net before half-time, PSG took their third, and Hakimi netted the fourth to put them out of sight.

The Morocco international’s first effort was deflected onto the crossbar, but he stayed alert at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s air-conditioned concourse to fire home the rebound.

Messi, the Argentine, raged against the midfielder, Miami’s impotence, and PSG’s swagger as the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner lost his cool with a swipe at Vitinha.

–  Determined Messi –

Suarez was gifted a brilliant pass by Messi to the PSG defense in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Uruguayan was unable to finish and give Miami a lifeline.

The Argentine was determined to leave with a bang despite the possibility of a comeback — there was no such thing as what Luis Enrique’s Barcelona did against PSG from four goals down in which Messi and Suarez scored.

After the hour mark, Messi made his first save with a low effort from Gianluigi Donnarumma of PSG.

Ousmane Dembele, who had a hamstring injury, was sent to Luis Enrique for his first tournament appearance, but he was rusty and inaccurate.

Messi had the opportunity to reclaim his free-kick winner against Porto in the group stage when Lucas Beraldo fouled Suarez on the edge of the box, but his effort fell apart.

Although it wasn’t Messi or Miami’s fault, their second-half performance was respectable and the defeat was less than the French side’s 5-0 Champions League final thrashing of Inter Milan.

Enzo Maresca, the manager of Chelsea, criticised the two-hour delay in his team’s Saturday Club World Cup victory over Benfica, suggesting that the event should be played elsewhere in the future.

After a two-hour delay following a storm warning, Chelsea made it to the quarter-finals by defeating Benfica 4-1 in extra-time.

Due to widely accepted regulations in the United States that require the suspension of outdoor sporting events if there is a chance of lightning, the tournament was the sixth time a game has been postponed.

Maresca added that a review of the number of games that had been disrupted should be made afterward.

The Chelsea manager responded, “For me personally, it’s not football.” “They have already suspended six games here,” they say. It’s a joke, in my opinion. It’s not football, really.

It’s truly amazing, and it’s completely unfamiliar to me.

You must suspend the game, I understand that for security reasons. However, if you suspend seven or eight games, it’s likely that this is not the best place to hold this competition.

READ MORE: Palmeiras defeats Botafogo in extra time at the Club World Cup.

With four minutes left, Reece James’ second-half free kick gave Chelsea the lead.

The players were forced to leave the field by the storm warning, which nearly halted play.

According to Maresca, it was one of the best performances of the past few weeks.

“The game was very good for 85 minutes before we stopped for two hours, and when we first started it was a completely different game. Because you “break the tempo,” the game is no longer the same.

Maresca made sure to support the Club World Cup, which was expanded to 32 teams for the first time this year, and is being held in the United States as a formal rehearsal for the 2026 World Cup in North America.

It’s a fantastic competition, they say. All the best clubs are participating in the Club World Cup, he said.

“But six, seven games have been suspended?” It is not typical. How many World Cup players have been suspended? Probably none. How many games are there in a European (Championship)? Zero . There are some issues.

Even though Flamengo and Bayern Munich are a fixture in Sunday’s Club World Cup round-of-16 match, Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany says the match should be comparable to a Champions League game.

At Hard Rock Stadium, six-time champions of Europe take on three-time Copa Libertadores champion Flamengo, who are up for a place in the quarter-finals.

FIFA undoubtedly considered the idea for the tournament when it came up with the idea, but Bayern boss knows what to do with this fixture.

In his first season in charge of the Bundesliga giants, the former Manchester City defender described Flamengo as a top team that had a strong combination of tactical discipline, aggressiveness, and a very real dose of Brazilian creativity and flair.

Flamengo has the discipline to defend as a unit like the majority of the top-level Champions League teams. That’s why I think this game resembles a top-flight game in Europe, he said.

Flamengo is essential for any top-level team because of its clear structure and discipline. They can create dangerous situations on the ball and defend well as a unit, he continued.

INCLUDE   Brazilian rivals Botafogo are edged in extra time by Palmeiras at the Club World Cup.

After facing a weak team in their final group stage match against Benfica, Bayern enter the game with a 1-0 defeat. However, victories over Boca Juniors and Auckland City had already guaranteed the Germans a spot in the knockout stages.

Despite the fact that Brazilian teams have shown themselves capable of defeating European clubs at this tournament, Kompany still observes some of the country’s traditional flair in the tactical discipline.

Brazilian football is associated with creativity, he said, adding that there are some things we don’t even consider when we play on the field.

Filipe Luis, a 39-year-old Flamengo’s coach, has clearly studied his opponent closely, just like Kompany did Kompany.

I haven’t played with him because I’m not familiar with him personally, but I do know about his career and his strong character. I studied his team a lot, and even Burnley had some intriguing ideas last year, Luis said.

I watched a lot of Bayern’s games this year, especially early in the season. He has some very intriguing ideas. I try to copy and pick from the best, as I have previously stated. Many of us referenced Bayern this year. So I was able to watch a lot of his early in the season.

One of the toughest opponents we could face is undoubtedly a team that has really absorbed his model well. Every coach and player wants to participate in these types of matches. It’s therefore a great privilege,” he said.

Jamal Musiala, who ended the season with an injury and missed the Benfica game due to a knock against Boca, might be given a second chance by Kompany.

He is now back to training. For us, for instance, it would be preferable to not have him at all. However, the coach said, “We will have to wait and decide tomorrow.”

He is already in the squad, so he will be there tomorrow. We’ll see, though, what happens next. ”

At the Club World Cup in the United States on Saturday, Chelsea defeated Benfica in a game that lasted for close to five hours before the quarter-final showdown with Brazilian side Palmeiras.

The London club won 4-1 over Benfica thanks to extra-time goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

After a nearly two-hour delay due to the weather, their late burst of scoring at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina resolved the last-16 tie.

Enzo Maresca, the manager of Chelsea, was happy with the victory for his team, but criticized the delay, which had already spanned almost five hours.

Maresca said, “I don’t believe it’s a joke; it’s not football.”

We held the lead in the 85-minute period. We had enough chances to win the game. Then, after the break, the game changed; personally, it’s not football.

Chelsea had already sounded confident in winning the match with four minutes left before Reece James’ opportunistic second-half free kick had given them a 1-0 lead.

However, a storm over Charlotte just as Chelsea began to consider their quarter-final matchup prompted local safety regulations that required the suspension of the game.

READ MORE: Palmeiras defeats Botafogo in extra time at the Club World Cup.

A weather warning has interrupted a game for the sixth time during the Club World Cup.

After Chelsea substitute Malo Gusto was deemed to have handled in the penalty area in response to an intervention by the Video Assistant Referee, play resumed just under two hours later.

Angel Di Maria, an Argentine veteran, scored an ice-cold penalty to make it extra time for Benfica.

Following Gianluca Prestianni’s second yellow card at the end of regulation, Benfica threatened to take the lead in the pursuit of an improbable victory in an end-to-end first half of extra time.

Instead, Nkunku fired back from close range after Moises Caicedo’s low shot was squirted underneath Benfica goalkeeper Antoliy Trubin, who had the ball squirted underneath Chelsea.

Chelsea launched an attack as the game progressed, and Benfica became more vulnerable on the counter-attack.

After going clean through on goal in the 114th minute, Neto made it 3-1 with a nerveless finish, and Dewsbury-Hall added three minutes later to send Chelsea through to the last eight.

On Friday, they will travel to Philadelphia, where they previously lost two games in the group stage, to face Palmeiras in the quarter-finals.

Brazilian Derby is halted by Paulinho

In a battle of attrition earlier on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the Brazilian club were appreciative of Paulinho’s winner at extra-time after winning 1-0 to beat domestic rivals Botafogo 1-0.

The winger started the second half with the addition of teenage sensation Estevao Willian, who initially appeared uninspired but ultimately proved to be inspiring, as Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira did in the first half.

When Paulinho received a pass from Richard Rios on the right flank, the tie reached 100 minutes later, and he had the opportunity to enter the box before slotting a low shot into the far corner.

The majority of the 33, 657 Palmeiras fans were in awe of the fiery celebrations, and the Sao Paulo side held on to win the game despite having captain Gustavo Gomez sent off late on.

“He came because he wanted to play for long enough to decide a game,” he said. After the tournament, Ferreira, who has struggled with injuries since signing for Palmeiras at the start of the year, said, “He is going to have to stop again.”

Palmeiras, who won the Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, will now hope to elude their Brazilian rival Flamengo, who defeated Chelsea in the group stage.

Paris Saint-Germain take on Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on Sunday in Atlanta for the last-16 match.

Bayern Munich will face Flamengo in Miami later.