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Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich is handing over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to the trustees of its charitable foundation, a statement from the European champions said on Saturday. “During my nearly…
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat the Cote d’Ivoire senior women national football team 2-0 in the first leg match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers’ final round on Friday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in…
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Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist,  Blessing Okagbare was on Friday handed a 10-year ban following her expulsion from last year’s Tokyo Olympics for doping violations. This was contained in statement issued by the Athletics…
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday named former International Emmanuel Amuneke new head coach of the Super Eagles. In the same vain, the federation also retained Augustine Eguavoen as Interim Technical Adviser. This was…
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A handful of football fans in Bauchi on Sunday went berserk and attacked the referee of the match between Wikki Tourists Football Club and visiting Rangers International of Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Senegal have won 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, beating Egypt through penalty shootout in the final played on Sunday evening. The Teranga Lions defeated the Pharaoh of Egypt 4-2 on penalties after extra time. Sadio Mane converted the…
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Egypt has defeated Cameroon on penalties to qualify for the Finals cup of AFCON 2021, on Thursday. They will face Senegal in the finals that defeated Burkina Faso on Wednesday 3-1 to book their place in the final. The finals will be…
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Senegal are through to a second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations final after defeating Burkina Faso 3-1 in their last-four tie in Yaounde on Wednesday. Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Sadio Mane all scored second-half goals for…
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The Super Eagles returned to Nigeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua…
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About Eight people have been reported dead after a crush at Olembe Stadium that hosted Cameroon and Comoros in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde during an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match on Monday. A viral video that surfaced online,…
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