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Arteta’s PSG plans on track after Arsenal cruise past Ipswich
Arsenal built on their Champions League momentum with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday. Fresh off their triumph over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, Mikel Arteta named a strong starting XI at Portman Road, including eight players who featured in the midweek clash at the Bernabéu. With a Champions League semi-final against Paris…
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NPFL: Remo Stars edge Shooting Stars to stay top
Remo Stars strengthened their push for a maiden Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title on Sunday with a hard-fought Southwest Derby victory over Shooting Stars. Midfielder Alex Oyowah struck the decisive goal after 30 minutes to secure a crucial 1-0 win for Remo Stars in Ibadan. The victory sees Remo Stars maintain their lead at the top of the table…
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Liverpool defeat confirms Ndidi’s Leicester City relegation
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Leicester City have been relegated from the Premier League after a disappointing home loss to Liverpool on Sunday. The Foxes fell 1-0 to the title-chasing Reds, sealing their drop to the English Championship for the fifth time in the club’s history. Despite having five matches left in the season, Leicester have managed only 18…
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Nigeria sends weightlifters to Mauritius for African Championship
Nigeria’s weightlifting contingent will depart for Moka, Mauritius, on Monday to participate in the 2025 African Weightlifting Championship, scheduled to take place from April 20 to 28. The delegation includes six elite athletes and two coaches, all poised to defend the country’s continental title. Speaking ahead of the team’s departure, the National Sports Commission (NSC) emphasized its strategic investment in…
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Flamingos thrash Algeria 4-0, get N6m gift from NFF, Soname
Nigeria moved closer to an eighth appearance at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals on Saturday after a brace by Queen Joseph and one goal each from Zainab Raji and substitute Aishat Animashaun left Algeria’s U-17 girls reeling in Ikenne-Remo. There were signs of a rout early in the match as the Flamingos opened the scoring just one minute…
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U-17 WCQ: Flamingos’ coach seeks convincing first-leg win over Algeria
Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, Bankole Olowookere, said on Friday that the team aims to secure a commanding victory in the first leg of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round against Algeria on Saturday. He emphasized that a big win at home would help ease the pressure ahead of next week’s return…
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British High Commission supports Nigeria Rugby Federation with equipment
The British High Commission has donated balls, boots, jerseys, and other sporting gear to the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), reinforcing UK–Nigeria ties and supporting the growth of rugby in the country. The donation, made in partnership with UK charity SOS Kit Aid, aims to promote rugby development across emerging nations. At the presentation, British Deputy High Commissioner Gill Lever…
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Football fan jailed for assaulting NPFL player
By Olaolu Joseph A football fan in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Bashir Bala, has been sentenced to three months in jail after being found guilty of assaulting Plateau United player Vincent Temitope. The incident occurred last weekend at the Lafia City Stadium, shortly after a heated Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) clash between Nasarawa United and Plateau United, which ended 3–2…
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Nobody influenced my appointment as Super Eagles’ coach – Chelle
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Sekou Chelle, has asserted that his appointment was based purely on merit, not through any external influence. The French-born tactician was named head coach of the three-time African champions following the departure of interim boss Austin Eguavoen. Speaking with CANAL+ Sport Afrique, Chelle revealed that he went through the same application and interview process as…
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Flying Eagles coach unveils squad for AFCON U-20
Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has selected first-choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and captain Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi Jojo, and forward Kparobo Arierhi among a squad of 24 players for this year’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt. The tournament gets underway in 10 days. Defenders Adamu Maigari and Emmanuel Chukwu (based in Germany), midfielders Caleb Ochedikwu…
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