Author: Pius Ayinor
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Morocco beat Canada 3-0 to reach quarter-finals
Editor Morocco produced a patient and professional performance to sweep past World Cup co-hosts Canada 3-0 in their round-of-16 clash on Saturday. A second-half brace from Azzedine Ounahi and a late Soufiane Rahimi strike on the break saw the Atlas Lions overpower their opponents, who offered little going forward throughout the match. Morocco is not…
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FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria beats Benin Republic 3-2 in Ikenne-Remo
Editor Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, on Saturday defeated their counterparts from the Republic of Bénin, 3-2 in the first leg of a final round qualifying fixture for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals. It was a keenly contested encounter at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, with both teams underscoring the qualities that…
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D’Tigers secure last-second win over Guinea, qualify for next stage
Chimezie Metu delivered the game-winner with 3 seconds left as Nigeria defeated Guinea 80-79 in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African Qualifiers. D’Tigers’ dramatic win came on Friday, July 3, 2026, at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda in Luanda, in a tightly contested game that featured multiple lead changes, momentum swings, and a finish…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigers face eviction from their hotel in Angola
By Pius Ayinor D’Tigers may have beaten Tunisia 84-81 in their first match in Angola on Thursday as they make a real push for the 2027 FIBA World Cup ticket, but the good run can be truncated any moment from now as they face eviction from their hotel and the World Cup qualifiers. We learnt…
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Kano Pillars appoint Ogunmodede as new technical adviser
By Emmanuel Chinedu Four-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Kano Pillars, have appointed former Remo Stars coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, as their new Technical Adviser. According to Isma’eel Abba Tangalashi, Media Director, Kano Pillars FC, the former Remo Stars Head coach has signed a two-year contract with the club and will arrive with his own…
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GTI commends NSC, NFF commitment to NPFL transformation
Admin Strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, have commended the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for their renewed commitment to the development and transformation of the NPFL, particularly following their recent pronouncement to significantly increase the prize money for winners of…
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Olodo Uprising: Carter Efe mirrors our collective disaster
Tunde Odesola In plain sight, a dirge should not walk hand in hand with a joke. Both are not like-minded. However, hiding behind the elasticity of rhetoric, the word ‘dirge’ and its seeming opposite ‘joke’ can live together under the same roof without wahala. In orature, the collocation of strange bedfellows like ‘holy devil’, ‘sweetest…
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Ralph Chidozie George re-elected into Anambra State Football Association Board
Editor Veteran Broadcast Sports journalist Ralph Chidozie George has been re-elected to the executive board of the Anambra State Football Association (ANSFA). Chidozie-George, who is a Commentator with SuperSport TV, was elected for another four-year term (2026 – 2030) at the 2026 ANSFA elective Congress held on Tuesday at the East End Hotel in Awka,…
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Doctor dies 15 minutes after arriving to treat patients
Editor A senior consultant physician based in Kano State died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting several hours for his evening clinic. The incident occurred last Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital, Hotoro, Kano, where the doctor reportedly responded to a…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigers beat Tunisia as Metu delivers in Luanda
Admin Nigeria closed the final 4:42 on a decisive 16-5 run to claim a dramatic 81-84 win over Tunisia on Thursday, July 2, at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda. It was a Group C game of the 1st Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African Qualifiers. In a game defined by razor-thin margins,…
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