Category: Starnews Sport
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NFF To Decide New Super Eagles Coach on Thursday
By Miracle Ogunde The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will on Thursday decide the new coach for the men’s senior national team, the Super Eagles. This was confirmed by sources close to the NFF on Wednesday. The final shortlist of coaches include: Emmanuel Amuneke (Nigerian), Danny Bujis(Dutch;Fortuna Sittard Coach), Michael Nsien (Nigeria-American, US U-20 Coach),…
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World Marathon Record Holder, Coach Lost Lives In Car Crash
World marathon record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum has died aged 24. Kiptum died in a road accident in Kenya. The athlete’s coach, Gervais Hakizimana, was also killed in the accident. Kenyan President William Ruto tweeted on Monday, “Kelvin Kiptum was a star. Arguably one of the world’s finest sportsmen who broke…
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Ekong in, Nwabali out as CAF announces 2023 AFCON awards
The AFCON 2023 came to an end after Ivory Coast went on to lift the trophy against Nigeria in the final. Both sides showed tremendous display on the field. Below is the list of the award winners. AFCON 2023 Winner: Cote D’ivoire Cote D’ivoire lifted the trophy after…
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Nigerian children win international cultural dance contest
Five Nigerian children whose ages range from five to 10 years old have won the inaugural African cultural dance contest. The dance contest was staged on Facebook, where contestants submitted five minutes dance videos for adjudication by a panel of cultural experts. The contest climaxed on Saturday with presentation of prize…
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Nigerian children win international cultural dance contest
Five Nigerian children whose ages range from five to 10 years old have won the inaugural African cultural dance contest. The dance contest was staged on Facebook, where contestants submitted five minutes dance videos for adjudication by a panel of cultural experts. The contest climaxed on Saturday with presentation of prize…
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Nigerian children win international cultural dance contest
Five Nigerian children whose ages range from five to 10 years old have won the inaugural African cultural dance contest. The dance contest was staged on Facebook, where contestants submitted five minutes dance videos for adjudication by a panel of cultural experts. The contest climaxed on Saturday with presentation of prize sums to the winners…
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Kenyan Wins 2024 Lagos City Marathon
Kenyan runner, Bernard Sang, has emerged as the winner of the 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, after clocking a time of 02:16:49. The 32-year-old defeated about 80 others in the 9th edition of the race on Saturday to win the 42km race and clinch the $50,000 prize money. The East Africans…
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AFCON Final: Vp leads FG’s delegation to cote D’Ivoire
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a presidential team to the finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President) Stanley Nkwocha, noted that the President…
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Avoid matches that stir up your heartbeat, Experts caution football lovers
Medical experts and sports enthusiasts have advised sports lovers, particularly football fans, to stay clear of tension-filled matches that can excite them and trigger their known or underlying health issues. They gave the advice in separate interviews with newsmen in Ibadan on Friday. NAN reports that a number of Nigerians died following…
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O.C General Unity Cup Kicks Off In Okitipupa, Ondo
**As construction of borehole, toilets and bathrooms begin at Okitipupa government field The most anticipated O.C General Unity Cup for teams across the six Local Governments of Ondo South Senatorial District has commenced on Wednesday in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Starnews Nigeria reports that the opening ceremony had in…