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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly inaugurated Rangers International Football Club of Enugu Foundation has commenced its Community impact/Services with Cope and live mental health Awareness Foundation, CAPIO NG, Astric NG. The Engagement which took place at St. Patrick’s playing ground Coal Camp was For Coal Camp National Team( Community Team ) domiciled in the area and […]
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Friday, June 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Great Achievers Football Club of Enugu, Thursday evening at Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium, Enugu, won the 2022/2024 Enugu State Football League, ESFL. The Amateur side lifted the coveted trophy after defeating the second winners, FC Inter by 3 -2. Our Correspondent who covered the match reports that the hard fighting opponents played […]
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maximilian Woeber’s own goal was enough to give France a winning start to their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday as they edged Austria 1-0 in their opening game but Kylian Mbappe came off late on with a bloodied nose. Woeber diverted Mbappe’s cutback into his own net seven minutes before half-time in […]
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Sunday, June 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rangers international Football Club of Enugu have won the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title after defeating Bendel Insurance 2-0 in Enugu on Sunday with one game remaining. The win took Rangers to 67 unassailable points at the top after their closest rivals Remo Stars and Enyimba lost 2-1 to Sunshine […]
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Saturday, June 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Flamingos have qualified for the 2024 U-17 Women’s World Cup after beating Liberia 6-1 on aggregate. Harmony Chidi’s strikes, one goal in each half, ensured Nigeria won the second leg of the encounter 2-0 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Friday. The first leg of the encounter had ended […]
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Friday, June 14th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Host nation Germany thrashed 10-man Scotland 5-1 in the opening match of the 2024 European Championship. Germany started confidently and raced into an early lead when Florian Wirtz beat Angus Gunn from distance. The impressive Jamal Musiala then doubled Germany’s lead before Scotland’s Ryan Porteous was sent off for an ugly lunge […]
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Thursday, June 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it will appoint an expatriate Technical Adviser to be in charge of the Super Eagles. This development is coming ahead of the upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers and the remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, and according to available information, the decision will be […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has demanded a detailed technical report from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on the Super Eagles’ disappointing results in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. This is contained in a statement by Diana-Mary Nsan, the Special Assistant to the minister on Media. The Eagles […]
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Friday, June 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Coach Finidi George opted to start Southampton forward, Paul Onuachu to lead the lines instead of Victor bonifcae of Bayern Leverkusen, with another surprise inclusion in the likes […]
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Friday, June 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Handlers of the Nigeria National League NNL, has assured soccer fans of a robust Super 8 competition for the 2023/2024 season currently taking place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium Enugu, just as they signed a partnership deal with ProStar Sports Inter. as Official Match Ball Provider for the soccer fiesta. Chief […]
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Sunday, June 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday. Right-back Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos’ corner on 74 minutes before Vinicius fired into the far corner to extend […]
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Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday, after winning their undisputed heavyweight boxing bout earlier this month. The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification […]
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Saturday, May 25th, 2024
`(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Head Coach, Finidi George, has named his squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic. Leading the names on the 23-man list is the in-form Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, whose hat-trick on Wednesday handed his side the […]
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Friday, May 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona has announced the departure of coach Xavi Hernandez after the Catalan giants failed to win a trophy this season but just weeks since he and club president Joan Laporta agreed he would stay in the post. Xavi will take charge of the team’s final La Liga match on Sunday at Sevilla […]
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen’s Invincibles 3-0 in the Europa League final to end a 61-year title drought with a maiden continental trophy. Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman scored in the 12th, 26th and 75th minute to grab a hat-trick in the Dublin Arena as the Bergamo side handed Bundesliga champions Leverkusen a first season […]
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ExxonMobil and NBA Africa have announced the launch of a new Jr. NBA league in Luanda, Angola operated by PanAfricare, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the health, education and productivity of African communities. The new league, which features 40 boys’ and girls’ teams for youth ages 16 and under, tipped […]
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Saturday, May 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arne Slot, the Feyenoord coach who confirmed Friday he would be leading Liverpool from next season, is known as a passionate leader who gets the most out of his players and demands a strong work ethic. A fan of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Slot was a slick forward as a player […]
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Friday, May 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Women’s World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at a FIFA congress Friday. After the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members picked Brazil over a European bid in a push to expand women’s […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s table tennis pacesetter, Mr. Aruna Quadri, on winning the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup title. Quadri achieved a resounding victory in the final match of the 2024 ITTF Africa Cup in Rwanda, reclaiming his title and sealing his place as Africa’s table tennis champion. […]
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland scored twice to settle Manchester City’s nerves as the Premier League champions beat Tottenham 2-0 to take a giant step towards a historic fourth consecutive English title on Tuesday. The Norwegian forward tapped home a pinpoint Kevin De Bruyne cross early in the second half to score City’s first-ever league […]
