Category: Sports
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Chelsea Sack Head Coach, Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea Football Club on Wednesday parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Blues suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat in Tuesday’s Champions League opening match. The Premier League team said Chelsea’s coaching staff would take charge of the team for training and the preparation for upcoming matches. The…
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Falconets Not Stranded Says NFF Secretary
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, says the Falconets missed their flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Nigeria, adding that they were not stranded in the European nation. This is following reports that the Falconets, who left Costa Rica, venue of the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup, on Monday after crashing…
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Usain Bolt Commends Tobi Amusan For Breaking World Record
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has congratulated Nigerian athletic star, Tobi Amusan, on her performance in the ongoing World Athletic championship. Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championship when she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday within 12.06 seconds.…
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I Waited 17 Years To Win League Title Says Odion Ighalo
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has stated that his wait for a league title in his professional career took 17 years. He won the Saudi Pro League with Al-Hilal on Monday night finishing as the league’s highest goal scorer with 24 goals. Expressing his gratitude for winning his first league title, the former Manchester United…
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FG Reverse Ban On Nigerian Basketball Competition
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the immediate return of Nigeria to international basketball competitions. This was announced on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar, at a press briefing in Abuja. According to him, the approval was granted following a letter of appeal dated June 17, 2022, which…
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Nigeria Knocks Sierra Leone 2-1 In Abuja
Super Eagles has defeated Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations encounter. The fans were absent as a result of the one-match ban placed on the country by the world football–governing body, FIFA, over the fracas that followed the end…
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NFF Begin Search For New Coach
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has mandated one of the federation’s sub-committees to “within the next five days” recommend a new coaching crew for the Super Eagles. This mandate is one of the decisions the Committee took at its first formal meeting since Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World…
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Super Eagles Head Coach Steps Down
Austin Eguavoen has stepped down as Super Eagles Head Coach following the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Eguavoen has therefore, sent an official resignation letter to the NFF. Eguavoen will now return to his role as Technical Director of all national teams. However, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF is yet…
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Ghana VS Nigeria: First Half Ends Goaless
Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzor was impressive in the first half of the 2023 World Cup qualifying encounter between Nigeria and Ghana. Uzor made two brave saves that would have put the Black Stars in the lead.The first half of the game ended goalless with less impact from Nigeria’s talisman, Victor Osimhen. Osimhen led the…
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Kingsley Obiekwu Thanks Ahmed Musa Over N2m Donation, Urges Athletes To Save For Rainy Days
Kingsley Obiekwu, ex-Nigerian International has sent words of appreciation to the Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, and the generality of Nigerians for their genuine concern towards him following reports of economic plight. Obiekwu said that he went into the commercial transport business to complement his earnings from his coaching job. The story elicited reactions from…