Lagos Squash Association Advises Players to be Creative During Lockdown

CoronavirusLifestyleSportsLagos Squash Association Advises Players to be Creative During Lockdown

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

Tomi False, the Chairman, Lagos State Squash Association (LSSA), on Saturday advised up and coming players to get creative during the COVID-19 lockdown, and stay fit. The chairman gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He called on the players, particularly Lagos State players to ensure that they maintained their fitness as the country tries to find a way out of the Coronavirus pandemic. “Thankfully, squash is...

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FIFA Chief Warns Against Re-Starting Football too Early

CoronavirusNigeriaSportsFIFA Chief Warns Against Re-Starting Football too Early

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has warned against re-starting football competitions too early amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Infantino told FIFA’s 211 member associations on Friday that such behaviour would be irresponsible. It would be recalled that soccer matches around the world has come to a standstill with domestic leagues on hold and major tournaments such as Euro 2020 and the Copa America postponed for one year as a result of Coronavirus pandemic. “Our first priority, our...

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PSG Launch Crowdfunding Platform to Fight Coronavirus

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsPSG Launch Crowdfunding Platform to Fight Coronavirus

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Paris St-Germain (PSG) on Wednesday said the club was launching a crowdfunding platform to help the local hospitals amid the coronavirus outbreak. The French champions called on the PSG family to contribute. “By opening a crowdfunding platform… Paris St-Germain (PSG) is keeping the solidarity momentum toward the caregivers of the Paris and Ile de France (region) hospitals, the volunteers and beneficiaries of the Secours Populaire… and Action against Hunger. “The club is calling on the...

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Pandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsPandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The June 14 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid. The race is the ninth to be affected by the virus, with the March 15 season-opening Australian Grand Prix canceled along with May’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix. Commercial rights holder Liberty Media hopes to get the championship started in...

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Real Madrid Players Agree to 10 to 20 Percent Wage Cut

SportsWorld NewsReal Madrid Players Agree to 10 to 20 Percent Wage Cut

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Real Madrid’s playing and coaching staff have voluntarily agreed to a wage cut of between 10 and 20 percent this year, the La Liga side said in a statement on Wednesday. The wage cut is to help the club deal with the stoppage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The club said the exact amount would “depend on the circumstances that may affect the closing of the current 2019/20 sports season.” Club directors have also agreed...

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Footballer Wakes up From Coma After 32 Months

NewsSportsWorld NewsFootballer Wakes up From Coma After 32 Months

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 28, 2020

Abdelhak Nouri, Ajax footballer wakes from a coma after two years, eight months and 19 days. The footballer collapsed during a friendly match between Ajax and Germany’s Werder Bremen on July 8, 2017, in Austria due to a cardiac arrest, which caused serious brain damage. Ajax club doctor at the time, Don de Winter, was believed to have begun resuscitation attempts too late. Ajax Chief Executive Edwin van der Sar said “a defibrillator should have...

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Enyimba FC Confirms Player Ojo’s Abduction

Crime & SecurityNewsSportsEnyimba FC Confirms Player Ojo’s Abduction

PilotnewsMarch 23, 2020

Enyimba International Football Club of Aba has confirmed the abduction of one of its players, Ekundayo Ojo. A statement by the club on Monday, Ojo was abducted by gunmen on Sunday. “Enyimba Football Club can announce that midfielder, Ekundayo Ojo has been abducted by gunmen along the Benin-Owo expressway. “The incident occurred on Sunday as the player journeyed to Akure to observe a break following suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) amid concerns...

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COVID-19: Ajunwa-Opara Commends FG for Postponing EDO 2020 NSF

CoronavirusNigeriaSportsCOVID-19: Ajunwa-Opara Commends FG for Postponing EDO 2020 NSF

PilotnewsMarch 21, 2020

A Nigerian gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, has commended the Federal Government for postponing the National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged: `Edo 2020’ over coronavirus pandemic. Ajuwwa-Opara made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday while reacting to the postponement of the event and other issues relating to athletics in Nigeria. The gold medalist, who is also an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Human Trafficking, Alagbon-Ikoyi...

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Confed Cup Loss: We Lost Because Horoya AC Used the Devil’s Beans on Enyimba FC – Osho Alleges

AfricaSportsConfed Cup Loss: We Lost Because Horoya AC Used the Devil’s Beans on Enyimba FC – Osho Alleges

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 16, 2020

Fatai Osho, Enyimba FC coach, said Horoya AC used the devil’s bean on his boys during a CAF confederation cup on March 8 in Conakry. The second leg match saw Horoya AC thrashing Enyimba 2 goals to nil and ending the Nigerian side’s dream of making it to the semi-final stage and then claiming the CAF Confederation Cup. Responding to the loss on Facebook, the former Remo Stars coach who became the Aba Elephant’s coach...

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FIFA postpones South American World Cup qualifiers over coronavirus

AfricaNewsSportsWorldFIFA postpones South American World Cup qualifiers over coronavirus

PilotnewsMarch 12, 2020

World football governing body FIFA has postponed South American qualifying matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This was after a request from the region’s football federation amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. FIFA said in a letter to the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), which the federation tweeted, that it would seek to reschedule the 10 matches. They were due to take place between March 23 and March 31. A number of Latin...

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