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Nigeria: Olympic Eagles to know foes October 3rd

Olympic Eagles will know their group opponents on October 3rd for the Egypt 2019 U23 Africa Cup Of Nations when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducts draw for the championship. Nigeria picked a ticket for the U23 Cup of Nations, following wins over Libya and Sudan in the qualifying rounds. CAF made this disclosure […]

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Nigerian star sets UCL record after scoring against Inter

Nigerian star Peter Olayinka has set new UEFA Champions League record after scoring against Inter Milan in the 1-1 scored draw at San Siro on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old Ibadan-born making his tournament debut for Czech side, Slavia Prague by opening his account in the 63 minutes of the encounter but his goal was not […]

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Kamworor Smashes Men’s World Half Marathon Record

Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon completing the race in 58min 01sec. Kamworor’s compatriot Abraham Kiptum held the record previously at 58:18 set in Valencia in 2018. The 26-year-old Kenyan has won his third world half-marathon title. Kamworor broke away from the pack and raced alone […]

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Nigeria: Onuachu scores debut goal in Genk defeat

Super Eagles forward, Paul Onuachu scores debut goal in KRC Genk 2-1 away defeat against Sporting Charleroi in Belgium Jupiler League. The 25-year-old, who joined the Belgian side from Danish club FC Midtjylland on transfer deadline day, started his first league game as the visitors went in search of their fourth league win of the […]

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Zimbabwe Swimmer Sets Championship Record At African Junior Swimming Championships

Zimbabwe swimmer and Gateway High School student, Donata Katai has set a new World record at the African Junior Swimming Championships in Tunisia. Katai won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke after finishing in 1 minute 4.63 seconds. This was revealed by Star FM’s head of sport, Steve Vickers, in his Twitter post. Vickers […]

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Shock! Super Eagles manager Rohr loses his mother

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rhor has lost his mother at the age of 97 years old. According to the Nigeria Football Federation, which broke the news on its verified Twitter handle, Elizabeth just died. We commiserate with @NGSuperEagles Head coach, Mr Gernot Rohr who just lost his mother Madam Elisabeth Rohr. She was 97. May […]

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Cameroon: UN Secretary General reacts to Biya’s National dialogue move

The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement made by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to launch a National dialogue process. In tweets published some few hours after President Biya’s address to Cameroonians on the UN info’s twitter account, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio […]

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Shevchenko: Physically Strong Super Eagles Will Be Difficult To Beat

Ukraine head coach Andriy Shevchenko is expecting a difficult game against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in today’s (Tuesday) friendly encounter at the Dnipro Arena, Completesports.com reports. The Ukrainians defeated Lithuania 3-0 in their European 2020 Championship qualifier in Vilnius last Saturday. Shevchenko’s men have now shifted their attention to today’s encounter at the Dnipro […]

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Salah Can Match Messi If He Becomes Less Selfish — Wenger

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah boasts similarities to Lionel Messi and can become even better if he tones down his obsession with goals, according to Arsene Wenger. The ex-Arsenal coach, who recently hinted at a possible return to management in the international arena , believes the Reds attacker’s game is comparable to Messi’s but is still […]

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FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers Beat China to Qualify For 2020 Olympics

Nigeria’ s D ’ Tigers have qualified for the 2020 Olympics holding in Tokyo , after beating their Chinese opponents in front of a home crowd in Guangzhou . D’Tigers , who are participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China won the game , 86 – 73. With this result , Nigeria is […]

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Accra Sports Stadium to Host Ghana/Gabon Reverse Fixture

The Accra Sports Stadium will host the reverse fixture involving Ghana’s Black Queens and the Panthers of Gabon in the 2020 Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday, September 3. The crunch encounter initially fixed for the Cape Coast Sports Stadium has been moved to the capital. The Women’s Senior National team, posted a convincing 3-0 win over […]

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Nigeria: Rohr replaces injured Ndidi with PAOK star for Ukraine tie

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has replaced injured Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi with PAOK star Anderson Esiti for the September 10 friendly encounter against Ukraine in Dnipro. The German tactician recalled the 25-year-old Warri-born who has featured twice for the three-time Africa Champion in 2016, while Lokomotiv Moscow left-back Brian Idowu returns to the […]

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Ghana Wins Second Gold Medal At African Games

Ghana has won its second gold medal at the ongoing African Games following an impressive performance by the country’s men’s sprint relay team. Sean Safo-Antwi, Josep Paul Amoah, Martin Owusu-Antwi, and Benjamin Azamati run a time of 38.30s to win gold in the 4 x 100m final. The quartet finished ahead of Nigeria and South […]

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Nigeria: Rohr drops Akpeyi invites 2 new stars for Ukraine friendly

Gernot Rohr has dopped Daniel Akpeyi and invites two new players of Maduka Okoye and Joe Aribo for September 10 friendly match in Kyiv. It will be Nigeria’s first outing since their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Third-Place match in Cairo Egypt against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia which The Gernot Rohr’s team won 1-0 […]

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Ghanaian Striker John Antwi Sets New Record in Egypt

Ghanaian striker, John Antwi became the first foreigner to score for three different Egyptian sides in the CAF Club Competitions. The former El Makassa forward registered his name in the ongoing CAF Confederations cup preliminary qualifies when he scored a brace for FC Pyramids as they defeated Etoile du Congo 4-1 at home. It took […]

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Zimbabwe Cricket Reinstated, Team Remains Suspended Though

After a tussle that threatened to interfere with livelihoods of both male and female cricketers in Zimbabwe, the SRC headed the ICC’s call and reinstated the Zimbabwe Cricket Board. The Board had been dismissed by the SRC in June and a new board had been instated in its place. The ICC in return suspended ZC […]

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Everton Sign Nigeria’s Iwobi for £40m

Everton have agreed to sign forward Alex Iwobi from Arsenal in a deal worth up to £40m. Iwobi came through the ranks at the Gunners, playing 149 times and scoring 15 goals. The Nigeria forward is Marco Silva’s seventh summer signing. Iwobi will join fellow new arrivals goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, defender Djibril Sidibe, midfielders Andre […]

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Pakistan Dump SA Coach Mickey Arthur After World Cup Flop

Pakistan’s cricket board axed coach Mickey Arthur on Wednesday after a disappointing Cricket World Cup. Arthur’s contract expired after last month’s World Cup, won by hosts England, and the South African had asked for a two-year extension. But Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ehsan Mani said Arthur and his assistant coaches Grant Flower and Azhar Mahmood […]