Category: Sports

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Hosts Morocco lit up the 2025 African Cup of Nations Sunday in Rabat, edging Comoros 2-0 in the tournament opener to flex home soil dominance and set an electric tone for the continental showdown—proving the Atlas Lions’ World Cup glow-up translates to AFCON fire. This slick victory slots Morocco top of their group early, piling…

JOSHUA CRUSHES PAUL IN ROUND 6 MIAMI MASSACRE

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Anthony Joshua shut down Jake Paul’s boxing adventure Friday in Miami, landing a devastating right hand for a sixth-round KO at Kaseya Center after dominating the YouTuber with fifth-round knockdowns—proving raw power trumps hype in this lopsided heavyweight clash streamed live on Netflix. The Brit’s patience cracked Paul’s evasion game, echoing his 2024 Ngannou demolition,…

BARAU FC SMASHES RIVERS UNITED 4-1 IN KANO NPFL THRILLER

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Barau FC turned Sani Abacha Stadium into a fortress Friday, roaring back from an early Rivers United goal to thrash the visitors 4-1 in a rescheduled Matchday 5 NPFL clash—Usman Maidubji’s penalty equalizer, Jimmy Ambrose’s halftime dagger, and ex-Rivers star Kabir Abdullahi’s brace sealing Kano’s biggest win and Rivers’ worst loss this season. Climbing to…

SUPER EAGLES FANS ROAR: WIN 2025 AFCON OR BUST

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Aba football diehards lit up Friday, begging Nigeria’s Super Eagles to treat the 2025 AFCON like life-or-death after Tuesday’s 1-2 friendly flop to Egypt demanding killer finishes, iron defense, best-XI stars vs Tanzania on Dec 23 and no Osimhen obsession to snag the trophy and heal World Cup qualification wounds. Uchenna Adindu praised Egypt grit…

SUPER EAGLES BUZZ WITH OSIMHEN’S LATE-NIGHT CAMP ARRIVAL

Dec 18, 2025

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Victor Osimhen’s 9:45pm touchdown Wednesday turned Cairo’s Super Eagles camp into a full house of all 28 invitees, igniting sky-high spirits as Nigeria ramps up for the 35th AFCON in Morocco from Dec 21 to Jan 18—fresh off a 2-1 friendly loss to Egypt that coaches used for tactical tweaks, not tears. Media officer Promise…

AMOKACHI SLAMS SHODDY PITCHES, URGES NIGERIA LEAGUE INFRA BOOST

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Ex-Super Eagles star Daniel Amokachi fired shots at Nigerian football bosses Tuesday in Abuja, demanding urgent pitch upgrades and infra overhauls across leagues—slamming subpar fields rubber-stamped for NNL games that hobble young talent just because better options don’t exist. Post the NNL/Prostar/Sportslight Hub November Awards celebrating top players and coaches, Amokachi hailed progress like more…

DEMBELE & BONMATI CROWNED FIFA’S BEST IN DOHA GLAMOUR NIGHT

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in Entertainment, International, News, Sports

The world’s football elite lit up Doha Tuesday as FIFA’s 2025 Best Awards handed top gongs to PSG’s Ousmane Dembele as Men’s Player supreme and Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati nabbing her third straight Women’s Player crown—while England’s Lionesses swept coach Sarina Wiegman and keeper Hannah Hampton, and PSG boss Luis Enrique grabbed Men’s Coach honors. Argentina’s…

OSIMHEN, LOOKMAN, BASSEY BATTLE FOR KING OF THE PITCH IN NIGERIA AWARDS

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in Entertainment, Sports

Victor Osimhen leads the charge with triple nods including King of the Pitch, Rashidi Yekini Striker prize (vs Ademola Lookman and Anas Yusuf) and Sam Okwaraji award at the 12th Nigeria Pitch Awards—his seventh King nom after three straight wins—while Calvin Bassey duels Benjamin Frederick and Ola Aina for Defender glory, unveiled at Tuesday’s Abuja…

EGYPT’S PHARAOHS PIP NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES 2-1 IN AFCON WARM-UP

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in Entertainment, International, News, Sports

Nigeria’s Super Eagles fell 2-1 to Egypt’s Pharaohs in a tense Cairo Stadium friendly Tuesday—their last test before the 35th AFCON kicks off Sunday in Morocco—debuting coach Eric Chelle’s 3-5-2 that owned early ball but leaked a slick counter goal midway first half. Eagles fought back compactly, nabbing a stoppage-time equalizer via Zaidu Sanusi’s pinpoint…

KWARA KIDDIES LEAGUE STARS SET TO STORM SUPER EAGLES SOON

Dec 15, 2025

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