Tag: sports
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CAF WCL: Edo Queens beat Mamelodi Sundowns to semi-finals
Pius Ayinor CAF WCL: Edo Queens beat Mamelodi Sundowns to semi-finals Edo Queens have qualified for the semi-final of the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League. Edo Queens became the first Nigerian side to go beyond the CAF Women’s Champions League group stages. It was a great comeback for the team beating South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns…
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Napoli boss says no to Osimhen’s permanent Galatasaray transfer
Napoli’s Sporting Director Giovanni Manna is not keen on a transfer deal with Galatasaray for Victor Osimhen. Manna has shut the door on the proposed transfer as he does not believe the Turkish side has the funds to prosecute the deal smoothly. The Nigerian striker entered into a season-long loan deal to Galatasaray just before…
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Abia Comets boss congratulates Dikko as NSC Chairman
By Emmanuel Chinedu Chairman of Abia Comets Football Club of Umuahia, Chief Boniface Alozie Uche, has extended his congratulations to Shehu Dikko on his appointment as the new Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC). The chairman, who paid him a visit on Monday, at his office in Abuja, expressed his confidence in Dikko’s ability…
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CG Adeniyi visits Gov Diri, commends him for sports investment
Pius Ayinor The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has hailed the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for his significant contributions to the development of sports, particularly wrestling in Nigeria. Adeniyi made the commendation during a courtesy visit to Governor Diri at the Government House in Yenagoa on Saturday. In his…
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NALCOMA Pre-season: Abia Comets finish as runners-up, Kun Khalifat are champions
By Emmanuel Chinedu Abia Comets Football Club of Umuahia, emerged as the runners-up, of the inaugural Abia State Governor’s NALCOMA pre-season tournament, which was held at the Enyimba Stadium, Aba. The tournament, which featured six teams from the South-east region, brought a lot of fireworks with a thrilling final, which the Comets lost by 4-3…
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Dikko congratulates MFM Basketball Club for picking African ticket
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko has congratulated the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Women Basketball Club for quality outing at the ongoing FIBA Africa Women Basketball League Zone 3 qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia. He spoke shortly after the Nigerian women’s league champions qualified for the finals of the Women…
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NSC Chairman Dikko receives victorious Scrabble Team Nigeria
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, received members of the victorious Team Nigeria to the 15th Pan African Scrabble Championship in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday at his office in Abuja. Team Nigeria won the top honours in the male, female individual categories and the overall team title at the Championship…
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Why this Supremacy Tournament is unique – Hajji Gafar
Pius Ayinor As preparations intensify ahead of the 19th edition of the Lagos Supremacy Cup, the organisers of the annual football tournament have once again, reeled out rules and regulations that has made the tournament uniquely different and refreshing. Hajji Gafar Liameed, the Chief Convener of the much-anticipated tournament, in talk with the Supremacy Media,…
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Nigeria wins IHF Trophy Africa Men Continental Phase
Nigeria’s Under-18 men’s handball team were crowned champions of the IHF Trophy Africa Men Continental Phase on Wednesday, following their 38-26 victory over Guinea in the final in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the finale that was graced by top officials from the Ethiopia central government, the Coach Emeka Nnamani’s boys started the match with purposefulness…
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Salvationists and friends play novelty match to welcome Team Salvos Captain
Officers, comrades, and friends of The Salvation Army, an internationally renowned religious and humanitarian organization, will celebrate and welcome their recently installed National Leaders, Territorial Commander and Territorial President for Women’s Ministries, Colonels Friday and Glory Ayanam. They recently returned to lead the organisation after 10 years in other countries. The celebrations will kick off…
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