Tag: football
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Osimhen and The Napoli Fiasco
By Godwin Kienka Victor Osimhen’s engagement with Napoli as a 21-year-old vivacious soccer talent had all the trappings of a fairy tale romance that would lead to a dream wedding with the couple living happily ever after. For the first two seasons, it surely was. Osimhen went over to Napoli in 2020 for a transfer…
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Bauchi Sports Commissioner says Wikki Tourists won’t drop again from NPFL
Pius Ayinor Bauchi State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Adamu Babayo Gabarin, has said that Wikki Tourists are poised to compete in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) permanently going forward. The state-owned football club returned to Nigeria’s top flight league on Thursday after a thunderous 4-0 victory over Yobe Desert Stars in…
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Super Falcons struggle to beat Botswana, qualify for quarter finals
Nigeria’s campaign for a 10th continental title at the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations continued on Thursday after the Super Falcons beat their counterparts from Botswana 1-0 to reach the competition’s quarter finals. Mexico-based Chinwendu Ihezuo, scorer of the third goal in the 3-0 rout of Tunisia on Sunday, stretched her left leg to…
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PSG humiliate Real Madrid 4-0 to book Club World Cup final against Chelsea
Paris Saint-Germain romped to a statement 4-0 win over Real Madrid to book their spot in the Club World Cup final on Wednesday. Luis Enrique’s European champions were at their rampant best on the day, in stark contrast to their opponents, who suffered their worst defeat of the 2024/25 campaign. Madrid, rotated due to injury…
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Super Falcons target another win against Botswana
Group leaders Nigeria will fancy their chances of scooping the three points when they take on Botswana in Casablanca on Thursday, in their second match of the determined campaign to win a 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations title. The Super Falcons wasted little sweat in dispatching Tunisia’s senior girls 3-0 in their first match…
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Ogbonda renews Rangers contract, eyes league title as Oloruntoba joins from Lobi Stars
Utility player, Evans Ogbonda, has extended his stay with eight-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers FC, signing a new two-year contract that will keep him at the Coal City side until the end of the 2026/2027 football season. The deal was finalized on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the club’s corporate office in Enugu, with General…
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Scrabble: Umujose, Afolayan, Ishekwene win big at EEAST ‘Quinta Essentia’
Delta State’s Emmanuel Umujose rolled back the years as he won the Elite Division of the 5th Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST) while Bukunmi Afolayan and Frank Ishekwene grabbed the Challenger and the Sage categories respectively. Umujose defeated Bayelsa State’s Enai Doubra 3-2 in a thrilling ‘Best of 5’ final encounter to claim the…
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NBBF slams Nigeria’s corporate world over D’Tigress sponsorship
Pius Ayinor The Nigeria Basketball Federation is sad over what has been described as corporate Nigeria’s lack of appreciation for the achievements made by players, especially ladies. The NBBF is quite disappointed that despite the laudable achievements of the women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress great achievements acknowledged across the globe, getting quality sponsorship for the…
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NFF, NPFL, Nigerians mourn as goalkeeping legend Peter Rufai dies at 61
The Nigerian football firmament turned pale on Thursday evening after it was confirmed that the country’s 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup first-choice goalkeeper Peter Rufai had died in Lagos following a period of illness. “This is really, really shocking,” NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said in Abuja. “Peter Rufai dead? What happened? I…
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Anyansi Agwu pleads govt, corporate support for Sam Okwaraji U16 tournament
The First Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Felix Anyansi Agwu has called on various state governments and corporate organisations to support the Sam Okwaraji U16 National Football Championship. Preparation is on for the maiden edition. The late Nigerian international slumped and died at the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos in August 1989, during a FIFA World…
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