Tag: africa
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African Nations Championship: Nigeria to tackle Senegal, Congo, Sudan in Group D
Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, which has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the draw held inside the famous Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday evening, joint-hosts…
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2025 CHAN: Nigeria and Ghana battle to scoreless draw in Accra
The Nigeria/Ghana final qualifying fixture in the race to next year’s African Nations Championship is still delicately poised, following the scoreless draw in the first leg played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. Ghana’s Black Galaxies dominated the first period with a string of opportunities, but they found the Super Eagles’ rearguard marshalled by…
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2024 CAF Awards: Nigerians celebrate King Ademola Lookman
Expectedly, Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman scooped the Africa Player of the Year award at the 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night, less than 33 months after winning his first cap for Nigeria at international level. Nigerians across the world are hailing him for the rare achievement. The 27-year-old won the FIFA U17 World…
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2024 CAF Awards: Lookman just one step away from the big prize
All things being equal, Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman should be crowned the African Player of the Year at Monday evening’s 2024 CAF Awards at the Palais des Congrés in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. His three goals and two assists were pivotal to Nigeria reaching their eighth Africa Cup of Nations Final in Cote d’Ivoire in…
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Abuja 2024: Col Ahmedu happy with AMGA’s recognition
The President of FIBA Africa Zone 3, Colonel Sam Ahmedu (retd), is happy with the honour and recognition accorded him by the Africa Military Games (AMGA), and the Local Organizing Committee of the Games in Abuja. Ahmedu who is also a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), was invited as one of the Special…
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D’Tigress team celebrate beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina
Pius Ayinor Africa’s biggest women’s basketball team, D’Tigress of Nigeria, have congratulated the newly crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceanic Zones, Miss Chidimma Adetshina. The Nigerian women’s national basketballers sent a congratulatory message to the beauty queen after she finished as the 1st runner-up to Miss Denmark who got the world title. The Nigerian team…
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Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa hosts first-ever basketball clinic in Gabon
Giants of Africa, the basketball organization founded by Masai Ujiri, President of the Toronto Raptors, is thrilled to announce its inaugural visit to Gabon to host a basketball camp. This exciting initiative aims to engage and empower the youth of Gabon through the sport of basketball. Led by a team of NBA and regional coaches,…
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No food, no Wi-Fi, Boniface cries out as Super Eagles sleep at Libyan airport
Pius Ayinor It is still a very sad situation for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they remained trapped at the Al-Albraq Airport, Albraq by the Libyan authorities. The Eagles have spent over 13 hours at the cold airport and were forced to sleep there after the Libyan airport officials kept the gates shut. The Nigerian delegation…
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National Scrabble players beg for cash, tickets after FG abandons them
The Federal Ministry of Sports has washed its hands off Team Nigeria Scrabble that is heading to Kigali, Rwanda for the defense of the African Senior Championship it won two years ago in Lusaka, Zambia. It was learnt by ExtrasportsNigeria the Federal Ministry of Sports Development has told the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, that due to…
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Rangers asked to go for victory against Sagrada Esperanca
Rangers have been charged to go for victory and pick the ticket to the CAF Champions League group stage. They got the message as they left the country for the fixture against Angola’s G.D Sagrada Esperanca. This charge was given to the team in Lagos by the Group Managing Director, Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited, and…
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