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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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NOC appoints 6-man committee for constitution review
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on Friday inaugurated a six-man committee to review its constitution which has existed for 23 years.
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Cote d’Ivoire defeat DR Congo to meet Nigeria at AFCON final clash
The Elephant of Cote d’Ivoire defeated DR Congo 1-0 on Wednesday in the semi-final to set off a final clash against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
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UPDATED: Nigeria defeat South Africa on penalties, advance to final
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday in Bouake qualified for the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after defeating South Africa in a pulsating semi-final clash.
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AFCON: South Africa is not a pushover- Ex-international cautions Super Eagles
A former Super Eagles player, Garba Lawal has said the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match between Super Eagles and South Africa will be tough.
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AFCON: Super Eagles depart Abidjan for Bouake without Osimhen
Napoli FC of Italy striker Victor Osimhen did not travel with his colleagues to Bouake for the Super Eagles Semi-final clash against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
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