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NewsSportCWG 2022: Tobi Amusan Defends World Title, Wins 100m Hurdles Gold Inbox

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2022

Nigerian athlete, Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Amusan on Sunday defended her world championship title after winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Amusan, 25, crossed the finishing line in 12.30s, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the Women’s 100m Hurdles. She finished ahead of Devyne Charlton and Cindy Sember who came second and third in 12.58s and 12.59s respectively. “Honestly, I believe in my abilities but I was not expecting a...

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NewsSportMr. Eazi’s BetPawa Unveiled as The Headline Sponsor of Ghana Premier League

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2022

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Wednesday, 3 August announced Nigerian artiste, Mr. Eazi’s online gaming franchise, betPawa, as the headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) for the next three seasons. The signing ceremony of the three-year deal worth $6 million took place at the headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra. In a chat with newsmen at the event, Afropop musician and shareholder for betPawa, Mr. Eazi, said the company’s love...

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Award & RecognitionNewsSport2022 CAF Awards: Oshoala Wins Award For Fifth Time As Mane Wins For Second Time

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

NB: Please, publish this and disregard the previous. Sorry for the inconvenience(s). Super Falcon’s striker, Asisat Oshoala, has been named 2022 CAF women’s Player of the Year. With this win, Oshoala, who had won the best African female footballer award in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019, becomes the first player in history to win five African players of the year awards, going beyond former Falcon’s striker, Perpetua Nkwocha. In the men’s category, Senegal forward, Sadio Mane...

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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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SportMark, Gumut Hail NBBF Ban Reversal, Say FG’s Decision Misconstrued

PilotnewsJune 28, 2022

Igoche Mark, the factional President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), has hailed the Federal Government’s decision to rescind its earlier directive on Nigeria’s withdrawal from international basketball. President Muhammadu Buhari, through the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, had on Thursday announced the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw the two-year ban it placed on the NBBF from international basketball. Mark, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria said the latest decision taken...

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LifestyleMarriageNewsSportPique, Shakira Ends 11 Years Marriage

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 4, 2022

Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique and Colombian singer, Shakira have announced the end of their 11-year marriage. Shakira, 45, and Pique, 35, announced the split in a joint statement released on Saturday. The couple, who have two children from the marriage, stated that the well-being of their children necessitated the separation. “We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the statement reads. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that...

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SportTennis2022 CBN Tennis Open: Madueke Wins Male Singles Title

PilotnewsMay 23, 2022

ABUJA — Nonso Madueke won the 2022 CBN Senior National Open Tennis Championships’ male singles title on Saturday in Abuja after a stunning comeback against Henry Atseye in the final match. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Madueke, who was trailing his opponent after the first set, bounced back in the next two sets to claim the championship’s top prize. After losing 2-6 in the first set, Madueke stormed back to win 7-6(10) in...

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NewsSportBuhari Bans Nigeria From International Basketball Competitions For Two Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 13, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Dare, represented by Ismaila Abubakar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, said the ban became imperative following the recurring crisis that have plagued the development of the sports in the country....

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NewsSoccerSportMaradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Shirt Sells For £7.1m

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2022

The shirt Diego Maradona wore in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final match has been sold for £7.1 million. On June 22, 1986, Maradona scored two of the most famous goals ever for Argentina against England. In the 51st minute, the Argentine gave his side the lead with a blatant handball, a goal he would dub ‘The Hand of God’. Four minutes later, he scored the ‘Goal of the Century’ as he picked up the ball...

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