By AFP 10 November 2022 | 2:02 pm Germany coach Hansi Flick said star forward Thomas Mueller “has never been so well prepared before for a World Cup” when announcing his selection on Thursday. Germany’s midfielder Thomas Mueller addresses a press conference at the team’s training grounds in Evian-les-Bains, south-eastern France, on July 5, 2016, two days ahead of the Euro 2016 semi-final football match between Germany and France. / AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ Germany coach Hansi Flick said star forward Thomas Mueller “has never been so well prepared before for a World Cup” when announcing his selection on Thursday. Flick selected Mueller, 33, in his 26-man squad despite the Bayern Munich forward missing eight matches and playing less than 60 minutes in total since late September. Flick said he was confident Mueller would arrive at Germany’s pre-World Cup training facility in Oman “in full fitness”. Mueller, who won the World Cup in 2014 with Germany, will play in the showpiece event for the fourth time in Qatar. Mueller has been left out of Bayern’s squad for Saturday’s match against Bundesliga bottom side Schalke with a back complaint. Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann said “I would just like to let him rest before the World Cup… (and) heal completely” when explaining Mueller’s absence from the side. Germany play their first match of the World Cup against Japan on November 23. Latest 3 mins ago The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned an emergency meeting of the security meeting over recent attacks on its facilities. The parley, which will be attended by heads of security agencies, who are members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) including the National Security Adviser (NSA) will discuss the disturbing trend.… 3 mins ago Unity Chilam Dimkpa, 19, couldn’t have had a better opportunity than to enroll in Nile University’s School of Preliminary Studies (SPS), which prepared him for the Joint University Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB). After receiving a Grade Total Point of 16 and placing first in the nationwide examinations, his hopes of studying his preferred course at… 30 mins ago China’s leaders said they would not waver from their zero-Covid policy, state media reported Thursday, echoing a vow last week to “unswervingly” stick to the strategy. 38 mins ago Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said an unidentified lady suspected to be in her late 30s dived into the Lagos lagoon within the Third Mainland Bridge corridor on Thursday. LASEMA in a statement said, “upon arrival of the Lagos Respond Team (LRT) at the incident scene, investigation revealed that a lady in her late… 48 mins ago The Kaduna State Government has debunked the claim of an attack by terrorists on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway, urging the citizens to disregard the ‘rumour’. Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, dismissed the claims in a statement. He said: “The Kaduna State Government wishes to firmly debunk this message, and advises…
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