Tag: football
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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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Unity Cup Tourney & Russia Friendly: Chelle picks Simon, Musa, Nwabali
Nigeria’s Head Coach Eric Chelle has selected Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Ahmed Musa among 25 Super Eagles players who will execute this month-end’s Unity Cup Tournament in London. Chelle, who admitted that “we’re looking forward to taking part in the Unity Cup as it will give us the chance…
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AFCON U20: Nigeria beat Egypt to win bronze medal
For the fourth time in the history of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria finished in third place as penalty shootout proved another sure route to a third-place on Sunday night, with hosts Egypt as victims at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo. Triumph from the shootout against Cup holders Senegal in the quarter-finals…
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Ferscoat wins inter-schools sports competition
Ferscoat schools, Ipaja, Lagos have won the maiden Inter-Schools Sports Festival for private schools in the zone which was concluded today, Friday. May 16, 2025. They top the table with 5 gold, 3silver and 3 bronze medals. Nightingale School finished second with 4 gold, 5silver and 2 bronze medals. Third Position went to Roshallom Schools…
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NPFL Roundup: Abia Warriors clinch historic continental ticket
The 2024/25 NPFL season delivered another weekend of high drama, heart-stopping actions, and history-making moments, headlined by Abia Warriors’ stunning comeback victory to secure their first-ever CAF Confederation Cup ticket. The guys from Umuahia had their backs against the wall after Mukhtar Ismail’s 45th-minute strike put Elkanemi Warriors ahead just before halftime. But with grit…
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Nigeria qualifies for 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup after beating Senegal
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have again booked their ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup finals after beating Cup holders Senegal from the CAF U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt on Monday. A battling encounter at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia finished scoreless even after extra time, and the encounter had to be settled…
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