Month: April 2019
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Nigeria Football
Golden Eaglets skipper Samson Tijani, others pass age test in Tanzania
Golden Eaglets will be led by skipper Samson Tijani at the U17 AFCON in Tanzania after he and other members…
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Nigeria Football
Semi Ajayi wins Championship player of the month of March
Super Eagles midfielder Semi Ajayi has been named the Sky Bet Championship Player of the month of March. The defender…
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F1
Bottas on pole in Shanghai as Mercedes dominate qualifying
QValtteri Bottas will start the 1,000th Formula One race in pole position after holding off team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Shanghai.…
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Other Sports
Odion Ighalo’s fifth goal fails to save Shanghai Shenhua in loss to Guangzhou R&F
Odion Ighalo fired his fifth goal of the season, but it was not enough as his club Shanghai Shenhua lost…
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Nigeria Football
Complete AFCON 2019 draw
Africa Cup of Nations holders Cameroon will play Ghana, Benin and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage of the 2019 tournament. Group D…
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Nigeria Football
Ahmed Musa reacts to Super Eagles AFCON group
Ahmed Musa has said he is happy with the AFCON draw that pits the Super Eagles against Guinea, Madagascar and…
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Nigeria Football
Rohr: Super Eagles tackle Ghana, Senegal for 2019 AFCON
The Super Eagles will prepare for the 2019 AFCON with warm-up games against Ghana and Senegal, according to coach Gernot…
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Nigeria Football
2019 AFCON: Super Eagles draw Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi
The Super Eagles have been drawn in a fair Group B against Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi in the first round…
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Nigeria Football
Frustrated Lateef Omidiji to Dump Nigeria for USA?
Las Vegas born 15-year-old striker Lateef Omidiji Jr is set to dump Nigeria for his country of birth USA. The…
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Nigeria Football
Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal favourites to win 2019 AFCON
Super Eagles of Nigeria, hosts and record champions Egypt as well as Senegal have been tipped as favourites to win…
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Nigeria Football
Europa League: Olayinka fires blank; Chukwueze stars in loss as Iwobi plays his part
The three Nigerians; Peter Olayinka, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi who are left in the Europa League this season continued…
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Nigeria Football
100% tackles and take-ons; Samuel Chukwueze turns head in Villarreal’s home loss to Valencia
Samuel Chukwueze was the best player at the Estadio de la Ceramica as Villarreal went down 3-1 to Valencia in…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Chibundu Amah nine-minute hat-trick helps Sunshine trash Lobi Stars as coach knocks out player
Chibundu Amah was the hero as he scored three goals within the space of nine minutes to help Sunshine Stars…
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Nigeria Football
All eyes on Cairo as CAF holds AFCON 2019 Draw
The Draw Ceremony for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals will hold in Cairo, Egypt on Friday evening. It is…
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Nigeria Football
Devine Nwachukwu U15 goal-scoring sensation promises U17 AFCON title
Under-15 goal-scoring sensation Devine Nwachukwu has promised that the Golden Eaglets will clinch the 2019 U17 AFCON in Tanzania. The…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians to be involved as NBA Playoffs kick-start this weekend
The 2018-19 NBA Playoffs will be starting this weekend and quite a number of players with Nigerian heritage will be…
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Nigeria Football
Nigeria claims gold and silver in cadet, junior and U-21 divisions in boys and girls categories respectively
Nigeria boys and girls won the team gold and silver medals in cadet, junior and U-21 divisions respectively at the…
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Champions League
VIDEO: Ronaldo starts the move then scores with a bullet header for his 97th career headed goal
Cristiano Ronaldo continues his remarkable goalscoring form in the champions league by scoring his 125th goal in the champions league…
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Nigeria Football
Nigeria National League: Matchday One Results
The 2019 Nigeria National League (NNL) kick-started across the centers nationwide today. Group A1 NAF FC 2 vs 1 EFCC…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Rangers beat Kwara in Ilorin to topple MFM FC in group A despite playing three games less
Rangers International of Enugu beat Kwara United 2-1 in Ilorin in their rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League game played on…
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F1
F1 Raceweek: History on Mercedes´ side for 1000th race – Chinese GP in numbers
Mercedes have made a dream start to the Formula One season and history would suggest that will continue in a…
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Nigeria Football
FIFA Women’s World Cup: Desire Oparanozie named as Super Falcons captain?
En Avant de Guingamp striker Desire Oparanozie is set to lead the Super Falcons to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World…
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Nigeria Football
Olakunle Segun tops the list as Golden Eaglets jet off to Tanzania for U17 AFCON
Five –time world champions, Nigeria flew out of Abuja on Wednesday on their way to Tanzania to take part in…
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Nigeria Football
Mikel Obi captains as Middlesbrough snap losing streak to re-ignite playoffs hopes
Middlesbrough have ended their losing streak with a 2-0 win against relegation threatened Bolton Wanderers at the University of Bolton…
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Champions League
VIDEO: Son Heung-min scores a spectacular goal to help Tottenham beat City
Son Heung-min continues to make his mark in the new Tottenham stadium, he became the first player to score at…
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Champions League
Tottenham new Stadium helps City of London set an impressive Champions League record
Tottenham Hotspur estimated £1billion Stadium has helped the City of London to set an impressive Champions League record after hosting…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerian teams qualify for WJC, set to play Egypt in AJC final
For making the final of the team event at the ongoing ITTF African Junior and Cadet Championships, Nigeria and Egypt…
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Nigeria Football
Super Eagles star Wilfred Ndidi set to marry long-term girlfriend Dinma
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will on May 10 quit bachelorhood when he marries a medical student and the love…
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Nigeria Football
FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives Nigeria on tour
The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja is already agog in anticipation of the arrival of the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy,…
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Nigeria Football
Christian Chukwu is stable, sound –Okenwa
Nigeria legend Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu is in good health and of sound spirit, says Chairman of the Enugu State Football…
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