Tag: sports
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Amaju Pinnick to star as guest lecturer in University of Ibadan
The immediate-past President of Nigeria Football Federation and Nigeria’s FIFA Council Member, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, OFR will add another feather to his cap when he delivers this year’s Personality Guest Lecture of the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan on Tuesday, 29th October 2024. Pinnick, who is also a member of the Executive Committee of Confederation…
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Benghazi Drama: CAF hammers Libya, awards three points, three goals to Nigeria
The Disciplinary Board of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria, three points and three goals from the botched Matchday 4 encounter of the 2025 AFCON qualification series scheduled to be played by Libya and Nigeria in Benina on 15th October. In its ruling on Saturday, signed by the chairman, Ousmane Kane, the Disciplinary Board…
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Abuja2024: Customs CG declares open Military and Para-military Wrestling Championship
Pius Ayinor The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs, Adewale Adeniyi on Tuesday declared open the Military and Para-military Wrestling Championship in Abuja. The competition which is in its maiden edition is the brainchild of CG Adeniyi. The five-day championship witnessed a colourful opening ceremony with various agencies showcasing an entertaining parade. The CG emphasized that…
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Volleyball: NAF Rockets, Delta Queens win Div 1
NAF Rockets and Delta Queens have emerged champions of the National Division 1 Volleyball League in the men and women categories respectively. NAF Rockets beat Life Camp VC 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-31) in their last match of the Division 1 League played at the Umuahia Township Stadium in Abia State. NAF Rockets finished in first…
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Davido, Burna Boy to perform at NPFL All-Star Game
Pius Ayinor Nigerian music sensations Davido and Burna Boy, alongside other Nigerian top music stars, are set to feature at the inaugural Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) All-Star Game, organized in partnership with Nigerian renowned sports marketing company, the Nilayo Sports Management. The event will feature a thrilling football showdown between top players from the…
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NNL pre-season seminar will help our coaches, media officers – Akanji
One of the resource persons to the NNL pre-season seminar, John Joshua Akanji, said that the seminar will adequately equip the participants ahead of the 2024/25 season. It is less than one week to the NNL pre-season seminar aimed at equipping the second-tier league coaches and media officers on handling issues related to the league, Akanji,…
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How Customs Women Basketballers Lost $50,000
Pius Ayinor $50,000 is a good lump of cash anywhere and in the Nigeria of today, it is more than just good money. It is a huge windfall. This is what the Nigeria Customs ladies lost on Tuesday by losing the final match of the Nigerian women’s basketball league. In the reverse, the MFM team…
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Tinubu congratulates Oshodi on election as President of African Table Tennis Federation
President Bola Tinubu congratulated Wahid Enitan Oshodi of Nigeria on his election as President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF). Oshodi, the Deputy President of ATTF and former Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, was elected at the organisation’s elective annual general meeting on Tuesday, October 15, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…
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Customs take on MFM as Zenith Bank Women’s League wraps up in Lagos
Pius Ayinor It is definitely going to be a rewarding match for spectators as the Nigeria Customs ladies take on MFM warriors in the final match of the Zenith Bank Women’s League Final-8 playoff. The match is billed for the National Stadium, Lagos. We can boldly say it would be worth the trouble of following…
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20 Points of a 20-hour Super Eagles ordeal in Libya
NFF’s Director of Communications, Dr Ademola Olajire, provides a point-by-point account of how a keenly-anticipated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match was relegated to a fiasco by Libyan federal authorities and Football Federation 1) The chartered ValueJet aircraft departed from the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo at 11.55hours on Sunday, 13th October 2024, and landed at…
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