Category: Sports
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Osimhen wants to join Chelsea – Obi Mikel
Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has suggested that Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, is keen on joining Chelsea ahead of the summer transfer window. Mikel, who previously played for Chelsea as a midfielder, made this statement while speaking at the Web Summit Qatar via Calciomercato.com. Osimhen is expected to…
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Just In: Super Eagles Coach Jose Peseiro Resigns
By Our Correspondent The Portuguese former forward disclosed this in a post on his X handle, formerly Twitter, on Friday. According to Peseiro, he concluded his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday. The gaffer wrote: “It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. It has been…
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Osimhen scores hat-trick as Napoli end four-game
By: Ade Phillips Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen, netted three goals in just 16 minutes as Napoli secured a dominant 6-1 victory over Sassuolo in their Italian Serie A clash, breaking Gli Azzurri’s four-game winless streak on Wednesday evening. Sassuolo took the lead seventeen minutes into the game with Uros Racic finding…
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NPFL: Pillars beat Sunshine Stars 5-1 in Kano
Kano Pillars Football Club secured a resounding 5-1 victory over Sunshine Stars of Akure in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League match. The match, held at the bustling Sani Abacha Stadium in Kofar-Mata, Kano, drew a sizable crowd of spectators. Mustapha Ibrahim showcased his scoring prowess by netting twice in the 48th and 52nd minutes,…
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Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Nwabali bags chieftaincy title in hometown
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, was on Sunday conferred with a chieftaincy title by the traditional ruler of Mgbede community in Egbema Kingdom, Rivers State, Nzeobi Amida. According to a Nigerian sports website, BSN, the title, Ugo Egbema “The Pride of Egbema Kingdom”, was conferred on the goalkeeper following his performance at the recently…
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How my heart stopped working for 2 minutes, 40 seconds — Luton captain Tom Lockyer
Luton captain Tom Lockyer has revealed his heart stopped for two minutes and 40 seconds during an on-pitch cardiac arrest that left his life in the balance. Lockyer collapsed in the second half of Luton’s Premier League game against Bournemouth on December 16. The 29-year-old was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after he was…
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Sunshine Stars unveil Boboye, Oboabona in Akure
Sunshine Stars FC on Thursday in Akure unveiled former Plateau United coach Kennedy Boboye and AFCON 2013 winner Godfrey Oboabona as the team’s coach and player respectively. The club employed the services of the former Abia Warriors and Heartland manager following the sacking of Edith Agoye, who led the team to 14th place in the…
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‘I no be Iwobi’, Sadiq Umar warns cyberbullies over AFCON loss
Super Eagles and Real Sociedad forward, Sadiq Umar, has warned cyberbullies against trolling him following the Super Eagles’ loss against Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Umar stated that despite not playing at the tournament, he has been subjected to abuse from some persons after the…
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NFF, Peseiro in talks over Contact Extension
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says he is in talks with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the extension of his contract. Peseiro’s current contract will end at the end of this month. The Portuguese guided the Super Eagles to a second place finish at the just concluded 2023 Africa…
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Breaking: Tinubu rewards Super Eagles with national award, plots of land, flats in FCT
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and piece of land. President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football…