Archives Tag: Sports

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigeria Professional Football League giants, Enyimba FC, have crashed out of the CAF Champions League despite a 2-1 win over their Sudanese opponents, Al Merreikh, in Aba on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Enyimba got eliminated in just the first round of the competition after losing 3-0 in Sudan in the first leg of the … Continue reading Enyimba Crash Out Of CAF Champions League While Rivers United Await CAF’s Verdict Over Confederations Cup Tie

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The much anticipated second-leg CAF Confederations Cup clash between Nigeria Professional Football League side, Rivers United, and South African League side, Bloemfontein Celtics, scheduled to hold today, January 6, 2021, at the Adokiye Amasiemeka Stadium, Port Harcourt, River State, has been put on hold due to the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation to … Continue reading Coronavirus: Rivers United CAF Confederations Cup Clash Against Bloemfontein Celtics Put On Hold

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Samuel Chukwueze hit a significant milestone for his Spanish club Villarreal on the night of Tuesday, January 5, 2020, after becoming the youngest player in the club’s history to feature in 100 games. Chukwueze, 21, set the record during Villarreal’s 4-1 win over Spanish third division side, Zamora, on … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: Chukwueze Becomes Youngest Player To Feature 100 Times For Villarreal

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigerian wrestling is set to return this January after the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, disclosed that all is set for the maiden edition of the Champion of Champions wrestling tournament in Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa State. The event will hold under strict COVID-19 protocols from January 15-18, 2020 at the ultra-modern Theatre … Continue reading All Is Set For The Maiden Edition Of The Nigerian Wrestling Champion Of Champions Tournament

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigeria Professional Football League giants, Enyimba FC, were beaten 3-0 by Sudanese side, Al Merreikh in their first CAF Champions League game at the Al-Hilal Stadium on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A sixth-minute effort saw Saifeldin Maki dribble past Enyimba goalkeeper, Bassa Djeri, to gift the hosts the lead. The Peoples Elephant (Enyimba) would … Continue reading Enyimba Falls In Sudan While Rivers United Takes Victory In South Africa

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Nigeria

April 19, 2022

  Nigerians just like citizens of other countries were restricted on goals and targets set for the year 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, some did not let the virus get in their way as they hit remarkable strides. Below are ten Nigerians who made a name for themselves in 2020. Read more about … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerians In 2020

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The year 2020 did not see a lot of sporting activities around the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic which led to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and on the local front, the Nigeria Professional Football League, National Sports Festival, alongside other major sporting events. Despite this situation, some talents gave … Continue reading Sportspersons To Lookout For In 2021

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigeria’s sole Judo representative at the 41st African Seniors Championships in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Enku Ekuta, made the nation proud after winning bronze for Nigeria at the tournament. On Friday, December 18, 2020, the Nigerian beat Cape Verde’s Billet Sandrine with an ippon in the 63kg women category to win bronze. Ekuta who got to … Continue reading Judo: Enku Ekuta Wins Bronze At The African Senior Championship

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigerian forward, Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke, has stated that chief coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, needs to inject much more experienced players into the squad to achieve more success. Obasi who has been ignored for several years from the national team fold expressed his confidence in the Super Eagles current set-up, opining that … Continue reading Obasi Urges Rohr To Inject More Experienced Players Into Eagles

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Head coach of the Nigerian national football team, Gernot Rohr, has stated that Sparta Rotterdam of Holland shot-stopper, Maduka Okoye, is not the first choice goalkeeper for the Super Eagles. Rohr noted that there is still too much work ahead for Okoye, and opined that hard work is the only route to becoming the … Continue reading Maduka Okoye Is Not Our First Choice Goalkeeper- Gernot Rohr

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SPORTS Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

  On Saturday, December 12, 2020, British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, beat his Bulgarian challenger, Kubrat Pulev, to remain world IBF, WBA, and WBO champion at the SSE Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom. In front of 1,000 boxing fans including the legendary Floyd Mayweather, Joshua in nine rounds, put up a decent display, flooring the Bulgarian heavily … Continue reading Anthony Joshua Closer To Fight Against Tyson Fury After Beating Pulev

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Super Eagles of Nigeria and Sparta Rotterdam of Holland goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has hailed former Nigerian goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama as the greatest Nigerian goalkeeper of all time. Okoye who is presently Gernot Rohr’s preferred choice in the Eagles’ sticks picked the former Lille of France shot-stopper over Peter Rufai. Read more about Sports ‘I … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: Okoye Hails Enyeama As The Greatest Nigerian Goalkeeper

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Ahead of Saturday’s (December 12, 2020) world title fight against Kubrat Pulev, Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has expressed optimism towards winning and has warned Pulev of his rich experience in the sport, claiming he was ‘’just a pup,’’ in 2017 when they were supposed to fight each other for the first time. With the … Continue reading Joshua Optimistic Of Victory Over Pulev

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian national under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, kick-started their 2020 U-20 AFCON WAFU B qualifiers in Benin Republic on Sunday, December 6, 2020, with a 1-1 draw against Ivory Coast. A Chris Nwaeze header from a Wisdom Ubani free-kick, just a minute from the hour mark put the Nigerian team ahead as they … Continue reading WAFU U-20: Flying Eagles Settle For Draw Against Ivory Coast

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April 19, 2022

  Ahead of the West African Football Union Under-20 football tournament, scheduled to hold in Cotonou, Benin Republic, from Saturday, December 5th, 2020, to Sunday, December 20th, 2020, the Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare and the Nigeria Football Federation has charged the Flying Eagles to go all out for the … Continue reading WAFU U20: Sports Minister And NFF Charges Flying Eagles To Win Tournament

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