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Africa could have as many as 10 teams competing at the 2026 World Cup after the allocation for places at the expanded 48-nation competition was ratified by the FIFA Council during their meeting in Bahrain, ESPN reports. Africa is guaranteed nine places, up from the current five, while a 10th nation will enter a six-team play-off tournament to decide the final two …

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It was a glorious weekend for Nigeria in faraway Morocco when a Nigerian Army Private, Gofit Winnie won a gold medal in the Women Freestyle Wrestling Competition in the African Wrestling Championships in Marrakech, Morocco. Gofit clinched the gold in the 75kg as Nigerian Contingent continued to record successes at the on-going Championships. Private Gofit is not new to success …

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Dayo Emmanuel Nigeria’s national senior football team, the Super Eagles have emerged 40th position globally and 5th on the continent in the latest FIFA ranking for the month of March. According to Fifa.com, the Super Eagles trailed Burkina Faso which are 4th in Africa and 35 in world ranking. African champions, the Pharaohs of Egypt are 19th globally and 1st …

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President of the Para-soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), Misbahu Lawn Didi has said that Abuja would host the second edition of National Para-soccer League from April 6 to April 18. Didi made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and assured that the Federation introduced in 1988 in Nigeria and established in 1996 to promote the sport …

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Nigerian football league clubs are set to list on the on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange latest by the third quarter of 2017, Bola Ajomale, Managing Director/CEO of NASD OTC Securities Exchange disclosed this in Lagos. Ajomale said: “We are opening up an opportunity for the clubs to access private funding as required and use such funds in improving the …

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Dayo Emmanuel For the fourth time in a row, MFM FC this evening won its home match in the Nigerian Professional Football League. The Lagos based club defeated their counterparts, Enugu Rangers at the Agege Stadium 2-1. Sikiru Olatunbosun scored the opener on the half-hour mark while Stephen Odey made it double in the second half. However, the goal tally …

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While the African Cup of Nations tournament continues in Gabon without the Nigeria’s Super Eagles who failed to qualified for Africa’s biggest football fiesta, the Nigeria’s national Division One football league is set to commence the 2016/2017 soon. According to the Executive Secretary of Nationwide League One (NLO),  Olushola Ogunnowo, the league commences 22nd March. Ogunnowo, in a statement in …

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Olabode Adaramola Technical Adviser of Niger Tornadoes FC, Coach,  Abubakar  Bala  has shower praises on his players for their display on match day 3, despite losing 0-1 to Rivers United at the Gen Yakubu Gowon Stadium in PortHarcort, Sunday. Rivers United scored the only goal of the game in the 20th minute through their foreign import Guy Kuemian  with assist …

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Ayorinde Adebanjo: new African scrabble champion Saidu Ayorinde Adebanjo of Nigeria on Sunday emerged the 13th African Scrabble Champion winning 23 games of 32 in Tema, Ghana. Ayorinde,  dethroned his Nigeria counterpart, Nsikakabasi Etim, the immediate past Africa Scrabble Champion, when he finished first in a 32-game marathon to become the best in the duel. Ayorinde was ranked sixteenth at …

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President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the Nigeria’s Super Falcons on their victory over the senior female football team of Cameroon on Saturday at the final game of the women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde. The President, who described the hard-earned victory over the Indomitable Lionesses as “very sweet and well-deserved,” particularly commends the Nigerian women for their “indomitable spirit, resilience …

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