Rivers United has qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup competition in spite of a 2-2 home draw against Dables Noira Diables Noirs of Congo Brazzaville at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Rivers United had to come from 1-0 down […]
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The UEFA champions League will have Nigeria’s Burna Boy as a stage performer in the lead up to the final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on 10 June. UEFA announced on their website, “GRAMMY Award-winning and multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, and producer Burna Boy will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick […]
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NFF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Head Coach José Santos Peseiro has invited team captain Ahmed Musa, in-form forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman as well as 20 other players to the Super Eagles’ camp, ahead of this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Djurtus of Guinea Bissau. Nigeria and Guinea Bissau clash at the Moshood […]
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Few days after winning the Nigeria Professional Football League, Rivers United forward Rafiu Ishaq has left the club for NK Maribo of Slovenia. According to complete sports, Rafiu joined the club after scoring a total of 14 goals in the league last season. Sporting Director of Maribor, Marko Suler also disclosed this in a statement […]
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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed by the Confederation of African Football, CAF. The body made this known after a meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday. It said the competition has been shifted to January and February of 2024. CAF also announced changes in Champions League and Confederation Cup final. The tournament […]
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Ghanaian movie star, John Dumelo has called on Nigerians attacking him on social media to fix their country before doing so. Dumelo, in a post on Twitter yesterday, said he will not respond to criticisms from Nigerians because Nigeria is the most divided country in the world. Nigerians have been blasting Dumelo on social media […]
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The University of Port Harcourt is leading on the medals table at the ongoing NUGA Games 2022, with 36 medals Uniport, the games defending champions has a total of 16 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze medals so far. Most of the medals were won from individual competitions such as: swimming and judo. Meanwhile, the […]
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Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, midfielder Wifred Ndidi and forwards Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho in a Super Eagles’ provisional list of 32 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round against the Black Stars of Ghana. Also called up are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Daniel […]
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The UEFA Champions league quarter final first leg fixtures holds April 6, 2022. The draw which was conducted in Nyon, Switzerland, was streamed live via UEFA’s official website. English Champions, Man City will take on Spanish Champions, Atletico Madrid. As defending champions, Chelsea lock horns with Real Madrid. Portuguese giants, Benfica welcome Liverpool while Villarreal […]
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Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has said that the team will not disappoint in Today’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde. Speaking to journalists yestersay, Rohr declared that today’s encounter at the Teslim Balogun stadium would be ‘total war.’ He said the Eagles need to redeem their image that was battered […]
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Rivers United has been drawn against Al Masry of Egypt in the CAF Confederation Cup play-off round. The Port Harcourt based club, dropped to the Confederation Cup following their elimination from the qualifying stages of the CAF Champions League. Nigeria’s other representative, Enyimba of Aba were handed a tricky draw against Libyan club side Al Ittihad. […]
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Rivers United on Sunday, crashed out of the first round of the CAF champions league after a 1-0 defeat to Al Hilal of Sudan in Egypt. The first leg ended 1-1 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, after too many missed chances. With the defeat, Rivers United will now feature in the CAF […]
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The Lagos State Government has said that match tickets will not be sold for the football match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Liberia, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, this weekend. The Lagos State Government in a statement on Sunday, said only few persons would be invited for the world cup qualifying encounter. It […]
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Six time ballon d’or winner Lionel Messi, says there is a possibility that his next club would be Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine superstar, who disclosed this during a press conference today, said he wanted to stay at the club. “PSG is one possibility” for the future. These recent days I’ve been thinking, giving a lot […]
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Rivers United have qualified for next year’s Champions League despite a 1-0 defeat by relegation threatened Sunshine stars, in the last game of the season. This was after the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, awarded them three points and three goals deducted from Jigawa United for fielding an ineligible player when the two […]
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Argentine star, Lionel Messi is now set to leave Spanish giants, Barcelona after negotiations broke down for financial reasons. Messi’s departure has long been rumoured since two seasons ago when the Catalan side started experiencing some issues winning major trophies. Messi played 778 games for Barca, scored 692 goals, gave 305 assists, won 35 trophies […]
Continue ReadingEnoch Adegoke has qualified for the Men’s 100 Meters Final while Tobi Amusan has qualified for Women’s 100 Meters Hurdles Final. Adegoke is now the third Nigerian to run in the 100 Meters Final. Ese Brume also qualified for the Long Jump final. Gold medalist hopeful , Blessing Okagbare will no longer compete after she […]
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Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare hopes of winning a medal at the ongoing Olympics in Tokyo has crashed after she tested positive for Human Growth Hormone. According to the press released shared by the Athletics Integrity Unit, she is now provisionally suspended with immediate effect after samples collected contained HGH, a non-specified substance on the list […]
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Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers, lost their first game at Tokyo Olympics 2020 by a 19-point deficit to Australia. The game ended 84-65 in favour of the world number three. The Poor but resilient Dtigers had lapses in their defence and long-range shorts.
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Chairman of People’s Democratic Party in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor has promised to give Nigeria’s representative at the CAF Women’s championship, Rivers Angels the sum of one million naira for every goal scored. Akawor, said this during a sendforth ceremony organized for the players in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He urged the players to see […]
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