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The 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) initially billed to take place in Cote d’ Ivoire from June 2023 has been postponed to January 2024. The decision was one of the key decisions taken during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee meeting held on Sunday. CAF through its President, Patrice … [Read more…]
Osimhen scores four as Super Eagles thrash Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored four goals against Sao Tome and Principe to help Nigeria win 10-0 in their second game of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers played at the Stade Adrar in Agadir, Morocco. The Eagles got off … [Read more…]
Gareth Bale wrote a farewell letter to Real Madrid on Wednesday, the Welshman bringing an end to his nine-year spell at the Spanish club, where he said his “dream became a reality”. Bale will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of June, with the 32-year-old yet to confirm what he will … [Read more…]
Man United confirm Pogba’s exit French World Cup-winning midfielder, Paul Pogba, is to leave Manchester United at the end of June, the club said Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a largely disappointing second spell. The 29-year-old’s departure at the end of his contract will see United recoup none of the then record £89 million … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of houses for the 1994 African Nations Cup winning Super Eagles. President Buhari made the disclosure Thursday in Jalingo during the inauguration of one of the Housing Estates built by the federal government under the National Housing Programme. The president noted that though it was not his administration … [Read more…]
Lewandoski named best footballer, Mo Salah second, Messi third Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is the best football player and Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp, the best coach, according to a survey among German Bundesliga players conducted by Kicker sports magazine. Kicker said in its latest edition on Monday that Lewandowski garnered 43.2 per cent of the … [Read more…]
The NFF dropped Osimhen after he tested positive for COVID-19, replacing him with Henry Onyekuru. Also excused were Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and Cyprus-based Abdullahi Shehu. Nigerian Football Federation, NFF on Friday dropped Napoli striker Victor Osimhen from Super Eagles squad for African Cup of Nations. Also excused were Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and … [Read more…]
Nkanu Unity Cup; Nzekwe, Eneh, Onunze, Ugwu, Otaka, Nwoye, others grace kick off .…Team Enugu North thrashes Team Enugu East 4 goals to 1 ….Isiuzo LGA to face Nkanu West today The Opening Ceremony of the Nkanu Unity Cup which took place on Sunday 12th of December at the UNEC mini stadium was a huge … [Read more…]
Ebonyi launches Salt City FC, scouts for players Felix Odionye, the acting team manager of Salt City FC, says the maiden screening of players for the newly-floated soccer outfit will begin soon. Felix Odionye, the acting team manager of Salt City FC, says the maiden screening of players for the newly-floated soccer outfit will begin … [Read more…]
Adijat Idris lost 0-10 to Ukraine’s Oksana Livach on Friday in the women’s freestyle 50kg event of the wrestling competition of the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games. The 19-year-old Idris was completely overwhelmed in the round of 16 match at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo, losing due to technical superiority. The News Agency … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has booked her place in the semi-finals of women’s wrestling event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Powerful Oborodudu defeated Azerbaijani’s Elis Manolova and Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan to advance to her first Olympic semi-finals. Azerbaijan 13-2 to reach the quarter-final, the impressive Nigerian wrestler beat Zhumanazarova to advance to … [Read more…]
Hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn claimed Puerto Rico’s first Olympics athletics gold on Monday but Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was absent from the women’s 200m after claiming her country had forced her to leave the Games. Also on day four of track and field in steamy Tokyo, Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou left it late to … [Read more…]