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Airport saga: Libya FA breaks silence
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF), has broken it’s silence on the incident that led to the boycotting of the Group D AFCON Qualifier by Nigeria. Nigeria’s contingent to Libya were subjected to untold trauma for 12-hours, after the players, officials, administrators and journalists were abandoned at the Al-Abraq Airport, Labraq, before they eventually returned home. The Confederation of African Football…
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Enitan Oshodi elected ATTF President
By Tosin Omojola A former Commissioner for Sports, Youth and Social Development in Lagos State, Enitan Oshodi, has been unanimously elected as the President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) at the 2024 Annual General Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Currently, Oshodi is the only Nigerian presiding over a continental sports body. His election follows decades of involvement…
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Oyo launches digital Utility Card for Lekan Salami Stadium
By Tosin Omojola The Oyo State Ministry of Youth and Sports has introduced the Utility Card, a groundbreaking contactless payment system designed to streamline fee collection at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan. The card is set to modernize how payments for services and events at the stadium are handled, marking a significant step towards digital transformation in West…
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CAF postpones Libya-Nigeria AFCON qualifier, to investigate airport incident
By Tosin Omojola The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between Libya and Nigeria following a controversy over the mistreatment of the Nigerian team in Libya. The match, originally scheduled to take place in Benghazi, was disrupted after the Nigerian contingent faced delays and poor treatment at Al-Abrag International Airport in Labraq.…
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Tennis: Enitan Oshodi emerges as ATTF President
By Tosin Omojola Nigeria’s Enitan Oshodi has been unanimously elected as the President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) at the 2024 Annual General Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Oshodi, a former Commissioner for Youth, Sports, and Social Development in Lagos State, is now the only Nigerian currently presiding over a continental sports body. His election follows decades…
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Super Eagles: NFF boss hails President Tinubu for support
…commends ValueJet crew for diligence, endurance By Tosin Omojola The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, on Tuesday expressed the appreciation of the NFF and Nigerian football community for the encouragement of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following the Super Eagles’ ordeal at the airport in Libya. On Monday, President Tinubu issued a statement welcoming…
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BREAKING: NFF releases 20-point account of what truly transpired in Libya
The NFF’s Director of Communications, Dr Ademola Olajire, has provided a point-by-point account of how a keenly-anticipated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match was relegated to a fiasco by Libyan federal authorities and Football Federation. 1) The chartered ValueJet aircraft departed from the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo at 11.55hours on Sunday, 13th October 2024, and landed at the Aminu…
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BREAKING: CAF delists Nigeria, Libya 2025 AFCON qualifier second leg
By Tosin Omojola The Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. CAF published an updated game fixture on its X handle on Tuesday, however, it does not include the Libya versus Nigeria game. The game…
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Reps urge FG to invite Libyan Ambassador for explanation over Super Eagles’ ordeal
Following the inhumane treatment meted out on the Nigerian super eagles in Libya, the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to invite the Lybian ambassador to Nigeria for an explanation. Raised as a matter of urgent national importance by the chairman House Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Ahmadu, the house further askedthe Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to make…
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BREAKING: President Tinubu welcomes Super Eagles’ safe return after Libya ordeal
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the safe return of the Super Eagles after their harrowing experience at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, where the team was stranded for over 18 hours without access to basic necessities. In a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu…
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