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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:32:31 +0000
Rohr set 2021 targets for Super Eagles
By Morakinyo Abodunrin   German coach Gernot Rohr said his objective at the dawn of Year 2021 was to ensure  the Super Eagles prompt qualification  for the next  Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Cameroun ahead of a good start to...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:31:51 +0000
Aruna eager to end TTC’s slide in TTBL
By Olalekan Okusan   After ending the year on a poor note with  TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL), Nigeria International player Quadri Aruna is ready to start the New Year with victory  for TTC RhönSprudel...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:30:14 +0000
Troost-Ekong for Watford’s Player of the month
  By Olalekan Okusan with agency report   Super Eagles’ defender Williams Troost-Ekong has been listed among the three nominees for the December Player of the Award at English Championship side Watford. Troost-Ekong joined Watford on a five-y...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:28:58 +0000
Kwara United, Enyimba tie shifted to January 20
  By Tunde Liadi   The League Management Company (LMC) has decided to reschedule the weekend NPFL Matchday Two between Kwara United and Enyimba slated for Kwara Sports Complex, Ilorin to Wednesday, January 20th , 2021 as against the initial Ja...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:27:24 +0000
 ITTF reappoints Enitan-Oshodi to chair committee
The Executive Committee of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has reappointed Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan-Oshodi as Chairman of the federation’s Nomination Committee for another term of office. ITTF, in a statement by its Secretary General, ...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:24:38 +0000
AS Roma  launches academy in Abuja
  Italian football giants, AS Roma, have begun its youth football academy operations in Abuja, Nigeria. UEFA licensed Coaches, Portuguese Andre Joao Castro from Lisbon (Level 1 in Talent identification) and Italian Giovanni Musumeci are expected to ...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:22:40 +0000
Eaglets off to Togo for AFCON qualifiers   
  The Golden Eaglets will open their qualifying campaign for the U17 AFCON in Togo on Wednesday against Cote d’Ivoire. The Group B match is slated for 4pm local time at Stade Municipal in Lome. The Nigeria U17s will play their final group game aga...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:21:53 +0000
Hamilton knighted in UK honours list
  Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in Britain’s traditional New Year Honours list after equaling Michael Schumacher’s record of seven Formula One world titles. The list recognizes outstanding achievements in various fields including show bus...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:20:06 +0000
Cavani gets three-match ban
  Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been handed a three-match ban by the Football Association for using a racial term in a social media post. The 33-year-old summer signing produced a match-winning display at Southampton on November 2...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:19:25 +0000
Onyekuru wants to be playing again
  Henry Onyekuru has expressed his frustration at being frozen out Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, saying all he wants is to be playing regular first-team football again. Onyekuru has not played for Monaco since September and he told the BBC programme â...



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