Month: May 2023
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Nigerian Footballers Abroad
Newcastle 0-0 Leicester City: Ndidi, Iheanacho in trouble as Newcastle celebrate Champions League spot
Newcastle United and Leicester City played a 0-0 draw on Monday night to send Nigerian stars Ndidi and Iheanacho into…
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FIFA U20 World Cup
U-20 World Cup: Edozie, Oyegoke star as England defeat Tunisia in group E opener
Two players of Nigerian descent Sam Edozie and Daniel Oyegoke were named in the starting XI as England U-20 defeated…
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Sports Care With the Caretaker
Samuel Chukwueze at 24: In the beginning, career stats and projections
Nigeria and Villareal winger Samuel Chukwueze turned 24 on Monday May 22, 2023. SPORTSRATION in tribute reviews his career stats…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Dakkada FC sends soothing message to supporters after NPFL relegation
Dakkada FC of Uyo has published a “club statement” with soothing messages for supporters and sponsors following its relegation from…
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La Liga
FIFA President backs Vinicius Jr. following racist abuse vs Valencia
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has added voice in support of Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr after he suffered racist abuse…
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Nigerian Footballers Abroad
2019 Flying Eagle speaks on how Mikel Obi inspired his dream of playing in Europe
Akor Adams was a member of Nigeria`s 2019 Flying Eagles set. The forward has revealed how watching Mikel Obi inspired…
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FIFA U20 World Cup
U-20 WC: Three lessons from Nigeria`s 2-1 win over Dominican Republic
Nigeria`s U-20 male team the Flying Eagles came from behind to defeat Dominican Republic 2-1 in their opening group D…
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Nigerians in NBA
Gabe Vincent Outscores Tatum & Brown to take Heat Closer to NBA Finals
Nigeria’s basketball guard, Gabe Vincent, played a pivotal role in Miami Heat’s commanding 128-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in…
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Table Tennis
Taiwo Mati, and Quadri Aruna Secure Round of 64 Spots at #ITTFWorlds2023
Taiwo Mati and Quadri Aruna have advanced to the round of 64 in men’s singles at the ongoing World Table…
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Other Sports
Osimhen and Akinsanmiro Share Moments of Camaraderie After Napoli’s Victory Over Inter Milan
Victor Osimhen and Ebenezer Akinsanmiro were captured in a heartfelt conversation after Napoli’s impressive 3-1 victory against Inter Milan in…
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Other Sports
U-20 WC: African Champions Senegal bow to Japan
Africa U-20 Champions Senegal bowed to a 1-0 loss in the hands of Japan in their opening game of the…
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Flying Eagles
U-20 WC: Italy defeat Brazil to take top spot from Nigeria
Italy U-20 defeated Brazil U-20 3-2 to take group D top spot from Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World…
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Off the Pitch
Revealed: Why Davido attended the Manchester City vs Chelsea game
A picture of Nigerian musician popularly known as Davido at the Etihad Stadium appeared on Social media few hours after…
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9ja Flavour
U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles come from behind to edge Dominican Republic in opener
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles picked up a comeback win to defeat Dominican Republic in their Group D opener at the 2023…
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Bundesliga
Dortmund Inch Closer to Bundesliga Triumph as Tuchel Dents Bayern’s Treble Hopes
Sebastian Haller scored two goals, and Julian Brandt added one late in the game to hand Dortmund a 3-0 win…
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9ja Flavour
NPFL23 Finale: Remo Stars, Sunshine Stars win big to reach Super Six
Remo Stars booked their passage into the NPFL23 Super Six with an impressive 4-0 thrashing of Kwara United in their…
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EPL
Manchester City lift Premier League title after win over Chelsea
Manchester City lifted the 2022/2023 English Premier League title at the Etihad Stadium after a 1-0 win over Chelsea FC…
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Nigerian Footballers Abroad
Dessers and Okereke suffer Serie A relegation with Cremonese
Cremonese who have Nigerian strikers Cyriel Dessers and David Okereke on their books have been confirmed relegated from the Italian…
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9ja Flavour
7-star Falconets drub Niger Republic in WAFU U20 opener
Opeyemi Ajakaye scored thrice as Nigeria’s Falconets trounced Niger Republic U20 7-0 in their WAFU B U20 opener in Kumasi.…
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FIFA U20 World Cup
Nigeria U-20 Vs Dominican Republic U-20: Match Preview
Nigeria U-20 will face Dominican Republic U-20 in the opening Group D match of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.…
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Basketball
Western Conference Final: Nuggets defeat Lakers, need one win to complete series sweep
Denver Nuggets took a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Final against the Los Angeles Lakers after securing a win…
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FIFA U20 World Cup
U-20 WC: New Zealand, USA, Argentina and Slovakia off to winning start
The 2023 FIFA U-20 FIFA World Cup got underway on Saturday May 20. New Zealand, USA, Argentina and Slovakia all…
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Nigerian Footballers Abroad
Swallows’ Akpeyi Shines with 5th Clean Sheet in 8 Games, Sealing Gallants’ Fate
Daniel Akpeyi kept his fifth clean sheet in his eighth game to help Swallows beat Marumo Gallants 2-0 in a…
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Nigerian Footballers Abroad
Super Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke suffers relegation with Hertha
Nigeria Super Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke has suffered relegation from the German Bundesliga with his club Hertha Berlin. This followed…
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Nigerian Footballers Abroad
Iwobi in action as Everton hold Wolves to keep survival hopes alive
Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was in action for Everton when they held Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 1-1 draw on…
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9ja Flavour
Red-hot Awoniyi scores to keep Forest safe, crown City champions
Taiwo Awoniyi scored for a third successive game to help Nottingham Forest secure a 1-0 win over Arsenal and secure…
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Other Sports
VIDEO: Taiwo Awoyini scores again to give Nott’m Forest lead against Arsenal
Taiwo Awoniyi has scored his 5th goal in just his 3rd game to give Nottingham Forest a 1-0 lead against…
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Other Sports
WAFU B U20: Falconets trade tackles with Niger Republic in Kumasi
FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists, Falconets of Nigeria will be up against the U20 girls of Niger Republic in the first…
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FIFA U20 World Cup
U-20WC: Flying Eagles go big for three points against Dominican Republic
A confident Nigerian team says it will not under-rate the opposition but will go with full confidence into picking all…
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Super Eagles
Udeze: Nigeria needs a World Class Coach for Super Eagles
Ex Nigerian International Ifeanyi Udeze has told the Nigeria Football Federation to get a World Class Coach for the Super…
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