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Nigerian football has lost one of its most iconic figures, Peter Rufai, the former Super Eagles goalkeeper widely celebrated for his heroics during the golden years of Nigerian football. He died at the age of 61 after reportedly…
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Ibrahim Babangida, a former player of Stationery Stores and younger brother to former Super Eagles’ winger, Tijani Babangida, is dead. Babangida reportedly died in an auto crash in which his elder brother was also involved in.The older…
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Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea have settled for a 1-1 draw in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opener. In the game played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday, Equatorial…
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Spain beat European champions England 1-0 to become the Women’s World Cup champions in the final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Captain Olga Carmona fired Spain ahead in the 29th minute, coolly finishing in the right-hand…
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Morocco, on Saturday, became the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals following a 1-0 win over Portugal. En-Nesyri’s first-half header secured the victory for Morocco at the Thumama Stadium in Qatar. Details…
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The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a teenager, Iredia Endurance, for alleged fraud. Endurance was recently arrested by the EFCC operatives in Benin, the Edo State capital, sequel to a…
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Nigeria shocked the United States 90-87 in a pre-Olympic basketball friendly in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Nigeria, with six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, became the first African nation to beat the…
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Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has laid a standard for football development for others to emulate by building the Real Madrid Academy in Port Harcourt. Dare, in a release by…
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