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Niger Delta Games: Ondo Coaches reminded to select best athletes
By Editor The Ondo State Liaison Committee has demanded that coaches of the 17 sports ensure that only the very best athletes are presented to represent the state as they seek to improve on their performance at the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Games (NDG). The 2nd Niger Delta Games will be held in…
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Osimhen cost Nigeria the AFCON title – Sunday Oliseh
By Editor Former Super Eagles captain and coach Sunday Oliseh has accused Victor Osimhen of playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s failure to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Oliseh says that Osimhen’s outburst on the pitch at teammate Ademola Lookman affected the team’s spirit very negatively and at a critical stage…
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AFA Sports: How a local idea became a commitment to African Basketball
By Pius Ayinor Ugo Udezue, the AFA Sports CEO, tells the original story of the birth of the expanding sports and leisure wear company A lot of stories about Africa and Africans were first written by the West, and this created a lot of distortions. A lot of startups and allied businesses have sprung up…
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Gusau denies any quarrel with CAF Vice President, Fouzi Lekjaa
By Editor President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has described as ‘total falsehood’, a report that he had a public spat with the President of the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF), Mr. Fouzi Lekjaa, during a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Morocco. The NFF media stated on Tuesday night that the “unsubstantiated…
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Opral Benson not missing, safe in Liberia – family
The family of Opral Benson, the Iya Oge of Lagos, has dismissed the news that she is missing. A family statement released on Tuesday regarding the Lagos socialite stated that she had travelled to her country of birth, Liberia. A missing person notice released on Sunday had claimed that Benson’s whereabouts had been unknown. It…
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Gumel welcomes Oyedeji into IOC
Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel, President of the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC), has officially congratulated Olumide Oyedeji on his election as the Secretary-General of the World Olympians Association (WOA). Oyedeji, who serves as the 3rd Vice President of the NOC and President of the Nigeria Olympians Association (NOA), secured the position in a landslide victory during…
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AFCON 2025: Nigeria was the standout team – Yaya Touré
By Editor Super Eagles of Nigeria did not win the 2025 African Cup of Nations, but they did win the hearts. What else can we say when one of African football’s greatest players lists them as the best team of the tournament? Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Touré made a review of the…
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Wrestling Federation celebrates CG Adeniyi on his 60th birthday
By Editor The Nigeria Wrestling Federation has congratulated its President, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary. The Federation, in a statement issued on Monday through the Vice President, Chris Amkpila, on behalf of the board, described Adeniyi as a rare gem whose passion for sports development is a veritable tool…
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Oyedeji elected first African Secretary General of World Olympians Association
By Editor Nigeria’s Olumide Oyedeji has been elected Secretary General of the World Olympians Association after polling 55 votes out of the 106 valid votes cast. He secured 51.89 per cent of the votes to defeat Salvador Salguero of El Salvador and Liston Bochette of Puerto Rico to emerge as the first-ever African to…
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Anthony Joshua drops comeback hint in private conversation
By Editor Anthony Joshua has a “desire to continue” despite suffering a tragic car crash in Nigeria last month. That is according to Oleksandr Usyk, who recently shared a conversation with the former two-time heavyweight world champion. Joshua was a passenger in the Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway…
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