Sports: FIFA U20 world cup, Nigeria beats Italy 2 – 0

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSports: FIFA U20 world cup, Nigeria beats Italy 2 – 0

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 25, 2023

Nigeria tops the Group D table with six points from two matches  as the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday defeated their counterparts from Italy 2 – 0 in their second match of Group D at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina. Salim Fugor scored the first goal in the 32nd minute while Jude Stanley scored the second goal in the 95th minute. With that feat, Nigeria now tops the Group D table...

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Sports: Nigeria Osimhen wins Scudetto for Napoli after 33 years

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSports: Nigeria Osimhen wins Scudetto for Napoli after 33 years

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 6, 2023

The Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, on Thursday won the Serie A title for Napoli with his equaliser in their 1-1 game at Udinese. According to reports, Napoli that needed a draw to win the Scudetto for the first time in 33 years conceded in the 22nd minute only for the Nigerian to score the much-needed equaliser in the 52nd minute and won the league with five games to spare. Osimhen’s second-half equaliser proved decisive...

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NFF debunks viral story alleging sack of Super Eagles crew members

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNFF 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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Nigeria starts U20 AFCON on a sad note, loses to Senegal

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNigeria 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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Footballer receives 5 crates of eggs as the man of the match

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

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 22, 20231

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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Buhari Mourns Soccer Legend, Pelé

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

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

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsKizz 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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2022 FIFA World Cup is My Last — Messi

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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Mikel Obi Retires From Football At 35

NewsSoccerSportsMikel 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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