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New table tennis edifice will raise champions in Osun, says Alabi
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Chairman of Osun State Table Tennis Association, Mr. Ayo Alabi, has explained why he built a standard table tennis edifice in Osogbo, the state capital. Alabi, who was the guest at the ‘Stakeholders’ Forum’, a monthly guest appearance event of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Osun State on Wednesday said the place was constructed to…
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Uyo stadium to host CAF Confederation Cup final
The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria will host the 2021/22 TotalEnergies Confederation Cup final, CAF announced on Wednesday. The final is billed for Friday, May 20. Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State – the home of Nigeria’s Premier League side, Akwa United. It is the first major intercontinental cup final to be hosted at the stadium. Last…
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Champions League to expand from 32 to 36 teams from 2024
The number of teams in the Champions League group stage will rise from 32 to 36 from 2024-25 under changes approved by UEFA. Under the new format, each team will play eight games over 10 match weeks. But a plan to give two Champions League places to individual clubs solely on the basis of their past European performance has been…
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Manchester City confirm agreement for Haaland deal
Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Norway striker, Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. Haaland, 21, will join in July after City activated a 60m euro (£51.2m) release clause in his contract. The deal ends the club’s hunt for a successor to their all-time top scorer Sergio Aguero, who joined Barcelona on a free transfer last summer. “We can…
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Super Eagles coach Salisu Yusuf invites 8 NPFL players, 22 others for Mexico, Ecuador friendlies
Super Eagles’ First Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf has invited 30 players for the international friendly matches against Mexico and Ecuador in the USA. In a statement by the Communications Department of the Nigeria Football Federation, the list includes eight players in the Nigeria Professional Football League, while the other 22 are foreign-based players. The three –time African champions will clash…
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NFF considering appealing Rohr’s compensation claims
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is considering appealing an order by FIFA to pay former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr $377,879.46 (about N157m) in compensation. FIFA had ruled that the NFF should pay the Franco-German the said amount after he was relieved of his duties last December. But speaking to The PUNCH, NFF President, Amaju Pinnick said the federation would…
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FIFA orders NFF to pay ex-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr N157m as compensation
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been ordered to pay former coach Gernot Rohr just under $380,000 (about N157 million) in compensation after ending his contract early. Nigeria’s longest-serving manager having taken charge in August 2016, Rohr lost his job as Super Eagles coach in December just four weeks before the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in…
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Chelsea agree sale terms with LA Dodgers’ Todd Boehly
Chelsea have agreed terms on the £4.25bn ($5.2bn) sale of the club to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team. The club was put up for sale before owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned for his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine. A Chelsea statement said the new owners…
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Abramovich denies requesting £1.5bn Chelsea loan repayment
Roman Abramovich has denied he wants his £1.5billion loan to Chelsea repaid and has committed to giving proceeds from the sale of the club to charity. The club was put up for sale by Abramovich in March just before he was sanctioned by the UK Government for his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich…
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LaLiga clubs battle for Euro places, relegation
With the 2021/22 LaLiga season entering the final four games, clubs are battling for places in the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. Real Madrid are already winners after their 4-0 victory over Espanyol on Saturday ensured they are unassailable. Apart from European places up for grabs, clubs in the lower end of the league table are…
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