Author: Pius Ayinor

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Nigerian women’s football and in particular the Super Falcons has earned more global recognition as the team’s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and head coach Justin Madugu have both been nominated for prestigious the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards. Nnadozie, who was a standout performer in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), has been shortlisted for…

NCAA bans Fuji star K1 de Ultimate from flying for six months

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‎‎The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has announced that Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 de Ultimate, will be blacklisted from flying within Nigeria for six months over alleged misconduct at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. ‎The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu,…

Men’s AfroBasket: D’Tigers take on Guinea today in Abuja

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Pius Ayinor The Nigeria Basketball Federation has thrown open the gates as Nigeria’s men’s national team, D’Tigers, take on Guinea in an international friendly match today (Thursday) in Abuja. Today’s match is billed for the Mo Arena with the tip-off fixed for 5pm. The two matches on the line today and tomorrow is to get…

FIFA Ranking: Super Falcons remain 36th despite WAFCON win

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Nigeria’s Super Falcons have remained at the 36th spot in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking, released on Thursday, 7 August. The unchanged world table standing comes after the Nigerian women clinched a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco. The Falcons’ 1630.83 points were not enough to push them into…

10 players to represent Nigeria at Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship

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Team Nigeria will be represented by 10 players, seven male and three female at the forthcoming 2nd Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship in Machakos County, Kenyan. The President of Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Engineer Olobatoke Aka, made this public on Tuesday in Abuja, and said that the team would leave for Nairobi on Monday. Four of…

Musa Kida encourages D’Tigers inspired by champions D’Tigress

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Pius Ayinor The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida was with the men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, at training on Monday in Abuja, even as Nigerians focused their attention on the victorious D’Tigress, who just accomplished an unprecedented 5-peat. Kida who addressed the players at the Mo Arena where they have holed…

Trump tightens visas for transgender athletes

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After warning back in January that it intended to ramp up on stricter border control policies and do away with males allegedly competing in women’s sports, the United States government is following through by restricting access to those travelling to international tournaments. Per a New York Times report dating all the way back to February,…

CHAN 2024: Why Nigeria lost to Senegal – Eric Chelle

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Super Eagles of Nigeria coach Eric Chelle has explained why the home-based Eagles lost their CHAN 2024 opening match against Senegal. The defending champions beat Nigeria 1-0 on Tuesday. The game played at the Amaan Stadium was a drab, physical one marred by fouls and reckless challenges. An error from Nigeria’s Leonard Ngenge allowed Senegal’s…

CHAN: Chelle suffers first defeat as Eagles lose 1-0 to Senegal

Aug 5, 2025

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