ELVIS BLOG

Edinson Cavani has turned down a €1million bonus in exchange for conceding Paris Saint-Germain’s penalties to Neymar, according to El Pais. Cavani would receive the bonus for finishing the season as Ligue 1’s top goalscorer. However, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has reportedly offered to pay out that sum, whether or not he finishes atop the scoring charts. Only on the condition that he surrenders penalty duties to his Brazilian team-mate. Al-Khelaifi is also understood to have sent representatives to convince Neymar to drop the dispute, explaining that the world’s most expensive footballer, should allow Cavani take penalties to maintain his confidence up front. However, the former Barcelona forward apparently did not agree with that logic.

Captain of the home-based Super Eagles, Ikechukwi Ezenwa, was named the Best Goalkeeper of the 2017 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup staged in Ghana. Ezenwa kept four clean sheets leading to the final, against Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana and Benin Republic. However, he conceded four against the hosts on Sunday, when Nigeria was hammered 4-1 at the Cape Coast Stadium. Ghana’s Stephen Sarfo emerged as the top scorer of the tournament. Sarfo scored a brace in the final to take his goal tally to four in the tournament. Another Ghanian star, Twum Isaac, was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.