CAF lists Qualifying countries and referees for AFCON 2023 tournament

NewsSoccerSportsCAF lists Qualifying countries and referees for AFCON 2023 tournament

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2023

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are among the 24 national teams that have sealed qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire next year. Other countries that secured a spot in the upcoming game are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire (host), DR Congo, Egypt, and Equatorial Guinea. Also on the list are The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal (title holder), South Africa, Tanzania,...

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Super Falcons forward, Oparanozie takes a bow from professional football

NewsSoccerSportsSuper Falcons forward, Oparanozie takes a bow from professional football

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 13, 2023

Super Falcons forward Desire Oparanozie announced her retirement from professional football on Wednesday. “To my fans, family, and friends, thank you for the show of love and support over the years. It’s time to take a bow, as I believe there’s no better time than now,” her post on X read. “I’m officially announcing my retirement from professional football for both club and country. To every team and coach I have played for, to every...

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Israel Adesanya loses UFC Middleweight belt to Sean Strickland

NewsNigeriaSportsIsrael Adesanya loses UFC Middleweight belt to Sean Strickland

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2023

American Sean Strickland took over as the new middleweight world champion on Sunday after defeating Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, 293. Expectations were high for Adesanya. He enjoyed all the cheers from the crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in Australia, who thought the 32-year-old Strickland was no match for him. But the Nigerian disappointed his fans. Strickland gave him no chance to unleash the dynamic striking he is known...

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Super Falcons ranked 32nd top-rated national team globally

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSuper Falcons ranked 32nd top-rated national team globally

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2023

Nigeria’s senior national women’s football team, Super Falcons, has been ranked the 32nd national women’s team in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA women’s ranking. The ranking was released on Friday – five days after the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup ended. Super Falcons previously ranked 40th in the rankings released in June before the World Cup but in the latest ranking, the team moved eight places, gaining 94.14 points to...

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We’ve paid Super Falcons’ match bonuses, allowances – NFF President

NewsNigeriaSportsWe’ve paid Super Falcons’ match bonuses, allowances – NFF President

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 24, 2023

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, says it is no longer owing the senior national female football team, Super Falcons, as all pending match bonuses and allowances have been reimbursed. There has been a dispute between the Super Falcons and NFF over the backlog of unpaid salaries and allowances which dates back to 2019. Last month, the Super Falcons’ coach, Randy Waldrum said the NFF owed him 14 months’ salary but only cleared seven months pending...

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Tobi Amusan loses 100mH world title to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams

NewsNigeriaSportsTobi Amusan loses 100mH world title to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 24, 2023

Danielle Williams from Jamaica has emerged as the new world women’s 100m hurdles champion, beating Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan and other strong rivals at the ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The women’s 100m hurdles final took place Thursday evening at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest. The Jamaican finished first in 12.43 seconds while Amusan clocked 12.62s to finish sixth. Olympic women’s 100m hurdles gold medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico won the...

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Arsenal welcomes Declan Rice with Odumodublvck’s ‘Declan Rice’

NewsSoccerSportsArsenal welcomes Declan Rice with Odumodublvck’s ‘Declan Rice’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 16, 2023

English professional football club based in Islington, London, Arsenal F.C. on Saturday introduced their newly signed player Declan Rice with Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck’s hit song, ‘Declan Rice’. Odumodublvck, real name Tochukwu Ojogwu, released the song in March 2023. Rice, the 24-year-old English midfielder, was signed from West Ham for a club-record fee of £105m. He departed West Ham on Saturday. Arsenal F.C. announced the arrival of Rice to the North London team with a video...

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Oderah Chidom says she’s ‘officially done’ with D’Tigress

NewsNigeriaSportsOderah Chidom says she’s ‘officially done’ with D’Tigress

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 12, 2023

“I have been blessed to play with a lot of teams where I have seen professionalism from management, and I don’t see those same qualities within our own federation. So to continuously keep coming back to to a federation that I feel does not value me is not worth it.” Oderah Chidom, a Nigerian-American professional basketball player, says she is “officially done” with the Nigerian national women basketball team, D’Tigress. Chidom who announced this via...

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Confederation of African Football renames African Super League

AfricaNewsSoccerSportsConfederation of African Football renames African Super League

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 11, 2023

Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has announced the change of the name of the African Super League before the competition begins. The tournament is slated to begin in October 2023, with a substantial prize fund. In an interview with beIN Sport monitored in Rabat, Morocco, Motsepe said, “We have decided to change the name of the Super League to the African Football League. “The African Football League kicks off next...

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SuperSport to bring premier league trophy to Lagos

NewsNigeriaSportsSuperSport to bring premier league trophy to Lagos

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 6, 2023

The Premier League (PL) 30th-anniversary celebrations, SuperSport, the official broadcast rights owners of the Premier League in Africa, is set to bring the prestigious Premier League trophy to Nigeria. According to reports, the trophy will be paraded at a media event in Lagos on July 5, ahead of the official unveiling of the PL Greatest Africa 11. PL’s greatest African XI, as voted by football fans across Africa, will be unveiled at a Gala Night...

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