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Salima Mukansanga becomes first African woman referee at FIFA’s men’s World Cup
Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga has made history again by becoming the first female African referee at the men's world cup.
The other two are Yamashita Yoshimi of Japan and Stephanie Frappart of France.
Mukusanga has broken new ground before…
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Qatar 2022: Saudi Arabia Shock Argentina 2-1 in group C opener
Title co-favourites Argentina suffered a huge shock in their World Cup opening match when they were defeated 2-1 by Saudi Arabia in Group C on Tuesday.
The Argentines had their three goals ruled out during the encounter.
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WC22: Qatar becomes first World Cup host to lose opener
Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice in the tournament curtain-raiser on Sunday.
Asian champions, Qatar, enjoyed the…
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2022: NFF suspends top official over match fixing scandal
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the suspension of a top football official, Auwalu Baba Jada from all football-related activities.
The suspension was contained in statement by NFF signed by its General Secretary Dr.…
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U17 WWC: Nigeria’s Flamingos defeat US, reach first-ever World Cup semi-final
Nigeria’s Flamingos have beat the US on Friday to reach their first-ever semi-final at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The Flamingos won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes of regulation time.
Onamuzo Edafe gave Nigeria the…
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Benzema wins his first Ballon d’Or after stunning 44-goal season
Karim Benzema has been rewarded for his career-best 2021/2022 season with his first Ballon d’Or in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Real Madrid captain was a strong favourite for the top award on Monday after inspiring the…
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Gusau formally takes over NFF from Pinnick
Ibrahim Gusau, the new President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday in Abuja formally took over the reins from the immediate-past President, Amaju Pinnick.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gusau had on Sept. 30…
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Football: Six sub committees inaugurated for Galadima Cup
The organisers of the maiden edition of Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima football league has inaugurated a six sub committees aimed at ensuring the success and hitch free tournament.
The Chairman of the organizing committee, Engr. Suleiman Musa…
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JUST IN: Mikel retires from football
Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from professional football after 20 years.
Obi retired at the age of 35 with laurels won for both clubs and country, including Nations Cup, and Champions League, among…
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Tyson Fury cancels fight with Anthony Joshua
British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has called off his planned fight with British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua.
The cancellation of the highly anticipated fight by the gypsy king is sequel to inability of Joshua to meet the deadline.…
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