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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportNFF debunks viral story alleging sack of Super Eagles crew members

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 21, 2023

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked media reports that it sacked two members of the Super Eagles’ technical crew, Messrs Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu. NFF in a press statement noted that the organisation has established a rotation policy among assistant coaches. The statement reads, “As part of cost-cutting measures instituted at the beginning of the new administration, we established a rotation policy among the assistant coaches, based on the high number, which was...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportNigeria starts U20 AFCON on a sad note, loses to Senegal

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 20, 2023

Flying Eagles of Nigeria, seven times winners, has unfortunately started the 2023 U20 Africa Cup of Nations currently ongoing in Egypt on a sad note as the club lost 1-0 to junior Teranga Lions of Senegal on Sunday. Souleymane Faye got the only goal of the match in the 40th minute to take his country top of the group. The slim win shows that Senegal is now leading in Group A after the host country,...

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AfricaNewsSoccerFootballer receives 5 crates of eggs as the man of the match

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 22, 2023

A video of a Zambian football player being awarded five crates of eggs for being the man of a match has gone viral. Pulse reports that the player scored the only goal of the game which gave his team, Power Dynamos a 1-0 victory against their opponents, Nkana in a Zambian Super League fixture. After the match, officials named him the man of the match and rewarded him for his stellar performance. “Presenting to Kennedy...

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NigeriaSoccerWorld NewsBuhari Mourns Soccer Legend, Pelé

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 31, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders, football stars and fans to mourn the late Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé. Pelé died on Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo at the age of 82. His demise was announced by his daughter, Kely Nascimento, in an Instagram post on Thursday evening. “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” she...

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NewsSoccerSportQatar 2022: FIFA Yields to Pressure, Ban Sales of Alcohol At Stadiums

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 19, 2022

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Friday gave in to the Qatari government’s demand to ban the sale of alcoholic drinks at the eight stadiums that will host the World Cup competition. Breaking the news on Twitter, FIFA said fans will only be able to access alcohol at “FIFA fan festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues.” “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportKizz Daniel, Only African Artiste to Perform at the 2022 World Cup

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 13, 2022

Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, the Nigerian singer and songwriter better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, has been named the only African artiste to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) confirmed Kizz Daniel’s appearance at the FIFA Fan Festival during the World Cup on Friday. In an Instagram post, FIFA listed the five official performing artistes for the event. According to the post, American disc jockey (DJ)...

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NewsSoccerWorld News2022 FIFA World Cup is My Last — Messi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 8, 2022

Argentine striker, Lionel Messi says the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be his last appearance in the quadrennial international men’s football championship. “Is it my last World Cup? Yes, surely yes, surely yes,” Messi told Star+ in an interview. The football star said he’s counting down the days to the World Cup. He admitted that he feels nervous ahead of his last appearance on the world’s football biggest stage. “I’m counting down the days until the World...

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NewsSoccerSportMikel Obi Retires From Football At 35

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 28, 2022

John Mikel Obi, former Super Eagles captain, has retired from professional football. Obi announced his retirement on his Instagram page on Tuesday with a photo of his 18-year career’s biggest highlights. His post read: “There is a saying that “all good things must come to an end”, and for my professional football career, that day is today. “I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am...

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NewsSoccerSportAWCON 2022: Super Falcons Stage Sit-In Protest Over Unpaid Bonuses, Allowances In Morocco

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 20, 2022

Nigeria’s Super Falcons refused to show up for training on Wednesday morning in protest against the non-payment of bonuses by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team was supposed to train ahead of their third-place match against the Copper Queens of Zambia slated for Friday, 22 July in the Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Morocco, but they boycotted the training. The players are protesting the non-payment of the match day allowances and their...

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SoccerSportSuper Falcons Beat Botswana to Raise Hopes

PilotnewsJuly 8, 2022

Title-holders Nigeria set on a better track for their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders in South Africa, with Botswana dropping from the table’s apex to third place. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that South Africa had earlier in the day thumped Burundi 3-1 to lead the group...

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