Coronavirus: Eagles stars queried for failing to make donations

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Nigeria fans have questioned Super Eagles’ stars for not joining the global trend of donating towards the battle against the coronavirus.Argentine megastar, Lionel Messi, donated €1m to Barcelona hospital, while Christiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes gave €1m to hospitals in Portugal. AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic also donated €100,000 and set up a GoFundMe account to raise money.

Athletes banned from group training as Italy extends lockdown

Italian footballers and athletes will not be allowed to train together as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Wednesday the extension of the country’s lockdown until April 13.

All
sport in Italy had been suspended from early March until April 3 as a
result of the coronavirus pandemic which has killed 13 115 people in the
country.

Conte said in a televised address to the nation on
Wednesday that the lockdown would be extended and would now also include
training sessions.