Tag: soccer
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Why I left England for China – Ighalo
Former Super Eagles and Manchester United striker, Jude Odion Ighalo, has explained why he had to leave English team, Watford for Chinese Super League side, Changchun Yatai. The Nigerian achieved his lifelong dream of playing in the English Premier League in 2014 when he joined Watford from Granada and then helped them gain promotion to…
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Chelsea stun PSG 3-0 to win Club World Cup
Cole Palmer scored two goals and made another as Chelsea stunned Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday, beating the European champions 3-0 at the MetLife Stadium to win the first edition of FIFA’s new competition. PSG were the favourites for a game attended by Donald Trump after coming to…
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NNL Board sets October kickoff for 2025/26 Season, holds AGM in August
The Nigeria National League (NNL) has confirmed October 2025 as the official kickoff month for the 2025/26 season, following a strategic Board meeting held on Friday, July 11, at the VIP Lounge of the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State. The Board also scheduled the league’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the last week…
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NNL Super 8: Warri Wolves and Wikki Tourists have unfinished business, says Coach Aluma
Pius Ayinor The final match of the NNL Super 8 playoff, scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Asaba, is certainly set to be a game of classic dimension as both teams are poised to continue from the point they stopped earlier this year. Warri Wolves coach Napoleon Aluma has said his team has an “unfinished business”…
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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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