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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportSuper Falcons Conquer Bayana Bayana, Secure Spot in Paris 2024

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 10, 2024

The Super Falcons, Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, after a 16-year hiatus The team secured their spot after a tense second-leg match against South Africa’s Banyana Banyana. The first leg in Abuja ended in a goalless draw, but the Nigerian team held their nerve in the second leg in Pretoria on Tuesday night, which also ended in a 0-0 stalemate. However, the Super Falcons secured victory thanks to...

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NewsNigeriaSportTobi Amusan Wins Third Gold in African Games

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 20, 2024

Nigerian sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan continued her dominance in Africa, securing a remarkable third consecutive gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. The race, held on Wednesday, saw Amusan clock an impressive time of 12.89 seconds, leaving her closest competitors Mozambique’s Sidoane Fiadanantsoaso and Ashley Tinashe of Zimbabwe in the dust. Fiadanantsoaso and Tinashe took the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Amusan’s victory wasn’t without its initial hiccup....

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportFIFA ranks Super Eagles 28th in the world after AFCON performance

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 15, 2024

Despite losing the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, crown, the Super Eagles of Nigeria has been ranked the 28th national team in the world. AFCON winners Côte D’Ivoire reaped the rewards of their continental triumph on home soil by being the 39th team in the table. The new ranking released by FIFA today saw Nigeria make their biggest jump from 42nd in December 2023 to 28th globally. A run that saw the country reach the...

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NewsSoccerSport Nigeria Government To Reward Super Eagles Team

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 12, 2024

Despite the failure of Super Eagles to win the title at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s vice-president, Kashim Shettima has eulogized the team for its performance. The Super Eagles fell to a 2-1 defeat against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the competition on Sunday night. Shettima, who watched the game live at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Ebimpe, Abidjan, revealed that the players will be rewarded for their effort in the game....

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NewsSoccerSportAsisat Oshoala exits FC Barcelona for US club, Bay FC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 2, 2024

Asisat Oshoala, the six-time African women’s footballer of the year, has officially bid farewell to Spanish giants FC Barcelona after five solid years. The Super Falcons forward announced her departure for Bay FC, a new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club, via a social media post on Thursday. Bay FC also released a statement confirming her signing following a “transfer fee” between the American club and FC Barcelona Femení. “To have the opportunity to add...

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NewsNigeriaSportTobi Amusan begins 2024 with a record-breaking bang

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2024

Oluwatobilola ‘Tobi’ Amusan has bounced back from last year’s heartbreak at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary where she finished sixth to win the African women’s indoor 60-meter hurdles. But Amusan did not only win, she also set a novel record of 7.77s, what Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development John Enoh called an “amazing accomplishment.” At the Qazaqstan Athletics Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Saturday, 27 January, Amusan breezed past American Nia Ali...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportNigeria breezes into AFCON quarterfinals with 2-0 Cameroon win

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2024

The Super Eagles have scaled to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament. This followed Nigeria’s victory over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday night. The score line was 2-0 in favour of the Nigerian team. Ademola Lookman netted the first goal in the 36th minute and doubled it seconds before the referee blew the final whistle in the 90th minute. The Super Eagles’ next game will be with the...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportAFCON 2023: Eagles Beat Lions, Nigeria Qualify For Quarter Finals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2024

Nigeria has qualified for the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) by beating Cameroon 2-0. The two teams played desperately to prove a point at the game at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan, but Atlanta forward Ademola Lookman scored the two goals that sealed Nigeria’s win, for the Super Eagles with one goal in each half. Lookman goals came from an impressive team effort of the Nigerian squad and the super...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportAFCON 2023: Super Eagles shock Cote d’Ivoire with 1-0 win

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 18, 2024

Nigeria on Thursday stood tall in the face of intense Ivorian pressure to beat the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan. William Troost-Ekong secured the win for the Super Eagles midway through the second half, in the 55th minute with a penalty kick. The game was Nigeria’s first win at the AFCON tournament. The Super Eagles entered the game under immense pressure following their 1-1...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportAFCON2023: Nigerians disappointed with Super Eagles’ draw against Equatorial Guinea

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 14, 2024

The Super Eagles dashed the hopes of Nigerians on Sunday for failing to win Equatorial Guinea in their first match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, holding in Cote D’Ivoire. Ivan Salvador opened the scoring for Equatorial Guinea when he pulled a fast one on Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, in the 37th minute. But Napoli’s star Victor Osimhen netted in the 38th minute, levelling the score. The game ended in a stalemate...

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