Month: February 2021
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9ja Flavour
Kwara United return to NPFL summit as Dakkada comeback stuns Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars were stunned by a rousing comeback from Uyo-based Dakkada FC in their Matchday 13 fixture which finished 3-2…
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Nigeria Football
Oyedele Adebayo Delighted With First Professional Goal
Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Striker, Oyedele Adebayo says he is very happy with his first professional goal of his…
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9ja Flavour
AFCON 2022 Qualifiers; Super Eagles goalkeeping dilemma and why Rohr needs to look at the NPFL
Nigeria’s Super Eagles return to action in the 2022 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers when they take on Benin Republic…
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Basketball
Jazz return to winning ways with victory over Orlando Magic as Nets lose to Mavericks
Utah Jazz returned to winning ways after they lost their last match with an impressive 124-109 victory away at Orlando…
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Football
Guardiola reaches milestone as Manchester City romp to 20th consecutive win
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola became the fastest manager in English top flight history to win 200 games as his…
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9ja Flavour
Abia Warriors continue meteoric rise with win over Wikki
Abia Warriors battled to a 1-0 victory over visiting Wikki Tourists at the Okigwe Township Stadium in their NPFL Matchday…
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Football
Xavi extends incredible Al Sadd record
Al Sadd manager, Xavi Hernandez continued his impressive record since taking over at the helm of the Qatari club at…
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9ja Flavour
Oriental derby headlines Matchday 13 of NPFL as Enyimba visit Jigawa
Matchday 13 of the 2020/21 NPFL season is set to commence on Saturday 27th of February through Monday March 1st…
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Basketball
Lakers snap 4 game losing run, Jazz defeated by Heat
Last year’s NBA champions, Los Angeles Lakers finally ended their poor run of form that saw them lose 4 games…
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Football
Manchester United draw AC Milan as Arsenal return to Olympiacos in Europa League
Following the conclusion of the Round of 32 of the Europa League, the draw for the Round of 16 was…
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Basketball
Antetokoumpo powers Bucks to win against Pelicans
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points with 10 rebounds and 4 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans…
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Football
Arsenal survive Benfica scare to reach Europa last 16, Leicester City drop out of competition
Arsenal qualified for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League after surviving a scare from Portuguese side, Benfica…
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9ja Flavour
Heartland pick up come-from-behind victory as Adamawa United pick up first win of season
Heartland FC came back from a goal down to defeat Dakkada FC 2-1 in their NPFL Matchday 12 fixture at…
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Basketball
Jazz thrash depleted Lakers as Warriors record consecutive wins
Utah Jazz defeated the defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers 114-89 in their top of the table clash on Wednesday in…
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Football
Manchester City thump Monchengladbach in Germany
Manchester City defeated German side, Borussia Monchengladbach in the away leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie…
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Football
Los Blancos struggle to defeat 10-man Atalanta in Bergamo
13-time UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid faced Italian side, Atalanta in the Round of 16 first leg away from…
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9ja Flavour
Nwagua header sends Kano Pillars to NPFL summit
Kano Pillars striker, Nyima Nwagua scored a 9th minute header from a corner kick by Auwalu Ali Malam to give…
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9ja Flavour
Golden Eaglets drawn in Group B for the 2021 U-17 AFCON
Nigeria’s U-17 side, the Golden Eaglets were put in Group B for the 2021 CAF Total U-17 African Cup of…
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Basketball
Curry marks return from illness with win for Golden State Warriors
Steph Curry made his return to the Golden State Warriors side by contributing 37 points with 6 rebounds and 6…
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9ja Flavour
Enyimba, Rivers United back in domestic action as NPFL Matchday 12 kicks off
Enyimba will welcome Akwa United to their home in Aba on Wednesday February 24th after their heroics in the CAF…
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Champions League
Lewandowski becomes third UCL top scorer of all time as Bayern hammer Lazio
German champions and defending UCL champions, Bayern Munich faced Italian side Lazio in the Champions League Round of 16 first…
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Football
VIDEO: Sublime Giroud overhead effort sends Atleti to the cleaners
Chelsea faced Atletico Madrid at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest, Romania in the away leg of their UEFA Champions League…
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Football
Football Went Digital In 2020: And We’re Lovin’ It
COVID-19 came as a shock to many of us. Nobody – except a few biologists – ever expected that anything…
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9ja Flavour
Morocco 2021: Golden Eaglets to know opponents Wednesday
Five-time world champions Nigeria will know their group phase opponents at next month’s U20 Africa Cup of Nations when the…
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9ja Flavour
VIDEO: Oshoala scores four as Super Falcons trash Nzalang National
African champions Nigeria steamrolled Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang National 9-0 in their third and final match of the Turkish Women’s Cup…
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9ja Flavour
The best stats from the 2020/21 NPFL season
The 2020/21 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League commenced in December 2020 after the 2019/20 season was truncated in…
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Basketball
Wizards defeat Lakers in OT as Jazz stretch lead in Western Conference
Washington Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 127-124 in Overtime in their NBA encounter on Monday. Russell Westbrook did most…
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9ja Flavour
Enyimba handed tough draw in CAF Confederation Cup
Nigeria’s sole representative, Enyimba FC were drawn into one of the toughest possible groups when the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup…
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Basketball
Ingram, Williamson lead Pelicans to biggest comeback in NBA franchise history
Brandon Ingram was in sensational form as the New Orleans Pelicans came back from 24 points down in the second…
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9ja Flavour
Rangers end impressive Kwara United run in NPFL
Rangers International defeated Kwara United at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in their NPFL Matchday 11 encounter on Sunday. Chiamaka Madu…
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