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Edo sports making great strides under Okpebholo – Sabina Chikere
The Executive Director of Sports Development and Operations at the Edo State Sports Commission, Mrs. Sabina Okere, has stated that Edo State sports have made significant strides under Governor Monday Okpebholo, as the state’s number one officer celebrates one year in office. With a wide grin and a voice brimming with gratitude, Chikere could hardly…
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IOC ponders excluding transgender women
The International Olympic Committee is considering new eligibility rules that may bar transgender women from competing in female categories, The Times reported Monday. The proposal would also apply to athletes with Differences of Sex Development and could possibly be finalised early next year. The twist marks a significant shift in the IOC’s approach to inclusion…
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5 key rules for the 2026 World Cup Play-offs
●Nigeria vs Gabon The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released detailed match rules ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs starting in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face off Gabon in the first match of the day while Cameroon and Congo will tackle themselves in the next. 1.…
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World Cup: Super Eagles boycott training in Morocco over unpaid allowances
Nigeria’s preparations for Thursday’s 2026 World Cup playoff against Gabon suffered a major setback on Tuesday as the Super Eagles players and officials boycotted training in Rabat, Morocco, over unpaid allowances and bonuses. A BBC report on Thursday confirmed that the entire squad, including backroom staff, refused to train on Tuesday due to long-standing financial…
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2026 World Cup Playoffs: Super Eagles face Gabon in a game of fire and fury
Nigeria and Gabon national teams face off on Thursday evening in a 2026 FIFA World Cup African playoff semi-final that promises to raise the roof of the Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay Al Hassan in Rabat, Morocco. The high-stakes encounter, which provides a second window for both teams to try and qualify for the 2026…
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WAFU B U20 Girls Cup: Falconets trounce Ghana 3-0 to emerge champions
Janet Akekoromowei and Ramotalahi Kareem were again among the goal scorers as Nigeria’s Falconets drilled their Ghanaian counterparts 3-0 on Tuesday morning, to emerge champions of the WAFU B U20 Girls Tournament in Bénin Republic. The Princesses, 3-1 losers to the two-time FIFA World Cup silver-medallists when both teams clashed at the same Stade Omnisport…
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Sponsors identify with new NSF Board as Team Nigeria gets set for WESPAC
The winds of fortune are blowing strongly for Nigerian Scrabble, as sponsors and corporate allies line up behind the newly inaugurated board of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF). With the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in Accra fast approaching, the board’s programmes have ignited a wave of confidence, belief and generosity. Leading…
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Regina Daniels prays her sextape ‘never sees the light’
Popular actress Regina Daniels has revealed that her husband has her sex tape in a new post, even as she prays that her estranged partner does not leak the video to the public. Describing her estranged husband, Ned Nwoko as a “Narcissistic Manipulative B*stard” in the post. She said the sex tape was the last…
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Sango Warlords win Musa Kida U17 Basketball Championship
The third edition of the annual Engr. Musa Kida U17 Basketball Championship has ended in Lagos with last year’s runners-up, Sango Warlords Basketball Academy winning the male and female categories. In an entertaining final decided Saturday, November, 8 at Giants of Africa basketball court inside the Abesan Mini Stadium, Ipaja, Lagos, the Warlords who trialed…
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Enyimba coach, Eguma, praises team performance in goalless draw with Abia Warriors
By Emmanuel Chinedu in Umuahia Reporting for Extrasportnigeria.com The much-anticipated Abia Derby between Abia Warriors and Enyimba FC was a true spectacle, living up to its reputation for drama and intensity. Despite the high stakes, the two teams couldn’t find the back of the net, with the match ending in a goalless stalemate. The absence…
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