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NIGERIA PITCH AWARDS ORGANIZERS CONGRATULATE THE SUPER EAGLES FOR AFCON QUALIFICATION

Organizers of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards have congratulated members of the victorious Super Eagles who last Saturday held the Bafana Bafana to a one-all draw to technically…

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TAKE-AWAY FROM THE NIGERIA-UGANDA FRIENDLY MATCH

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Tuesday take on Cranes of Uganda in a friendly football match. The match holds at the Stephen Keshi…

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SIX 2019 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS FACTS

Nigerian Odion Ighalo, the former Watford striker, is a joint leading scorer with six goals, five of which came in home and away matches against Libya. He…

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GHANA 2018: DENNERBY CONFIDENT FALCONS WILL BOUNCE BACK

Head Coach of Nigeria’s women’s team, the Super Falcons, Thomas Dennerby has expressed belief in the team to assume the mien of true champions and overpower Zambia and…

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SUPER EAGLES, CRANES SET ASABA AGLOW IN GLAMOUR FRIENDLY

Nigeria and Uganda go toe-to-toe again in an international friendly expected to attract a huge crowd to the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday evening. Both countries…

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FIVE-STAR ZAMBIA LEADS GOAL RACE WITH UNPRECEDENTED ROUTING OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Zambia pulled one of the biggest surprises in the history of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations after beating former two-time champions, Equatorial Guinea 5-0 in a Group…

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ENGLAND RALLIES BACK TO BEAT CROATIA AND SEALS UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE FINALS SPOT

England at the Wembley Stadium has avenged the defeat inflicted on its team at Russia 2018 World Cup semi-finals on Sunday after beating Croatia 2-1 to reach the…

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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER, DALUNG HAILS SUPER EAGLES AFCON QUALIFICATION

The Minister of Youth and Sports in Nigeria, Solomon Dalung has congratulated the Super Eagles for their early qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon next…

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SOUTH AFRICA SHOCKS NIGERIA IN AFRICA WOMEN’S CUP OF NATIONS

South Africa’s women team, Banyana Banyana on Sunday in Cape Coast, Ghana shocked Nigeria’s Super Falcons 0-1, in the Group B of the Africa Women’s Nations Cup. The…

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AMAJU PINNICK LAUDS FIFA FOR APPROVING STEPHEN KESHI STADIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday said world football body FIFA deserves commendation for approving the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba for international…

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IT’S NIGERIA V SOUTH AFRICA AGAIN AS SUPER FALCONS START TITLE DEFENCE

BY APESIN ADEMOLA. About 24 hours after their men national teams squared up in Johannesburg, the women squads of Nigeria and South Africa will face off in…

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AFCON 2019: AMUNEKE’S TANZANIA, 5 OTHERS MAY QUALIFY THIS SUNDAY

BY APESIN ADEMOLA. Six more teams may join the nine who have already booked their spots in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by…

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NIGERIA, 8 OTHERS IN 15 MORE FOR AFCON 2019 TO COMPLETE

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With Nigeria’s qualification along that of Uganda, Mali and Morocco on Saturday, the number of teams already in for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has…

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EMMANUEL AMUNEKE SET TO GIVE TANZANIA FIRST AFCON QUALIFICATION IN 38 YEARS

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s Emmanuel Amuneke will qualify Tanzania for the country’s first Africa Cup of nations in 38 years if the team beats Lesotho in Maseru on…

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CAS REJECTS KENYA’S APPEAL ON AWCON

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Kenya’s appeal to be allowed to feature in the 2019 Africa Women Cup of Nations, which started Saturday…

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PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES SUPER EAGLES OVER AFCON TICKET

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has joined millions of football-loving Nigerians in commending the Super Eagles for their spirited and disciplined performance against South Africa on Saturday. The…

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ANOTHER NIGERIA/SOUTH AFRICA DUEL AS FALCONS TACKLE BANYANA

A weekend of South African diet continues on Sunday as eight –time champions and Cup holders, Super Falcons clash with the Banyana Banyana of South Africa in the…

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PINNICK HAILS PRESIDENT BUHARI AS SUPER EAGLES PICK AFCON 2019 TICKET

An ecstatic President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick heaped encomiums on Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government for providing the conducive environment for…

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HOW THE SUPER EAGLES PICK CAMEROON 2019 TICKET

Three –time African champion, Nigeria flew majestically back to the biggest football house party on the continent after being held 1-1 by South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.…

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2019 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS: EAGLES HAVE LANDED!

On the same soil where they were crowned as African champions five years ago, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have picked the ticket to challenge for the title…

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FORMER EAGLES GOALKEEPER, ETAFIA OFFERS SOUTH AFRICA TIPS ON HOW TO BEAT SUPER EAGLES

A former Nigeria goalkeeper, Greg Etafia, has offered to be the devil’s advocate. According to a South African publication, Sowetan, Etafia who was capped six times for the…

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