Author: Pius Ayinor
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Osimhen scores as Galatasaray beat Liverpool 1-0
*Becomes first Nigerian player to score 10 goals in the Champions League Victor Osimhen scored an early penalty as Galatasaray beat an error-prone Liverpool, who lost goalkeeper Alisson and striker Hugo Ekitike to injury, 1-0 in a raucous Champions League clash in Istanbul on Tuesday. The masked Nigerian striker blasted the ball past a diving…
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FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles lose by 1-0 to Norway
The Flying Eagles lost 1-0 to Norway in their opening match of the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup finals on Monday despite dominating play and creating a hatful of chances, particularly in the second period. Norway went ahead after they were awarded a contested penalty in the 9th minute, but the Flying Eagles fought hard…
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2026 World Cup: FIFA sanctions South Africa, deducts three points as Benin leads
By Pius Ayinor The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association for fielding an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifier played against Lesotho on March 21, 2025. According to the FIFA statement, SAFA’s action breached Article 19 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and Article 14 of…
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SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championship: Seyi Ogunsakin is the comeback kid
The 2025 edition of the SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championship indeed ended on a very bright note at the Ikoyi Club on Saturday. In the championship, two first timers Chisimdi Afam-Mbonu and Raphael Awi from Lagos had outstanding performances as we previously reported. Another youngster, Seyi Ogunsakin, delivered a special performance on the last day, surpassing the…
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Super Eagles to play Venezuela and Colombia in USA
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that the national team, the Super Eagles, will take on Venezuela and Colombia in the United States of America during the FIFA window for international friendly matches in the month of November 2025. NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, said the Super Eagles will be up…
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Jimoh wins Lekki Scrabble Classics premier title
A new winner of the Lekki Scrabble Classics has emerged as Abdulmumin Jimoh strode through the field to clinch the one million naira cash prize-money and a trophy in the Premier Division while Bukunmi Afolayan picked the Championship title at the end of the 2-day championship over the weekend. Both winners engraved their names on…
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Kwara United, Abia Warriors beaten as Nigerian clubs in CAF Confederation Cup are eliminated
Nigerian clubs Kwara United and Abia Warriors were eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday, September 28, in the preliminary round.. Kwara United, who lost 4-3 to Ghana’s Asante Kotoko in the first leg last week had their fans and Nigerians quite hopeful but were surprisingly beaten 1-0 in the return fixture at the…
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SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championshipthrows up two new promising talents
The 2025 edition of the SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championship ended on a very bright note at the Ikoyi Club on Saturday with two first timers Chisimdi Afam-Mbonu and Raphael Awi from Lagos putting up outstanding performances. Afam-Mbonu competing in the Girls 12s beat the No.1 seed Barakat Ganiyu from Oyo State in the semifinals in…
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Rivers Hoopers, Hoops & Read battle as NBPL Phase Two starts
The 2025 Nigeria Basketball Premier League (NBPL) jumps into Phase Two season with a game between Lagos Legends and Comets at 2pm and then a crunch fixture between reigning champions Rivers Hoopers and Hoops & Read who were last year’s runners-up. The tip-off for this second match is at 5pm with both games on Sunday,…
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2026 U20 Women’s World Cup: Makinde showers dollar rain on Falconets
Oyo State Governor, Oluseyi Makinde on Saturday rewarded Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets with the sum of $15,000, after they defeated their Rwanda 4-0 in a 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. Goals by Precious Oscar, Tumininu Adeshina, Janet Akekoromowei and Alaba Olabiyi steered the Falconets, to a…
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