Archives Tag: UEFA champions League

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April 19, 2022

  Nigerian defender, Zaidu Sanusi, has made the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week for the fourth round of matches. The left full-back opened his goal-scoring account for Portuguese league giants, FC Porto since his move from Santa Clara during the summer on Wednesday night (November 25, 2020) against Olympique Marseille at the Orange … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: Zaidu Sanusi Makes UEFA Champions League Team Of The Week

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Despite missing out on the chance to feature in the UEFA Champions League next season with Leicester City after finishing 5th on the English Premier League table, Wilfred Ndidi would surely be proud of his personal achievement in the just concluded 2019/2020 season. Ndidi who was on for the entire duration of Sunday’s (July 26, … Continue reading Ndidi Sets EPL Record

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Ex-Nigerian footballer, Ndubuisi Egbo made history on Sunday, July 19, 2020, after becoming the first Nigerian coach to win a European topflight trophy after winning the Albanian league title as coach of KF Tirana. A 1-0 loss to Vllaznia saw second-placed, Kukesi, lose the contest for the league title as Tirana were confirmed champions … Continue reading Ndubuisi Egbo Becomes First Nigerian Coach To Win A European Title

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Press Release

April 19, 2022

Leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, has rewarded the first winner in the Jumia-MasterCard Experience Competition. The winner, Mr. Wilson Anine, will have a lifetime opportunity to watch the UEFA Champions League matches in choice cities with other incentives attached. Speaking on the promo, the Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, Massimiliano Spalazzi said the promo is … Continue reading Nigerian Customer wins an all-expense-paid trip to watch UEFA Champions League in Europe, courtesy of Jumia & MasterCard

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

A lot of passionate Nigerian football fans are familiar with Europe’s biggest elite club competition, the UEFA Champions League. On Tuesday and Wednesday nights when there are match fixtures for the competition, football fans all over the world keep their eyes glued to their television set in anticipation of tough encounters between top European clubs. … Continue reading Did you know? Daniel Amokachi Scored The First Goal In The History Of The UEFA Champions League

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Female Nigerian athletes have in recent years been the flame that have brought Nigeria’s sports sector before the eyes of the globe via their numerous accomplishments. In January 2018, four women, Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, Akuoma Omeoga and Simi Adeagbo became Nigeria’s first ever representatives at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Simi Adeagbo … Continue reading Do You Know: The First African To Score In An UEFA Women’s Champions League Final Game

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Barcelona Vs Manchester United Spanish League giants, Barcelona FC, have advanced to the semifinal round of the UEFA Champions League after completely bashing Manchester United 3-0 at Camp Nou on Tuesday evening. Two goals from Lionel Messi in the 16th and 20th minutes, gave Barca a well deserved lead into halftime. As expected, United could … Continue reading UEFA: Barcelona Bash Manchester United, Ajax Stun Juventus To Book Semi Spot

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Former Super Eagles international and Bundesliga legend, Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha, will be leading a team of ex-veterans and other selected players against a defensive wall marshaled by former Barcelona defender, Carles Puyol, at the ‘Unmissable Match’ in Uyo on April 16th. Okocha will lead the ‘Shine-Shine Bobo’ squad against a Puyol-led ‘Chairman Team’, which represents … Continue reading Okocha To Clash With Puyol

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Social media and the streets of Lagos were agog to see the lineup of the UEFA Championships League Quarter Final games play out, from the day the fixtures were announced. The Champions League comes with a special kind of rave, only second to the FIFA World Cup. The knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League … Continue reading UEFA Champions League Results

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Spanish football legend and Champions League winner with Barcelona, Carles Puyol, has been scheduled to visit Nigeria as part of the UEFA Champions League Tour. According to the tour schedule, the football legend and the cup will visit a number of cities across Nigeria, from April 16, to April 18 2019. The three-day tour will … Continue reading Barcelona Legend, Puyol, To Visit Nigeria

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April 19, 2022

The 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League group stage draw was made in Monaco on Thursday, with highlights set to throw Nigerians agog as match-day one draws near. In one of the more thrilling fixtures of the draw, Juventus will take on Manchester United in a game that should see the city of Lagos especially overrun with … Continue reading UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Nigerian International and Chelsea midfielder, Victor Moses was in full-on action for the Blues as they took on La Liga Champions, Barcelona in the first-leg of the round of 16 in the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League season at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. The Blues, who proved more formidable than their fans expected, forced Barcelona to a … Continue reading Moses In Action As Chelsea Draw Barcelona In UEFA Champions League Game

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The UEFA Champions League body has released the draw results for the 16 teams that qualified into the Rounds of 16 stage. The results of the draw were beyond expectations, and it’s sent chills down the spine of almost every club involved, especially the English club Chelsea, who were pitched to face La Liga’s top … Continue reading UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 Draws

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Super Eagles and Chelsea forward, Victor Moses, has expressed his disappointment at the end result of Chelsea’s match up against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge, in their final Group C, UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday. The Blues were behind by a goal in the 56th minute, but managed to equalize in the 75th minute … Continue reading Victor Moses Disappointed Over Chelsea Draw Against Athletico Madrid

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

It is the tradition of the European football to end their football season with the prestigious, interesting and fabulous match “UEFA Champions League Final”. The final match which held on Saturday, 6th June, 2015 had Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) as the officiating referee. The Big Boys of Barcelona took on the Bouncing Back Guys of Juventus … Continue reading Interesting Facts About the UEFA Champions League Final

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