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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / May 10, 2017 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) witnessed a new dawn with the emergence of Madagascar Football Association boss, Ahmad Ahmad, as president of the soccer body. The election exited Issa Hayatou, a Camerounian, who had been in the saddle for about 29 years. […]
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

Yaya Toure has played in every match that Ivory Coast have played at their three World Cup final appearances The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in Bahrain – the continent currently has […]
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Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

’Tana Aiyejina President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has been appointed the President of the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations, a position previously occupied by ex-Confederation of African Football president, Issa Hayatou. The appointment was announced on Monday at the inaugural meeting of the new CAF Executive Committee in Manama, […]
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Monday, May 1st, 2017

TOPHADL Anthony Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko in a thrilling heavyweight contest on Saturday, April 29, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS. British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua delivered one of the great nights in British boxing history when hestopped Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of world heavyweight fight. The champion, Joshua, after this historical defeat was crowned IBF, […]
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Saturday, April 29th, 2017
Nigerian international and Leicester City Striker, Ahmed Musa, has slammed his critics, saying they should first make sure their “hands are clean before pointing accusing fingers” at him. He did not state what the accusation was. However, the 24-year-old has been in the media for the wrong reason in recent times, getting arrested and […]
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Saturday, April 29th, 2017

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will miss the last four games of the season with a knee injury, his Lille coach Franck Passi said on Thursday, AFP reports. Enyeama, who represented Nigeria at the 2002, 2010 and 2014 World Cups, is his country’s most capped player with more than 100 appearances for the Super […]
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Friday, April 21st, 2017

Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu on Friday died at the age of 44, after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham’s training centre a day before. The news of Ehiogu’s death was confirmed by his former team in a statement. According to John McDermott, Tottenham’s Head of Coaching and Development, Ehiogu died in […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News
Friday, April 21st, 2017

n a developing story, over 30 people are feared dead at a football viewing centre in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after being electrocuted by a high tension cable that reportedly fell on them. Channels TV reported that the football fans were at the centre to watch a UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between […]
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Cross River, Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News, Track & Field
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
What could have been a disaster was averted on Good Friday in Calabar, Cross River State, when the yet-to-be completed multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall at the U. J. Esuene, Stadium collapsed. $14m down the drain. The collapsed Indoor Sports Hall at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar. The uncompleted indoor sports hall was one of the […]
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Friday, April 14th, 2017

Rangers International players layers of Rangers International refused today to board an Ethiopian airline flight to Zambia, where they are scheduled to play the second leg of the Confederation Cup. The players were protesting the non-payment of their travelling allowances. The incident happened at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. A News Agency of […]