Category: Sports
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DEMBELE & BONMATI CROWNED FIFA’S BEST IN DOHA GLAMOUR NIGHT
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…
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OSIMHEN, LOOKMAN, BASSEY BATTLE FOR KING OF THE PITCH IN NIGERIA AWARDS
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…
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EGYPT’S PHARAOHS PIP NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES 2-1 IN AFCON WARM-UP
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…
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KWARA KIDDIES LEAGUE STARS SET TO STORM SUPER EAGLES SOON
Coach Paul Odeh, tech whiz of Kwara Kiddies League (KKL), dropped a bombshell at Sunday’s Ilorin grand finale: the grassroots phenoms dazzling here will flood Nigeria’s national teams in five years flat, with talent so sharp one’s already Chelsea-bound—putting Kwara on the global soccer radar. Taiwo Awoniyi’s foundation-backed league, a Kwara U-12 powerhouse now boasting…
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NIGERIA’S YELLOW GREENS RETAIN WEST AFRICA CRICKET TROPHY WITH 40-RUN THRASHING OF RWANDA
Nigeria’s senior men’s cricket team, the Yellow Greens, defended their crown in style at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola Stadium, smashing 157/5 before bundling Rwanda out for 117/9 to clinch the 2025 West Africa Trophy by 40 runs—perfect revenge after Rwanda’s earlier league upset. Captain Sulaimon Runsewe set the tone with a powerplay blitz alongside Rahmon Ali,…
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SUPER EAGLES GEAR UP FOR AFCON 2025 WITH SLOW CAMP START IN CAIRO
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have kicked off their 2025 AFCON preparations at Renaissance Hotels in Cairo, but only 10 players have checked in so far—coaches and staff are ready, yet the full squad is still filtering in ahead of the Morocco showdown. Francis Uzoho arrived first past 2 a.m. local time, marking his national team comeback,…
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NAF ROCKETS WOMEN CRUSH WIKKI SPIKERS 3-0 IN VOLLEYBALL PREMIER LEAGUE OPENER
NAF Rockets women’s volleyball team kicked off the final phase of the 2025 Comptroller General of Customs Premier League with a dominant straight-sets thrashing of Wikki Spikers Queens (25-11, 25-16, 25-11) at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola National Stadium. From the first serve, the Rockets owned the court, surging ahead in every set with relentless pressure—Dorcas Isaac…
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NAF ROCKETS BLAST OFF WITH 3-0 SMASH IN VOLLEYBALL PREMIER LEAGUE
NAF Rockets women’s volleyball team owned the court Wednesday, crushing Wikki Spikers Queens 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-11) in their explosive opener at the 2025 Comptroller General of Customs Volleyball Premier League finals in Abuja’s Moshood Abiola Stadium. Dorcas Isaac snatched MVP honors with killer plays, while coach Siyeyetoma Briggs credited top training and Chief of…
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NIGERIA WRESTLING GEARS UP FOR YOUTH POWER AT 4TH DOUYE DIRI CHAMPS!
Daniel Igali, President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), is pushing hard for investing in young wrestlers to secure Nigeria’s future wins on the global mat. Speaking in Abuja, he revealed exciting upgrades for the 4th Governor Douye Diri National Wrestling Championship, set for December 12-20 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Igali, also Bayelsa’s Sports Commissioner,…
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NIGERIA CRUSHES PARA BADMINTON AND AMPUTEE FOOTBALL AT WEST AFRICA PARA GAMES
Team Nigeria is on fire at the Abeokuta West Africa Para Games, smashing 15 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze) in Para Badminton to widen their lead! In badminton at Alake Sports Centre, golds came fast in SU5 men, SL4 men, Wheelchair 1 men/women, plus SU5–SL3 XD and SL4–SL3 XD mixed doubles. Coach Olasunkanmi…
