Table -toppers Nigeria are confident of overhauling Cameroon's Indomitable Lions when both teams clash in perhaps the biggest match of Africa's Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying race on Friday.
Chelsea have entered the race to sign the former Inter Milan star but are expected to battle with Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain who have also shown interest.
Former Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho told the club not to rival Liverpool in the race to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in January 2018.
Messi, who won the Golden Shoe last season, is currently leading the race to win the 2018/19 Europe Golden Shoe. The Argentine international has netted 34 goals so far, while Mbappe is second with 30 goals.
Manchester United and Barcelona are in the race to sign the 19-year-old Dutch professional footballer this summer De Ligt is currently one of the most talked about players in world football with his impressive displays for Ajax in the 2018/19
According to Spanish news media outlet Sport, Chelsea are leading the race to snap up the Brazilian who is also wanted by Arsenal, Man United and Tottenham.
We need to unite if we are serious about ending the dominance of the Europeans and the South Americans in the race to be crowned the best players in the world."
Interestingly, French World Cup star Kylian Mbappe is leading the race for the award after a decent performance at the 2018 FIFA World cup in France. The PSG ace ranks highly among the best Under-21s football stars at the moment.
He said, "The first time I saw her was at one of my shows in 2018. She was sitting in the front row next to a white woman. At some point, I thought both of them were white. She [Rima] is mixed race.