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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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PHOTOS: Super Eagles receive warm reception after AFCON final in Abuja
The Federal Government has hosted a welcome breakfast for the Super Eagles at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
The team arrived in the capital city on Monday night, following their runner-up performance at the 2024 African Cup of!-->!-->!-->…
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BREAKING: Tinubu confers national honours on Super Eagles players
President Bola Tinubu is set to confer national honours on the Nigeria national football team.
This announcement was made in a Twitter post by Olusegun Dada, Special Assistant to the President on social media on Tuesday.
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Nigerian sports minister condemns cyberbullying against Iwobi
Nigeria's Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has condemned the cyberbullying of Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi at the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire.
This newspaper reports that Iwobi who!-->!-->!-->…
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AFCON: Ahmed Musa, others appeal to Nigerias to stop cyberbully against Iwobi
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa and other footballers in the national team, have appealed to Nigerians to stop the cyberbullying against their colleague Alex Iwobi following Nigeria’s narrow 2-1 defeat to hosts Cote d’Ivoire in the AFCON!-->…
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Iwobi deletes Instagram posts after Nigerians accuse him of causing AFCON final defeat
Alex Iwobi, a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Nigeria national team, has deleted all his pictures and videos on his official Instagram page.
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JUST IN: Ivory Coast beat Nigeria, win AFCON final
Hosts Ivory Coast have won the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, following a 2-1 victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Abidjan on Sunday.
Sebastian Haller scored the winner to complete a second half comeback for Ivory Coast who!-->!-->!-->…
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