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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Women World Cup: Nigerian coach selects Ebi, Asisat, Ajibade, 20 others

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsWomen World Cup: Nigerian coach selects Ebi, Asisat, Ajibade, 20 others

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2023

Randy Waldrum, the Super Falcons coach has listed European Cup winner Asisat Oshoala, dainty attacking midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade and history-making captain Onome Ebi in his list of 23 Super Falcons for this year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand. Chiamaka Nnadozie, first choice goalkeeper as well as defenders Osinachi Ohale and Oluwatosin Demehin, midfielders Halimatu Ayinde and Christy Ucheibe, and forwards Esther Okoronkwo and Desire Oparanozie are part of the team. Nigeria...

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U-20 World Cup: Nigeria qualifies for quarterfinal, beats Argentina

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsU-20 World Cup: Nigeria qualifies for quarterfinal, beats Argentina

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

The Flying Eagles, Nigeria’s U-20 team on Wednesday defeated host nation Argentina 2-0 to qualify for the quarter-final of the U-20 World Cup. Ibrahim Muhammad scored the first goal of the match in the 71st minute, while Haliru Saeki scored with a diving header in added time to take the match out of the reach of the six-time champions, Argentina. The host nation rallied to equalise the goal but failed to utilize their chances. The win...

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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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Pelé’ becomes a Portuguese-dictionary word meaning ‘unique’

NewsPoliticsSportsPelé’ becomes a Portuguese-dictionary word meaning ‘unique’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2023

The Michaelis dictionary has officially added “Pelé”, the nickname of the late football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, to its online edition to honour the football star. The publishers of the Michaelis dictionary broke the news on Wednesday, adding that the word will also be included in the next edition of the printed version of the Portuguese-language dictionary. The entry reads: “pe. lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or...

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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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