The 16 teams remaining in the 2025 Club World Cup to compete for the trophy have been confirmed.

This follows the conclusion of the Group H games in the early hours of Friday.

Real Madrid defeated Salzburg 3-0, with goals from Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, and Gonzalo Garcia.

The result saw Xabi Alonso’s men finish in top spot and they will face Juventus in the last 16.

Al Hilal beat Pachuca 2-1 and will take on Manchester City.

In other fixtures confirmed prior, Inter Milan face Fluminense and Monterrey are up against Borussia Dortmund.

Benfica play Chelsea on Saturday, while Palmeiras will clash with Botafogo in an all-Brazilian affair.

Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Miami, in what has been dubbed the Lionel Messi Derby, while Flamengo square up against Bayern Munich.

(The Sun)

Seventeen Nigerian states have confirmed their participation in the 2025 Olympic Day celebrations.

The event will take place across the country on June 28.

The annual event, which promotes the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect, has gained momentum in recent years, with organisers expanding activities to encourage wider public participation.

This year, states including Edo, Plateau, Ondo, Taraba, Enugu, Delta, Kwara, the Federal Capital Territory, Anambra, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Kogi, Gombe, Osun, Imo and Lagos, home to the secretariat of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, will host a series of community-based events aimed at promoting health and fitness.

The celebration will feature a variety of non-competitive sporting activities such as jogging and walking, designed to encourage calorie burning, muscle toning, and overall wellbeing.

Former Super Eagles winger Emmanuel Amuneke has called on the Federal Government to expedite the distribution of houses to the remaining members of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad, confirming that he received his allocation long ago.

“They should hand over to the others now. Let them do it.”

Amuneke’s comments come as the Federal Government continues to fulfil its three-decade-old promise of house allocations to members of the 1994 Super Eagles squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.

The government recently presented an allocation letter for a house in Abuja to former striker Efan Ekoku, who was represented at the brief ceremony by his niece, Lisa Jenifer Nwagbogun.

The Director and Head of Department, Public Building and Housing Development, Pemi Temitope, presented the letter on behalf of the Minister of Housing and Urban Development.

He described the move as part of the government’s commitment to rewarding the patriotic service of the team, which brought honour to the nation three decades ago.