Archives Tag: Weekend Sports Roundup

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April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian football space saw some controversy over the weekend as the Super Eagles continue preparations ahead of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Watford FC of England refused to release Emmanuel Dennis for the AFCON, while COVID-19 meant Victor Osimhen was ruled out of the tournament despite expressing willingness to play. … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Victor Osimhen Ruled Out

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April 19, 2022

  Nigerian footballer Emmanuel Dennis made the headlines over the weekend after commanding a man-of-the-match display against Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday, November 20, 2021. Read more about Sports Watford beat United 4-1 and the former Club Brugge forward was involved in three of his side’s four goals as the Claudio … Continue reading Weekend Sports RoundUp: Emmanuel Dennis Named Man-Of-The-Match In Watford’s Win

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April 19, 2022

  Nigeria’s powerlifting squad at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics have been impressive so far. Lucy Ejike won bronze in the women’s 61kg. Despite finishing third in the event, no Nigerian athlete is close to Lucy’s achievement in the history of the Paralympics since she made her debut in the 2000 Sydney Games. Lucy has won … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Nigeria’s Powerlifting Squad

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April 19, 2022

The Nigerian national men’s basketball teams, the D’Tigers were the talk of the weekend after making history as the first African nation to beat the United States in the men’s basketball. Nigeria recorded a 90-87 points win over America in the early hours of Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Las Vegas to show that they … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: D’Tigers Beat USA

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April 19, 2022

  On Friday, June 4th, 2021, the Super Eagles lost the first leg of their international friendly match against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria. Read more about Sports A 37th-minute strike from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa condemned the Eagles to their first loss against the Central Africans since Gernot … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Super Eagles Lost To Cameroon

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April 19, 2022

  Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, continued his fine goalscoring form for SSC Napoli after grabbing a brace in their 4-1 victory over Spezia in the Italian Serie A on Saturday, May 8, 2021, to help the Gennaro Gattuso men move to fourth on the league table. Osimhen has now scored 10 times … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Oshoala Wins LaLiga

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April 19, 2022

  Super Falcons of Nigeria star, Asisat Oshoala, is set to play her second UEFA Women’s Champions League final for FC Barcelona Femini after their 2-1 win over PSG in the semi-final (second leg) of the competition. Their win will see them confront Chelsea on May 16, 2021, in the final. Read more about Sports … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup

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April 19, 2022

  Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, was the talk of the weekend after bagging his first Premier League hat trick for Leicester City in their 5-0 thumping of relegation-threatened Sheffield United on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at the King Power Stadium. Read more about Sports The Nigerian star was handed his fourth consecutive … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup

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April 19, 2022

  Over the weekend, the Nigeria Professional Football League had some thrilling encounters for fans. A 2-0 win over visiting Warri Wolves saw Kwara United reclaim the top spot in the league at the Ilorin Township Stadium on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Read more about Weekend Sports Roundup An eight-minute strike from Stephen Jude put … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup

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April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, wrapped up their 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers in Tunisia in an unbeatable manner after recording a 76-56 points win against Mali in their last group game on Friday, February 19, 2021. The West African side beat South Sudan in their first game (75-70pts) and did the same against Rwanda … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup

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April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian national Under-17 team lost the final of the WAFU U-17 tournament in Togo last Monday, January 18, 2021, after a 3-2 loss to the Baby Elephants of Ivory Coast. Despite falling 3-0 in the early stages of the encounter, the Fatai Amoo led side would pull a strong fight in the closing … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup

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April 19, 2022

  Over the past week, Nigerian sports witnessed some interesting and record-breaking moments on the domestic and global fronts. We bring you a recap. Read more about Sports In football, the Nigerian national Under-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, put smiles on the faces of Nigerians after beating the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 1-0 in … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup

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