Tag: football
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Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge 2025: Final game on June 12
Pius Ayinor The organisers of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge have stated that the final match for the 2025 edition will be played on the original date of Thursday, June 12. There was a plan to move the game to Saturday, the 14th, but the idea has been dropped, and the game has been rescheduled…
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Top 10 Nigerian players in English Premier League history
Since the Premier League’s inception in 1992, more than 25 Nigerian internationals have played in the English Premier League. Many of these players left lasting impressions on and off the pitch. Here’s a look at the top 10 Nigerian stars that made their mark in the EPL: 1. Nwankwo Kanu – “Papillo” Kanu may have…
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Orlando Pirates join chase for Nigerian striker
Orlando Pirates are confirmed to be in the race to sign Nigerian striker Etiosa Ighodaro, joining a growing list of top clubs eager to secure his signature ahead of the new season. The South African online reports that with Kaizer Chiefs, AmaZulu FC, and Sekhukhune United all circling, the Buccaneers now looks set to shake…
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2025 President Federation Cup grand finale fixed for Lagos
For the second consecutive year, the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, will host the grand finale of the President’s Federation Cup competition, scheduled for Saturday, 28th June. This year’s grand finale will see surprise packets Abakaliki FC of Ebonyi taking on Kwara United FC of Ilorin in the men’s final, while Cup holders Rivers Angels of…
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Coach Odaudu blames Rivers Hoopers’ defeat on loss of concentration
Rivers Hoopers Head Coach, Ogoh Odaudu, has blamed their defeat to US Monastir on “a loss of concentration in the third quarter,” Extrasportnigeria.wordpress.com reports. The Nigerians were defeated 89-81 by the Tunisians in their first game of the Basketball Africa League Season 5 playoffs in Pretoria on Saturday night. Coach Ogoh, who spoke with the…
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Quarterfinals battle in Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge 2025
Pius Ayinor The fight for a spot in the final match of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge continues this weekend, with eight teams set to compete in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The final of the 2025 edition, which is the fifth in the series, is tentatively billed for June 12. The organisers will confirm the…
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Rivers Hoopers to face US Monastir in BAL Season 5 Seeding Game
The 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL) bronze medalists, Rivers Hoopers, will face Union Sportive Monastirienne in the placement match on Saturday, June 7, ahead of the quarter-finals in Pretoria, South Africa. Going by the Playoffs Team Ranking, the six-time Nigerian League Champions who sealed consecutive Playoffs appearances by finishing second in the Kalahari Conference with…
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Mikel says no to any Saudi move for Osimhen
Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has strongly advised Victor Osimhen to prioritise a move to the English Premier League over Saudi Arabia. He says such a move to the Middle East is premature. “I don’t want to see him in Saudi right now because he still has so much to offer in Europe.…
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Chelsea crowned Conference League champions
Goals from Enzo Fernandes, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo give Chelsea a 4-1 win over Real Betis in UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw; Blues become first team to win all of Europe’s three major trophies Enzo Maresca’s personnel and tactical changes masterminded Chelsea’s comeback to lift the Conference League trophy with an…
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Final Day on SuperSport: Why English Premier League remains the most attractive
There are days in football that remind you why this sport is a religion. The English Premier League’s final day is one of them. Not just because titles and European places are at stake, but because the whole thing feels like chaos orchestrated by fate. Sunday at 4pm, every kick matters. Every groan in the…
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