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A FORMER president of the Nigeria Football Federation Brigadier General Dominic Oneya (retd) has passed on at the age of 73. Oneya was NFF boss from 1999 to 2002. Current NFF…
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NIGERIA women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have crashed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after losing to Japan in their final group game this morning. The Otis Hughley-led team had…
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Akwa United have become the champions of Nigeria for the first time in their 25-year history. The Uyo-based club defeated visiting MFM of Lagos 5-2 on Sunday to seal their first-ever…
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THE cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are “sturdy”, organisers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren’t strong enough for sex. Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan…
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SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was the star of Napoli's first pre-season match on Sunday, scoring four goals in a 12-0 win over non-league team Bassa Anaunia. The Nigerian…
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MORE cases of Covid-19 have been found among teams arriving for training camps, with Japanese media reporting today that an unnamed member of Nigeria's delegation had been…
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THIS is not how USA Basketball expected to open its Olympic summer. Nigeria probably didn’t expect it, either. If there was any expectation of invincibility for the Americans heading…
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ARGENTINA won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday night/Sunday morning with Angel Di Maria scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in the Copa America final at…
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Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has recounted how the sports ministry, the Nigeria Football Federation and ex-teammates abandoned him when he was handed a life ban by FIFA in…
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EUROPE'S football ruling body has scrapped the away goals rule from its competitions. The contentious rule serves as the tie-breaker when two teams have scored the same number of goals…
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