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Olympics: Ike Shorunmu charges Super Falcons on focus, resilience
Former Super Eagle’s goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, has charged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to be focused and resilient to survive in their group at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are in Group C, which has been!-->!-->!-->…
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Kano Pillars beat Gombe United 4-0
Two first-half goals from Kano Pillars captain, Rabiu Ali, were the tonic for the team’s 4-0 victory against visiting Gombe United Football Club on Sunday in Kano.
The 2023/2024 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 31!-->!-->!-->…
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Chess: Tinubu celebrates Tunde Onakoya for setting new world record
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Tunde Onakoya on setting a new world chess record and putting up Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity for global acclaim.
This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale,!-->!-->!-->…
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JUST IN: Onakoya breaks world record for longest chess marathon
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday, set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess.
The chess master confirmed this in a post on his official X account.
He wrote, “We have done it.
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Arsenal suffer 2-0 loss to Aston Villa as Manchester City get title boost
Arsenal’s Premier League title push was hit by late goals from Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins as they suffered a surprise 2-0 home defeat on Sunday.
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NFF appoints Garba Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former U17 World Cup winner, Manu Garba as Head Coach of the Nigeria U17 boys, Golden Eaglets.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at NFF announced this in a statement!-->!-->!-->…
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‘It was a bad game’ – Klopp reacts to Liverpool’s embarrassing defeat to Atalanta
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has criticised his side’s performance against Atalanta in their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night.
Former West Ham striker, Gianluca Scammaca scored twice as the Serie A team won!-->!-->!-->…
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Paris Olympics: FIFA snubs Nigerian referees, lists 12 African match officials
Nigerian referees missed out again as the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) announced the appointment of match officials for football events at the 2024 Olympic Games.
FIFA listed 12 match officials from Africa,!-->!-->!-->…
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Paris 2024: Sports minister applauds Super Falcons qualification
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has praised the Super Falcons of Nigeria for qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after edging South Africa over two legs.
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Paris 2024: Super Falcons qualify for Olympics first time in 16 years
Nigeria’s Super Falcons has qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Falcons beat Bayana Bayana of South Africa 1-0 on aggregate in the two-legged encounter to seal qualification for the first time in 16 years.
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