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Decision to cancel 2019/2020 football season was hasty-Ex-NFF official
Dilichukwu Onyedimma, a former Executive Committee member of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says the decision to cancel the 2019/2020 football season is hasty and unjust.
“I can’t really explain what is happening with football in…
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Nigeria’s Nneka becomes first African woman to own European club
Nigerians have recorded many firsts in football circles in Europe and beyond and another feat has been added to that growing list.
On Thursday, an official statement was released concerning the Nigerian entrepreneur, Nneka Ede, who has…
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Manchester City’s ban from European football overturned – CAS
Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), the Lausanne based court said on Monday.
The decision means Pep Guardiola’s team will compete in next season’s Champions…
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FIFA agree massive $1.5bn COVID-19 relief plan
World football governing body FIFA announced on Thursday it had agreed a 1.5 billion dollars relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game.
FIFA’s plan means world football’s governing body will dip…
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JUST IN: Liverpool win first premier league title in 3 decades
Liverpool have won the 2019/2020 Premier League season after Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-1 on Thursday.
Jurgen Klopp’s men sealed a 19th league title for the club with a record seven games left to play after City’s defeat left them 23…
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Sports minister inaugurates 12-man committee on COVID-19-compliant infrastructure
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has inaugurated a 12 -member committee to ensure COVID-19-compliant infrastructure and protocols for the 20th National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020”.
The virtual inauguration by…
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NFF Places Mothers Of Late 2 Ex-Internationals On N30,000 Monthly Stipend
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Thursday, announced a N30,000 monthly stipend each for mothers of its two ex-internationals, Rashidi Yekini and Samuel Okwaraji.
The NFF, through its verified twitter handle, said it was acting…
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COVID-19: FG Commences Payment Of Relief Money To Athletes
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has approved the payment of money into the accounts of Nigerian athletes to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the athletes.
The minister made the disclosure in a statement by…
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COVID-19: Super Eagles Player, Musa Dismisses Positive Test
Nigeria Super Eagles Player, Ahmed Musa, has dismissed claims on social media that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Musa, who plays for Al-Nassr Football Club in Saudi Arabia described the rumour as fake news on his verified…
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FIFA Women’s Ranking: Nigeria Now First In Africa
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been ranked as the first team in Africa after moving up by one spot to place 38th in the world in the FIFA Women’s World Football Ranking.
In the ranking table for the month of March on the website of world…
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