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OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS: Minister Tasks Super Falcons. John Enoh, Minister of Sports Development, has urged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to defeat their South African counterparts in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday in Pretoria. John made this known in a statement released on Sunday in FCT, Abuja. It was gathered that Super…
TIME ADJUSTMENT: Plateau United vs Doma United, New Time Announced. It was learnt that the Nigeria Premier Football League has adjusted the kick-off time for the matchday 29 encounter involving Plateau United and Doma United. The match which was billed for the New Jos Stadium at 4pm on today Saturday has been moved to 3pm….
FALSE ACCOUNTING: Napoli risk fine, points deduction. Serie A champions Napoli stand risk of being fined or docked points if eventually found guilty of false accounting in the contract to sign Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen from Lille in 2020. NAurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli president was questioned on last Wednesday as part of an investigation into…
It has been revealed that Anthony Joshua will not be fighting Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk next, according to his good friend Derek Chisora. Former two-time world champion Joshua was promised a shot at the undisputed world titles following his brutal KO win against Francis Ngannou last month. Fury and Usyk fight for all four…
The monthly salary of new Super Eagles Coach is set to be increased, according to the source. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has fixed salary of the new Coach to $80,000 every month. Meanwhile, Jose Peseiro, the last head coach of the national team earned $50,000 monthly. It was a reduced package for Peseiro, after…
Jose Peseiro has announced that he is no longer the head coach of the Super Eagles. “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. “I feel pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. The contractual journey of 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotions and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfillment”. The…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Patigi-born Umar Mohammed as Special Adviser on Youths and Sports Development. Mohammed, known in political circles as ‘Captain’, is a grassroots mobiliser, a Sports enthusiast, and a long-standing ally of the Governor. He holds a Higher National Diploma certificate in chemical engineering…
Anthony Joshua is no longer the holder of the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk at London’s White Hart Lane. ….Usyk was crowned as the new unified world heavyweight champion after all three judges scored the fight in favour of the skilful Ukrainian 117-112, 116-112, 115-113….
The Olympic flag was passed to Paris mayor, ANNE HIDALGO for the 2024 Games at the Tokyo closing ceremony today. HIDALGO waved the flag decorated with the five Olympic rings, after she received it from International Olympic Committee president, THOMAS BACH.
The German Football Association (DFB) on Monday announced a 19-man roster for the 2020 Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Japan, with two central defenders heavily courted by the Nigerian Federation making the cut. Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha BSC) and Felix Uduokhai (FC Augsburg) are among the six players listed as defenders in the 19-man group….