Tag: sports
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Nigeria secures Italian coach for 2025 African Fencing Championships
An Italian coach will arrive in Lagos this June to work with the Nigerian team ahead of the 2025 African Senior Fencing Championships, which will take place from June 25 to 29 in Lagos. The deal is a part of the strategic four-year partnership between the Nigerian Fencing Federation (NFF) and the Italian Fencing Federation…
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Team Edo plan early preparation for 2026 Sports Festival
The Executive Director, Sports Development and Operations Edo State, Mrs. Sabina Chikere, on Friday stated that Team Edo State will begin early preparation ahead of the 2026 National Sports Festival (NSF). She said, “Edo State is the home of sports and we want to keep it that way, we are going to start as early…
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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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Dikko applauds Gateway Games, asks states to match rising standards
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has commended Ogun State for its outstanding hosting of the ongoing National Sports Festival, describing it as a game-changer for sports development in Nigeria. He called on other states aspiring to host future editions to emulate and improve on the standard set by Ogun. Speaking…
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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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Excitement, joy for D’Tigress homecoming Abuja tournament
Pius Ayinor Excitement is high as the Nigerian national women’s team, D’Tigress, and the Nigeria Basketball Federation gear up for what will be one of the best basketball events ever held in Nigeria, Extrasportnigeria.wordpress.com reports. For the first time, the multiple award-winning D’Tigress will play on the national soil after winning five back-to-back Afrobasket championships…
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Initiator of Niger Delta Sports Festival, Ikpokpo, hails Dikko, Olopade’s productivity
The initiator of the Niger Delta Sports Festival and Chairman of Dumanis Icon, Sir Itiako Malik Ikpokpo says the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival tagged Gateway Games 2024, is a massive improvement from the last edition of the event in Delta State. Ikpokpo gave the thumbs up at the MKO Sports Complex, Kuto, Abeokuta after…
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D’Tigress in homecoming Abuja tournament with Togo, others
Pius Ayinor The Nigerian national women’s team, D’Tigress, and the Nigeria Basketball Federation are gearing up for what will be one of the best basketball events held in Nigeria. For the first time, the multiple award-winning D’Tigress will play on the national soil after winning five back-to-back Afrobasket championships spearheaded by Nigerian WNBA Coach Rena…
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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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Aruna keeps Africa’s momentum going in Doha
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has kept Africa’s hopes alive at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. On a day when most African players bowed out on Day 3 of the global event, Aruna pressed on, securing his spot in the third round of the Men’s Singles event. Cheered on by the President of the…
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