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The Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) on Tuesday in Abuja said players from 11 countries would participate in the 2017 Lagos International Challenge. Patience Okon, Secretary-General of the federation, disclosed that the competition would hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium from July 26 to July 29. Okon listed the countries as Sri Lanka, Portugal, Egypt, Israel, Republic of Benin, Italy, …

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Former goalkeeper of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, Vincent Enyeama is among 11 players whose services are no longer required by the French side, Lille Football Club. New coach, Marcelo Biesla told the players they are no longer needed. The French club’s new Argentine boss has also sent messages to Zambia’s Stoppila Sunzu, Tunisia’s Naim Sliti and Ivory …

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  For the first time in recent history, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri surmounted his continental rival – Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the 2017 ITTF Africa Cup to qualify for the ITTF World Cup in France. Having conquered Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali 4-0 in the semifinal, Aruna Quadri showed his class to beat Omar Assar 4-3 in the men’s singles …

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Dayo Emmanuel Super Eagles midfielder John Ogu has been arrested in Israel where he currently plays for a club side, Hapoel Be’er Sheva. The Nigerian was alleged to have been drunk while driving. The implications of driving under the influence of alcohol in Israel include having the offender’s driver’s license suspended for 30 days and Ogu was not spared. According …

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  El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Plateau United Sunday Anthony Nasarawa United 1-1 Gombe United  Antonin Oussou – Nasarawa Sani Abbani – Gombe United Akwa United 1-0 Enyimba Musa Newman MFM FC 2-1 ABS FC Austine Ogunye –MFM FC Sikiru Olatunbosun-  MFM FC Wasiu Alalade- ABS FC  Lobi Stars 3-1 Enugu Rangers    Advertisement The game in Makurdi turned out to …

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The 2017 edition of the GTBank Masters Cup will reach its climax on Thursday 29th June at the famous waterfront Onikan stadium in Lagos. The prestigious secondary schools football tournament is destined to end on an historic note as old rivalries will be renewed in the two matches that will feature the four most outstanding teams in this year’s competition. …

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Andrew Okey Omoyeni is an aspiring footballer who wants to get to the peak of his career. In this interview, he told DAYO EMMANUEL what matters to him as a footballer. He also talked about the place of God in a footballer’s life. The 18 year old talented footballer who trains with a grassroots club in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital …

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As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to play host to their South African counterparts in the AFCON qualifier scheduled for Uyo stadium, the players are optimistic of payment or their outstanding allowances. Outstanding payments will top the agenda when top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by President Amaju Pinnick meet today with the team’s head coach …

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The Super Eagles will tomorrow (Thursday), 1st June 2017 take the pitch against the Hawks of Togo in an international friendly in Paris. Coach Gernot Rohr is using Thursday’s game, just like last Friday’s session against Corsica Island in Ajaccio, as preparation for next weekend’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in Uyo. The match against the …

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Nigeria have left out Chelsea star Victor Moses from their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa next month. Speculation has been rife in recent weeks over the whether Moses would be available for the June 10 match in the southern city of Uyo. The 26-year-old has been Nigeria’s most outstanding player in Europe this past season but …

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