Nigeria’s women’s U-17 Flamingos performance at the recently concluded FIFA U-17 Women World Cup in India has left a lot of Nigerians beaming with confidence again on the future of the country’s women’s senior team, Newsextra24 Sports Extra reports. The impressive display of the Bankole Olowookere’s young girls has been one of …
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Coach Stefano Pioli has signed a new contract with AC Milan which ties him to the Serie A champions until 2025, the Italian club said on Monday. “AC Milan is happy to announce Stefano Pioli has extended his contract until 30 June 2025,” said Milan in a statement. Pioli, whose previous deal was …
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It was not the best of weekends for Nigerian players in the English Premier League and the French Ligue 1, but in Italy, the forwards got the job done. EBENEZER BAJELA and JOHNNY EDWARD monitored the action across Europe ENGLAND Premier League Awoniyi, Dennis (Nottingham Forest) Strikers Taiwo Awoniyi and Emmanuel Dennis …
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France midfielder, Paul Pogba, will miss the upcoming World Cup as he continues rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered in July. Pogba has not played for Juventus since rejoining this summer, having torn his meniscus in July during pre-season. France kick-off their tournament in Qatar on November 22 against Australia, …
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Paul Pogba will probably not play for Juventus before the upcoming World Cup, coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Friday. The France star has not played for Juve since returning to the Serie A outfit this summer due to a knee injury, and his team play just five more times between …
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World 100m hurdles champion and record holder Tobi Amusan, a nominee for the Women’s World Athlete of The Year 2022 award, has urged young Nigerians not to give up on their dreams. The world’s fastest 100m hurdler and Commonwealth Games Champion, stated this in an interview with BBC Yoruba. “Young …
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Holders and four-time champions the United States will face the Netherlands in the group phase of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The full list of the group stage matches after Saturday’s draw in Auckland are: Group A New Zealand Norway Philippines Switzerland Group B Australia Ireland Nigeria Canada Group …
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Nigerian table tennis player, Aruna Quadri crashed out of the 2022 World Table Tennis Championship in Macao, China, after losing to Sweden’s Anton Kallberg. Quadri is ranked above Kallberg but failed to get the better of his opponent. The 34-year-old lost in a straight set to the Swede. Kallberg dominated …
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Former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has been appointed by FIFA as a member of the Technical Expert for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Oliseh confirmed the news via the social media. “Extremely honoured to have been appointed by FIFA as a Technical Expert for the FIFA World …
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Idris Adamu scored 68 nett to emerge the overall winner of the 62nd Independence golf tournament organized by the Kaduna Golf Club 1921 to mark Nigeria;s Independence day. anniversary celebration. Jamilu Ibrahim and Abu Ahmed finished first and second runners up with 69 and 76 nett respectively. In the category …
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