Tag: sports
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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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“Too many things went wrong,” Rivers Hoopers Coach Odaudu confesses after BAL exit
Rivers Hoopers head coach Ogoh Odaudu has explained the team’s disappointing performance and subsequent elimination from the Basketball League Africa Season 5. The former D’Tigers guard said, “too many things went wrong,” while assessing his side’s quarter-final performance against Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) on Monday in Pretoria. They lost their quarter-final match 104-73 to APR,…
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Rwanda’s APR dumps Rivers Hoopers out of BAL with 104-73 bashing
Six-time Nigerian Basketball League champions, Rivers Hoopers, have been beaten out of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). They suffered their biggest defeat in the history of the competition – a 31-point loss – to Rwanda’s APR on Monday. The quarter-final encounter ended at 104-73. After both teams struggled to score any points during the opening…
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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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Scrabble: It’s my time, Jimoh declares after making BIST history as 1st champion
Abdulmumin Jimoh became the first winner of the inaugural Bubbles Invitational Scrabble Tournament (BIST) in style as he won all 12 rounds without dropping a game. On a field which paraded some tested hands including the immediate past African champion Enoch Nwali in the mind game, Jimoh who was still fresh from winning a gold…
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