Tag: football
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Nigerian athletes set, as CAA Region 2 Senior Athletics Championships begin
The second edition of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), Region 2 Senior Athletics Championships begins today at the University of Ghana, Legon Sports Complex, Accra. Nigeria along with 15 other countries from the West Africa sub-region are expected to participate in the 2 day competition involving over 450 athletes vying for honours in 20…
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AfroBasket: Nigeria beat Cameroon 99-90 to win Group D into quarterfinals
Nigeria’s D’Tigers completed their Group D campaign of the 2025 AfroBasket on a high and impressive note on Sunday with a 99-90 win over Cameroon, The Sunday win gave D’Tigers a 3-0 finish as leaders of the group and more importantly a direct entry to the quarterfinals of the tournament. In their inspired performance, Nigeria…
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NPFL Youth League: Remo Stars Daniel Arierhi emerges Top Scorer in Ikenne
*El Kanemi beat Nasarawa 2-1 in Kano Remo Stars emerged champions of the Ikenne Centre of the 2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League with their striker, Daniel Arierhi topping the scorers log with four goals from five matches. For the young Stars, it was a near maximum outing as they won all their…
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CHAN: Eagles must beat Sudan to avoid going home
Nigeria’s bounce-back-ability on the football field will again be subjected to a stern test when the home-based men’s national team take on Sudan in a must-win 8th Africa Nations Championship Group D encounter in Zanzibar on Tuesday. Title-holders Senegal scored with their only shot on goal with only a quarter-hour left in the two teams’ clash…
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CHAN 2024: Why Nigeria lost to Senegal – Eric Chelle
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…
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AfroBasket fallout: Zenith Bank hosts victorious D’Tigress, gifts team N200m
Sponsors of the Nigerian Women’s National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a reception held at their Abuja head office, rolled out the drums for the champions D’Tigress after the team secured a record-setting 5th back-to-back AfroBasket title. The bank rewarded the team with N200m. Each of the players will receive N10m which…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Mali to win 5th-straight African title
Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s D’Tigress have cemented their dominance in African women’s basketball, by winning their fifth consecutive Women’s AfroBasket title with a lovely 78-64 victory over Mali. The game was played Sunday night in Abidjan. The Malians started off with their supporters and won the first quarter 26-21. And as in their precious three games…
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Nigeria’s athletics future still very bright – AFN President
The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa, strongly believes that the future of athletics in Nigeria is bright. He gave this assurance on Friday during an interview with journalists during the AFN National Trials at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex in Lagos. He based his confidence on the…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress thrash Cameroon 83-47, move closer to record fifth consecutive title
●To meet Senegal in semi-finals Six-time champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress, have advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket courtesy of a commanding 83-47 defeat of Cameroon and keeping their title defense campaign alive. The victory extends their unbeaten run in Africa to 27, dating back to 2015, while moving them closer to a record…
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Nigeria Pitch Awards congratulates Super Falcons
Organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards have congratulated the Nigerian Super Falcons who emerged winners of the 2025 Women’s African Cup of Nations for the 10th time, on Saturday 26 July. They defeated Morocco in a dramatic and pulsating final. In a statement released in the nation’s capital Abuja, Dr Shina Philips, the President…
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