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Saturday, July 29th, 2023
By Prof. Phil Alalibo | NNP | July 29, 2023 – Since the Matildas of Australia lost 2-3 goals to the Super Falcons in their second group match at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup, I have read the different and quite interesting adjectives used by the dejected and shocked members of the Australian media […]
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Thursday, July 27th, 2023
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Thursday came from a goal down to hand FIFA Women’s World Cup co-host Australia a crushing 3-2 defeat at the Lang Park Stadium in Brisbane. Emily van Egmond had put the Matildas in front in the first minute of first half added time. But just when it seemed like the Aussies […]
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Friday, July 21st, 2023
By Ifeanyi Ibeh Chiamaka Nnadozie was the hero as the Super Falcons held out for a goalless draw against Canada at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. Overall, it was a heroic performance by every member of the Nigerian team, but Nnadozie stood out after saving a second half penalty and ensuring that the most […]
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Samuel Eto’o agrees to pay his daughter €90,000 to avoid jail term By Ernest Victor Former Cameroon international, Samuel Eto’o will be extremely relieved right now as the legal tussle between him and his estranged daughter Erika do Rosario Nieves seems to be over. In the 90s, when Samuel Eto’o, who is currently the president […]
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Saturday, July 8th, 2023
By Ernest Victor French football star Kylian Mbappe arrived in Cameroon on Thursday to jubilant fans. He will visit his father’s village and the school for deaf children while in the country. Mbappe, 24, was met by hundreds of admirers, many of whom were wearing Paris Saint-Germain’s jerseys as he commenced his three days stay […]
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
Napoli hotshot Victor Osimhen has clinched the Best African International Player prize at the Ghana Football Awards. The Nigerian international pulled the highest number of votes ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Manchester City winger, Riyad Mahrez and Yassine Bounou of Morocco. It was the first time Osimhen was winning the award and becomes the first […]
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Saturday, May 13th, 2023
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup. The four sides sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be […]
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2023
By afolabi English football giant, Arsenal football club, have signed highly-rated Nigerian football wonder kid, Nefeye Osazee. Osazee penned a two-year deal with the gunners and will represent the academy over this period. Nefeye who moved to London in 2002 was also scouted and wanted by Chelsea Football Club. He, however, chose the north London […]
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
By Olugbenga Ige Liverpool on Sunday thrashed Manchester United’s 7-0 at Anfield in perhaps the most epic Premier League drubbing of the weekend. Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah each scored two goals in an extraordinary performance by Jurgen Klopp’s side before Roberto Firmino added the seventh as United capitulated amid scenes of wild […]
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong A Nigerian player, Ado Hadi, with CD Madridejos in the Spanish Terceira division, collapsed and died during his side’s home match against SP Cabanillas on Sunday. In a Castilla-La Mancha Football Federation statement, Hadi reportedly collapsed “for no apparent reasons” in the 39th minute of the ill-fated match, a report […]