Tag: football
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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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Ex-Eagles Brown Ideye joins Enyimba as a player
Nigeria’s 2013 AFCON winner Brown Ideye has joined former Nigeria champions, Enyimba as a player. The deal announced on Tuesday is until the end of the 2024/25 season. Enyimba’s Sporting Director and who is himself also an ex-international, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, confirmed this to a PUNCH correspondent on Tuesday. “Yes, the talks have been going on…
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CHAN: Eguavoen calls up Rabiu Ali, Nurudeen Badmus, 28 others for Ghana
Coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited a total of 30 players to camp as the Nigeria Football Federation begins work to ensuring the qualification of the Super Eagles B for next year’s African Nations Championship finals. The 8th edition of the continental championship – reserved exclusively for footballers plying their trade with clubs in their country’s domestic…
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France beat impressive Super Falcons 2-1
France’s Les Bleues were 2-1 winners over the Super Falcons of Nigeria in a turgid international friendly game played under frosty and misty weather in Angers on Saturday night. The nine-time African champions started with some promise at the Stade Raymond Kopa, determined to take the game to the hosts. But at the other end,…
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African Nations Championship: Togolese, Moroccan officials for Nigeria, Ghana matches
The Confederation of African Football has appointed match officials from Togo to take charge of the 8th African Nations Championship qualifying match between the senior B teams of Ghana and Nigeria, scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, 22nd December 2024. The engagement is the first leg of the qualifying fixture between both teams, with the…
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NNL signs deal with Sofascore
The board of the Nigerian National League (NNL) has signed a partnership deal with sports platform, Sofascore as a part of its efforts at further popularizing the second tier league as well as giving it international recognition. The deal will allow the firm to download NNL matches, players, results and statistics on its official website…
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Again, Etebo shines as Man-of-the-Match in Genclerbirligi’s derby
It was all smiles for Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo and his team Genclerbirligi as they earned a valuable 1-0 derby win over rivals Ankaragucu in the Turkish Lig. 1. He also emerged as The-Man-of-the-Match on a wet Saturday night. Etebo once again, put in the works in the middle of the pitch to fend…
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Ochedikwu’s smoking brace seals victory for Uljanik FC
Just two weeks after scoring his first goal for his club Uljanik against Kustosija, Flying Eagles midfielder, Caleb Ochedikwu got a brace on Saturday to seal victory for his team against Segesta. Ochedikwu, a talented midfielder had a commanding presence on the pitch, as he was all over the place in the thick of the…
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WAFCON: Super Falcons to face Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana
Nigeria will tackle two North African teams – Tunisia and Algeria – as well as Botswana, in Group B of the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals taking place in Morocco next summer. The Falcons will surely relish another meeting with Algeria’s Green Ladies, whom they defeated 2-0 and 4-1 respectively in two friendly matches…
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