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Friday, August 2nd, 2024

Meet victorious D’Tigress coach, Rena Wakama 6th August 2023 D’Tigress coach, Rena Wakama By Makua Ubanagu Nigeria’s National Female Basketball Team, D’Tigress, became just the second team to win the women’s Afrobasket championship four times in a row by defeating Senegal 84-74 in the championship game on Saturday. Aside from that, the head coach of D’Tigress, […]
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Monday, July 29th, 2024

Basketball: D’Tigress beat Australia in Olympics upset African basketball champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress, started their Paris Olympic Games on a winning note after they defeated their highly favoured Australian counterparts 75-62. The team last won an Olympic match 20 years ago. In what has been described as the biggest upset of the Olympics so far, Nigeria […]
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Saturday, July 27th, 2024

Catholic bishops slam Olympics ceremony for ‘mockery of Christianity’ French bishops complained on Saturday about the “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity” during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games which has upset some conservatives and has drawn mixed reviews. The opening had offered “wonderful moments of beauty, joy, rich emotions, and was […]
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Sunday, July 21st, 2024

Mikel, Kanu, Okocha excluded from 25 Greatest African Athletes of the 21st Century By Ernest Victor A series of Nigerian football icons including Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, and John Mikel Obi were left out of the 25 greatest African athletes of the 21st century list. In the 25 greatest African athletes of the […]
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Monday, May 13th, 2024

NFF unveils Finidi George as Super Eagles new head coach in Abuja, picks his assistants By Ernest Victor Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Finidi George has finally announced his assistant coaches almost a month after he was given the coaching job. Finidi George was made the coach of the Super Eagles in April, almost […]
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Monday, May 13th, 2024

Nigerian sprint icon Tobi Amusan has become the world’s fastest woman in the women’s 100m hurdles after running a world-leading 12.40 seconds. In a thrilling race, the world record holder secured the victory, leaving behind Danielle Williams, the world champion, who clocked her best time of the season at 12.46 seconds. Following closely was American […]
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Thursday, May 9th, 2024

Why Michael Nsien refuses to assist Super Eagles Coach, Finidi George By Ernest Victor The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) reportedly offered United State-based coach Michael Nsien a pay-per-match contract which the coach has rejected. Michael Nsien was one of the applicants who applied for the Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach job but wasn’t appointed. […]
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Thursday, April 11th, 2024

By Adegboyega Adeleye Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the 2024 Olympics after a 16-year absence from the competition. The Coach Randy Waldrum-led side secured qualification on Tuesday after seeing out a goalless draw against Bayana Bayana of South Africa to win 1-0 on aggregate. The second leg played on Tuesday evening in Pretoria […]
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Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Finidi George commends Super Eagles players after losing to Mali 0-2 By Ernest Victor The Interim coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Finidi George, has commended his players despite losing 2-0 to Mali on Tuesday night, March 26. Finidi George was out of ideas as he watched his team suffer an embarrassing 2-0 defeat […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024

African Games: Nigeria Finish Second As Championship Ends The events ended with a parade of all the participating countries’ flags while music from Nigerian hip-hop star Tiwa Savage was played from the sound system much to the delight of the crowd. On the final day of the competition, perennial champions Egypt claimed two more gold […]