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Joshua Defeats Ngannou with brutal second-round KO
Two-time world champion Anthony Joshua knocked out mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou in just the second round of their widely-hyped heavyweight clash on Saturday, with his promoter quickly declaring him the division’s “number one”!-->…
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2024 African Games: Nigeria female cricket team arrives Ghana
A 20-Man Nigeria’s Female Cricket team has arrived Ghana ahead of the 13th African Games.
The 15 players and five officials left Lagos early Tuesday morning for the Games scheduled to begin from March 8 to March 23.
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Curious case of Mustapha Salisu: A rising star’s mysterious absence
By Ellams Awwal
Mustapha Salisu, once a prolific goal scorer for NPFL team Katsina United. In the previous two seasons, Salisu showcased his prowess by emerging top goal scorer for the Chanji boys before embarking on a free transfer!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigerian striker, Osimhen helps Napoli beat Juventus 2-1 in Serie A
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen earned a late penalty for Champions Napoli as the hosts beat Juventus 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday.
Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored late in the second half to secure their first back-to-back wins in five months.!-->!-->!-->…
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Super Eagles: Odegbami urges NFF to replace Peseiro with indigenous coach
Ex- international, Segun Odegbami, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to look inward for an indigenous coach to handle the Super Eagles.
Odegbami, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)!-->!-->!-->…
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Peseiro resigns as Super Eagles coach
Joe Peseiro has quit as the coach of the Super Eagles following the expiration of his contract with the Nigerian Football Federation.
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Gombe United confirms coach Babaganaru’s resignation
Relegation threatened Gombe United Football Club on Thursday confirmed the resignation of head coach, Mohammed Babaganaru.
The General Manager of the club, Abubakar Abubakar, confirmed Babaganaru’s resignation in an interview with the!-->!-->!-->…
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AFCON: NIDCOM extols Super Eagles, confers award on Ahmed Musa
Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has extolled the Super Eagles for making the country proud with their impressive performance at AFCON 2023.
Dabiri-Erewa gave the commendation during the!-->!-->!-->…
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FIFA Ranking: Eagles move up 14 spots after AFCON silver win
Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by 14 spots to place 28th in the world in the February FIFA ranking.
In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on!-->!-->!-->…
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SOLACEBASE rewards individuals who predicted AFCON final match between Nigeria-Ivory Coast
SOLACEBASE, an investigative and accountability online newspaper has rewarded followers on its social media handles who predicted correctly the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final match between Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
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