Tag: sports
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George Foreman dies aged 76 and the world mourns
American boxing legend George Foreman has died at the age of 76, his family have announced. Foreman was an Olympic gold medallist in 1968 before claiming his first heavyweight title with a stoppage win over Joe Frazier in 1973. He lost the belt a year later to Muhammad Ali in the Rumble In the Jungle…
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Great to be back in the World Cup race, says Super Eagles captain Ekong
Super Eagles’ captain William Ekong who has reviewed the 2-0 victory over Rwanda on Friday, says the win was just the statement the Eagles needed to put out as the World Cup race reached halfway mark. Ekong on the journey back home, “It was important to make the statement that we did, and we’re all…
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Osimhen overtakes Odegbami, pursues Yekini’s record in Nigeria’s 2-0 win against Rwanda
Nigeria’s forward Victor Osimhen, who had not played any part in the campaign previously, rose stoutly to the occasion and boldly revamped Nigeria’s campaign for a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. His two goals in the 2-0 win over Rwanda in Kigali gave him 25 goals so far for Nigeria. Before the…
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Rwanda vs Nigeria: All You Need to Know
Rwanda hosts the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match in Kigali. Extrasportnigeria.wordpress.com serves all you need to know about this match Nigeria must have to win… ●It is the first match for Nigeria’s new coach Eric Sekou Chelle. ●Rwanda coach Adel Amrouche is not new to facing the Super Eagles.…
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Warriors Basketball Academy to host FIBA Africa Zone 3 academies tournament
The Warriors Basketball Academy has officially expressed interest in hosting the inaugural FIBA Africa Zone 3 Academies Tournament. This is an initiative tailored to foster grassroots basketball development within the region. The Warriors Management says it notified the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) of the academy’s intention to stage the tournament via a letter dated February…
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NFF begins construction of Super Eagles’ hostel and new pitches
The Nigeria Football Federation will on Tuesday perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Players’ Hostel and a number of new training pitches in Abuja. The groundbreaking will be done by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. Named the NFF-FIFA Players’ Hostel, the 68-room facility is located at the heart of…
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IHF Emerging Nations: USA beats Nigeria in third place match
●IHF Trophy Intercontinental: Nigeria finishes second in Kosovo Nigeria’s Under 23 Men’s Handball team lost to the United States of America 31-28 in the third-place match of the 5th IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Varna, Bulgaria. Nigeria had played a 31-31 draw against USA in the opening match of the competition and at the time…
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Rugby returns to Warri with a rumble match
Rugby is making a huge return to the Warri axis of Delta State with the hosting of the Warri Rugby Rumble event from 4 to 7th April at the Nana Model College. The competition will feature the South South rugby champions, Edo State men’s team against the Warri Rugby Football Club in a 7’s, 10’s…
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Nigeria Pitch Awards: Lookman, Osimhen, Boniface in race for crown March 25th
Organizers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards on Thursday announced plans to host the 11th award ceremony after the World Cup qualifying match between the Super Eagles and the Warriors of Zimbabwe on 25th March, The ceremony will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. In a statement, Mr Shina Philips, the…
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I fought a good fight, say Amaju Pinnick as he tells his election story
Amaju Melvin Pinnick, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation has given his side of the election story stating with all confidence that “he fought a good fight” like Apostle Paul. He lost his seat on the FIFA Council on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt but says he is full of gratitude to God and…
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