Team Nigeria won four gold, three silver and four bronze medals to finish the 2020 African Track Cycling Championship in Cairo, Egypt in grand style. The championship which began last Thursday ended yesterday, which was organised by the African Cycling Confederation (CAC). According to information on the competition’s website indicated …
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Nigeria’s U-19 male cricket team, Junior Yellow-greens, are set to begin their chase for glory at the ongoing 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in South Africa, as they take on Australia in Kimberley for their opening group B match, today. Nigeria’s young lads who are making their debut …
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Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala has backed the interest of the Nigeria Football Federation in bidding for the rights to host the 2020 African Women’s Cup of Nations. The Super Falcon has thrown her weight behind the country’s football authorities to secure the right to stage the championship Congo Brazzaville withdrew from hosting this year’s continental …
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Wrestling sensation and 2-time Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye reigned supreme in Rome at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament, claiming gold in a very dominant fashion in the final of the 57kg class, while Blessing Oborududu (68kg) settled for bronze at the event. After convincingly taking out her opponents in …
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Nigeria’s national handball team, Technical adviser, Rafiu Salami, said that Nigeria stand a chance to qualify for the 2021 IHF World Cup despite the team defeat against Angola in their opening game of the ongoing 2020 Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) in Tunis, Tunisia yesterday. The senior male handball team, who started …
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UEFA changed their Team of the Year formation so that Cristiano Ronaldo could be included, European football’s governing body announced the XI which is based on fan votes on Wednesday. The team was arranged in an unusual 4-2-4 formation, and sources told ESPN that was due to a desire by …
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Xavi said it was “too early” for him to coach Barcelona as he confirmed yesterday that he had received an offer from his former club but would remain at Qatari side Al-Sadd. World Cup winner Xavi, 39, said Barcelona’s director of football Eric Abidal made him the offer, before settling on Quique …
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The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has reappointed Comrade Ahmed Yusuf ‘Fresh’ as member of its Technical and Development Committee. The reappointment has extended Fresh’s tenure as member of CAF standing Committee for record sixth term in spite of major shake-ups in all structures of the African football body. Fresh, …
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Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF)’s national development manager (South), Tonye Timinadi has said that Nigeria’s U-19 male cricket, Junior Yellow Greens, will be going all out to prove bookmakers wrong at the forthcoming ICC World Cup in South Africa. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold from January 17 to February …
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The Sports Secretary of the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS), Samuel Onikeku, in this interview with Olawale Ayeni, states the need for sports to be taken as a business rather than recreational activities in the country . What are the high and low moment of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) sports …
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