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Jun

22

2024

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CAF Announce New Dates For 2025 AFCON In Morocco

Football, International, News Flash, Sports

CAF Announce New Dates For 2025 AFCON In Morocco The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from December 21 2025 to January 18 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. “I am confident that the CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and the best AFCON in the history of this competition,” he said. CAF held a virtual executive committee at their headquarters in Cairo on Friday evening after which Motsepe made the announcement. Neighbor recounts how woman abused 12 years old niece, burnt her with hot knife and forced…..0.00…

Jun

20

2024

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Euro 2024: Full List Of Footballers Of Nigerian Roots Exposed

Football, Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Sports

Full List: Footballers Of Nigerian Roots At Euro 2024 The Euro 2024 tournament has lit up the sporting world with giant slaying clash, mouthwatering goals and record-breaking performances all in the first round of games that have recorded 34 goals so far with FIFA top-ranked Belgium suffering an early defeat to low-ranked Slovakia. Real Madrid youngster, Arda Guler broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s record to become the youngest player to score on their Euros debut against Georgia. The ‘Turkish Messi’ did it in style by netting a worldie that has been nominated for goal of the round. Amidst the series of entertaining…

Jun

17

2024

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The Forces That Completely ‘Rubbished’ Finidi George

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The forces that completely ‘Rubbished' Finidi George Finidi George’s widely reported resignation as head coach of the Super Eagles yesterday afternoon didn’t come to many as a surprise because the handwriting on the wall was clear enough for even a Steve Wonder to read. Apart from the recent poor results by the Super Eagles under Finidi, the move by his employer, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to go for a foreign Technical Adviser was a vote of no confidence on the former international which was enough to trigger his resignation. Of course, many would say his resignation is good riddance…

Jun

16

2024

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Why Finidi George Resigned As Head Coach Of Super Eagles

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Finidi George Resigns As Super Eagles Head Coach Finidi George, the head coach of the Super Eagles, has reportedly stepped down from his position. This was made known by sources in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), marking the end of the former Enyimba coach’s tenure with the Nigerian national football team. George, a former Nigerian international and renowned winger, took on the role with high expectations but failed to win his first two matches. George is a celebrated figure in Nigerian football, having had a distinguished playing career that included stints at Ajax, Real Betis, and Ipswich Town. His appointment…

Jun

10

2024

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Pandemonium As Fans Invade Pitch After Referee Awards Late Penalty To Rangers Against Enyimba

Football, News Flash, South East, Sports

Pandemonium As Fans Invade Pitch After Referee Awards Late Penalty To Rangers Against Enyimba Pandemonium has broken out at the Cathedral after the referee awarded a late penalty to Enugu Rangers against rival team, Enyimba of Aba, in Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL. The Southeast Derby turned rowdy after the home team players, Enyimba staged a walkout following the official decision. Enyimba fans invaded the pitch and disrupted the match. Before the disruption, the match was goalless draw (0-0) Report have it that 20,000 fans from both teams filled the stadium to witness the much anticipated match.

Jun

07

2024

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Senate Passes Anti-doping Bill

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Senate Passes Anti-doping Bill The Nigerian Senate has successfully passed the National Anti-Doping Bill, aimed at domesticating the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) convention against doping in sports. This legislative milestone was achieved after the bill was passed for the third reading following the adoption of a report by Senator Kawu Abdulrahman, Chairman of the Committees on Sports Development and Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters. The primary objective of the bill is to establish the National Anti-Doping Centre, which will be responsible for combating doping in sports in line with the World Anti-Doping Code. This Code…