Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, October 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles will confront the senior national team of Costa Rica in a prestigious international friendly in the country’s capital, San Jose November 9. Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, yesterday said that the three-time African champions have been invited to the Central American nation […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, October 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After humiliating their neighbours, Manchester United in a 6-3 defeat last Sunday, the Sky Blues will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run when they host the Saints today, while also piling pressure on Arsenal, the league leader. Pep Guardiola’s men will be buoyed by the goalscoring heroics of its striker, Erling […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, October 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped from 31st to 32nd in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking released today (Thursday). The ranking was published on FIFA’s official website. In Africa the Super Eagles are in number four behind 2022 World Cup bound Senegal (1st) Morocco (2nd) and Tunisia (3rd). The slip up […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, October 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons lost 2-0 to a dominant Japan side in their friendly clash at the Noevir Stadium, Kobe on Thursday morning. The encounter which was the third ever between both teams saw Mina Tanaka scoring the two goals for the Nadeshiko. Rany Waldrum was without Asisat Oshoala but had Chiamaka Nnadozie in […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Winners of the just-concluded ‘Run for the Coal City’, the 20km Ultra marathon race organized by Amstel Malta Ultra, in conjunction with Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports, have been rewarded with cash prizes. Participants commenced at Okpara square, Enugu and covered the mapped-out route spanning eleven vantage points from Okpara […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuain is determined to end his career on a high in MLS after announcing his retirement at the age of 34 on Monday. The former Juventus, Real Madrid, Napoli, and Argentina striker will see out the current season at Inter Miami and attempt to push Phil Neville’s side […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, October 3rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau yesterday pledged to run an inclusive administration, in which all stakeholders will be welcome to make suggestions and recommendations on the best way to deal with issues bothering on the nation’s soccer. He said: “Administration at every level, that […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, October 3rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks as Manchester City thrashed Manchester United 6-3 to move within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday. Haaland has scored hat-tricks in each of his last three Premier League home games to take his tally as a City player to 17 in 10 […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A young man in his early 30s, Mr. Kingsley Onyia, on Saturday emerged Champion of the 2022 Amstel Malta sponsored 20 km Enugu marathon race, just as he smiled home with 500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira). The exercise was organised by the Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports in conjunction with […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has appointed former Super Eagles skipper, Sunday Oliseh as a technical expert for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The former Super Eagles coach announced this on his Twitter page on Saturday. According to him, he was named in a team which includes Arsene Wenger, […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has accused English top-flight referees of lacking consistency. Conte expressed his dismay at the standard of refereeing after seeing Emerson Royal sent off in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Premier League leaders Arsenal. And the Italian believes referees need to go back to school or they will continue to lag […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Saturday, October 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The recently announced Enugu Marathon 20 kilometers race, jointly organized by Amstel Malta Ultra and the Enugu State Ministry for Youth and Sports, will commerce today. Dubbed, “Run for the Coal City”, the event will symbolically be the crescendo of the Amstel Malta Ultra Fitness Fiesta initiative, while serving as a springboard […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, September 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are big doubts for Manchester United for Sunday’s derby against Manchester City due to injury. According to The Times it is understood that neither Rashford and Martial trained fully this week, casting doubt over their availability for this weekend’s clash against the Premier League champions at the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, September 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-Ibrahim Gusau, a member of the immediate-past Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday emerged as the Federation’s new president. Gusau polled a total of 39 votes to beat other contestants in the race which went into a run-off. In the first ballot, Gusau scored 21 votes but could not be […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursdays handed over the Certificate of Occupancy and other land documents to late Stephen Keshi and 14 other members of the 1994 Super Eagles Team. The late sport’s legend was gifted a three-bedroom flat in Delta State. In a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new man and board that will constitute the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will emerge today at the 78th Annual General Assembly of the federation that will be held in Benin City, capital of Edo State. Aside the election of the new NFF President, the election of a new Executive Committee to […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Nigeria Union in Japan, Kennedy Nnaji said that a warm reception awaits the Super Falcons of Nigeria, when they arrive Japan for a friendly against the Japanese Women`s senior national team. Nnaji stated this in a statement made in Lagos on Thursday. African Examiner reports that the Super Falcons match […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A controversial penalty tucked in by Riyad Mahrez and a 28-yard scorcher by Youcef Atal saw Algeria complete a comeback and left the Super Eagles to a narrow 1-2 defeat. The international friendly played in Oran on Tuesday, saw Ngeria open scoring early in the 9th minute through France –based Terem Moffi. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After 20 years of active football, former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 35. Mikel Obi made this revelation on Tuesday on his social media account as he penned an emotional note to his fans. “There is a saying that “all […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) launched an investigation on Tuesday after two Mali players were filmed fighting with each other after their team were eliminated from the Women’s World Cup. The incident took place after Mali lost 68-81 to Serbia in their Group B clash in Sydney on Monday —- their fourth […]
