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Nigeria football problem, beyond NFF – Oliseh

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo President of FC Ebedei, Churchill Oliseh has declared that the challenges facing football development in Nigeria are too numerous and beyond the capability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Oliseh, who spoke at the monthly “Stakeholders Forum” of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Osun State chapter, said these problems will persist until a regulatory…

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Blatter, Platini acquitted of fraud in Swiss Court

Former FIFA and UEFA Presidents Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were on Friday, acquitted of fraud, forgery and mismanagement in a court in Switzerland. The trial centered on a payment made by FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, to Platini in 2011. At the time, Platini was President of UEFA, European soccer’s governing body. The Office of the Attorney General of…

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Tunisia’s Jabeur makes history as 1st Arab, African woman to reach Wimbledon singles final

Ons Jabeur’s steady progress from year to year-up the tennis rankings, through the draws of various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon-has carried her to a Grand Slam singles final, the first Africana or Arab woman to make it that far in the professional era. The No. 3-seeded Jabeur, a 27-year-old from Tunisia, got past her good friend Tatjana Maria 6-2,…

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Barcelona make offer to sign Lewandowski

Barcelona have made an offer to Bayern Munich for their prolific Poland forward Robert Lewandowski. Barca president Joan Laporta said he was hoping for a “positive response” from the German champions. Lewandowski, 33, has been at Bayern since 2014 but said in May his “story is over” at the club. “We have made an offer for the player, we are…

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Super Falcons begin 10th WAFCON title chase against S’Africa today

Nigeria and South Africa have another day in the sun as the Super Falcons and Banyana Banyana go to war for three points, in the opening game of Group C of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations which began in Morocco on Saturday. Nine-time champions and FIFA World Cup ever-present Nigeria have not forgotten how, 10 months ago and…

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Arsenal sign Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City

Arsenal have completed the signing of Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus on a long-term contract from Premier League champions Manchester City. The fee for the 25-year-old is understood to be £45m and he moves to the Emirates after undergoing a medical and agreeing personal terms. Jesus will wear the No 9 shirt recently vacated by Alexandre Lacazette, who left for Lyon…

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CAF moves next AFCON to 2024

The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday. The tournament was to be hosted in June-July 2023, which is the height of the rainy season in Ivory Coast. “We cannot take the risk,” the South African said in the Moroccan…

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PHOTOS: Israel Adesanya defeats Jared Cannonier To retain UFC title

Israel Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier to retain his UFC Middleweight title on Sunday. The Stylebender extended his UFC winning streak to 12-0.

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