Category: Starnews Sport
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Court Orders Arrest Of Pinnick, Other NFF Officials Over Alleged Fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and four other officials of the organisation accused of misappropriating funds belonging to the football body. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu gave the order on Monday after the case involving the NFF…
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Super Falcons refused to leave France over unpaid entitlements
The Nigerian Football Federation has provided insight into why the Super Falcons protested over unpaid bonuses, following their elimination from the Women’s World Cup in France, explaining that they demanded to be paid in United States dollars, rather than in naira. Nigeria’s Super Falcons had refused to leave France after they were knocked out losing…
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AFCON: Nigeria Defeats Stubborn Burundi 1-0
Odion Ighalo came off the bench to hand Nigeria a 1-0 victory over stubborn minnows Burundi on Saturday in the opening Africa Cup of Nations Group B match. The Shanghai Shenhua forward had been on the pitch only four minutes in Egyptian Mediterranean city Alexandria when he struck the 77th-minute winner. It was an unconvincing…
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Breaking: Super Eagle Scores First Goal Against Burundi At 77 Minutes In Egypt
Nigeria’s Super Eagle recorded their first goal against Burundi at the ongoing Africa cup of Nation in Egypt. They recorded the breakthrough during second half of the match after spending 77 minutes without a goal from both team. Details later ..
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Super Falcons crash out of Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are out of the ongoing Women’s World Cup in France after they lost 3-0 to Germany on Saturday evening in the Round of 16. Details soon.
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Breaking: Panic in Eagles camp as Kalu suffers heart attack
Super Eagles winger, Samuel Kalu on Friday suffered a heart attack according to reports coming from Egypt. A post on Twitter not on the team’s handle revealed that the Nigerian forward collapsed while trying to take a corner kick in training. He was immediately stabilized by the team’s medical staff before taken to hospital for…
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Nigeria names final players for Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria has named a final 23-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations with captain John Obi Mikel leading the pack in Egypt. Obi, Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo are the only survivors from the team that won the 2013 tournament in South Africa. Three-time African champions Nigeria have failed to qualify for the…
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UEFA Nations League: All you need to know about third-place playoff, final
This year’s UEFA Nations League will end on Sunday. England will square up against Switzerland in the third-place playoff, before Portugal clash with the Netherlands in the final. The Three Lions, who lost 3-1 to the Dutch, will take on the Swiss at 2pm. Cristiano Ronaldo who netted a hat-trick in their 3-1 win over…
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Man City files appeal against Champions League ban
Manchester City have launched a legal bid to stop UEFA banning them from the 2020-2021 Champions League, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday. Abu Dhabi-owned City, who retained the Premier League title this season, are in danger of being kicked out of future editions of the Champions League after UEFA probed reported…
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Mikel Obi, nine others in Asaba for AFCON preparations
By Debo Adewale Ahead of Nigeria’s preparation for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt is set to begin in full swing with the arrival of its players, John Mikel Obi and nine others for training. The players in the provisional AFCON provisional squad have all arrived in the national team camp in…