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Saturday, June 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan half-marathon world record-holder Geoffrey Kamworor suffered a fractured tibia after being hit from behind by a motorcycle during a training run on Thursday, the country’s media reported on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who won the New York marathon last year, told the Daily Nation newspaper that his leg and head were injured […]
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Thursday, June 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have ended their 30-year wait for a topflight title after being crowned Premier League champions following Manchester City’s 2-1 loss at Chelsea on Thursday. Jurgen Klopp’s side defeated Crystal Palace 4-0 on Wednesday evening to leave them needing just two points from their remaining seven games to win the title. But […]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released guidelines to guide member associations on the restart of football activities on the continent. A statement on the continental body’s website said that the guidelines were put together by the CAF Medical Committee in collaboration with the Technical and Development Department as well as […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Players of Aston Villa and Sheffield United took a knee at kick-off in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement as the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) season restarted on Wednesday. They were joined by the match referee, Michael Oliver, as well as the other officials. In the second game of the […]
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Monday, June 15th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he is at a turning point in his career and it will be a difficult decision whether to extend his contract or not. The Gabon international, whose deal ends in June 2021, has scored 61 goals in 97 appearances at the London club since joining from Borussia […]
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has revealed that he still gets messages for the goal he missed against the Korea Republic at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The former Super Eagles striker stated that he is amazed people have refused to forget the incident and move on stressing […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lady Janet Okwaraji, the mother of late Green Eagles superstar, Samuel Okwaraji, has died at 83. The deceased, a devout Christian and retired school teacher, recently received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, who visited her with some gift items from the government. Her eldest son, Patrick, confirmed her […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has cautioned anti-racist protesters to remain law abiding as pursue their quest for justice for George Floyd. Anthony Joshua, who joined the protesters from his Watford community at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, stated this in his Instagram account. He wrote: “We need to speak […]
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Thursday, June 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Premier League clubs are set to meet and have a thorough deliberation on what should happen if the season is curtailed today – Thursday. At the meeting, all clubs will be given a say in a detailed debate over how to finalize the league table if the season cannot be completed, though […]
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Saturday, May 30th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Schalke 04’s Weston McKennie showed support on Saturday for protests in the U.S., sparked by the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. The 21-year-old US-born McKennie wore an armband with the message “Justice for George” during Saturday’s 1-0 Bundesliga defeat at home […]
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Thursday, May 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After several meetings, the Premier League season is set to restart Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The restart match is between Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal. The matches are the two games in hand. With these as resumption matches, a full fixture list would be played in the weekend […]
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Monday, May 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, is set to become a full-fledged South African citizen this year following his five-year stay in the country. Akpeyi will be issued a South African passport by the country’s government after spending the last five years playing for two clubs in the ABSA Premier League. The 33-year-old linked […]
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senegalese striker, El Hadji Diouf, has stated that former Super Eagles captain, Jay Jay Okocha, is Africa’s most talented footballer and he wonder why the talented midfielder did not clinch many accolades. Speaking to told RSI, the former Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers forward, explained that he never said that he was […]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Luis Enrique, Spain head coach, has likened playing matches behind closed doors as being “sadder than dancing with your own sister”. He stated this in a YouTube channel, Colgados del aro, stressing that football won’t be the same without the crowd. He said: “ Elite football games are likely to be staged […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has stated that Rangers midfielder, Joe Aribo, is not strong enough to play for theSuper Eagles. According to dailyrecord.co.uk, the former defender now turned pastor stated that the Scottish club Rangers midfielder is too weak and instead, Oghenekaro Etebo should be used. Taribo said: “I’ve watched […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2020
By Emmanuel Adigwe, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hillary Boateng, Chairperson of Ghana’s Women Premier League Committee, has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosing that a footballer with a promising future has gotten pregnant during the partial lockdown in the country. Boateng who was speaking to Accra-based radio station, Adom FM, stated that she […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borussia Dortmund host Schalke 04 in Germany’s fiercest derby on Saturday but no more than 300 people will be in and around the 80,000 capacity arena due to COVID-19 restrictions as the Bundesliga gets back to business after a two-month break. The Bundesliga is the first major sports league to resume since […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than five players have tested positive for coronavirus across Spain’s top two divisions La Liga said the unnamed players are all asymptomatic and are now in isolation. Consequently, the body stated that the players will continue to be tested and can only rejoin training when they return two consecutive negative results. La […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Jubril Mohammed, an Ibadan based lawyer and legal adviser to late Super Eagles’ striker, Rashidi Yekini, on Friday stated that the star player’s mother never lacked any care. Mohammed made the remark during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), while reacting to speculations that his former client’s mother […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Grassroots Football Managers Association on Thursday mourned the sudden death of the state Chairman, Chidi Ofo-Okenwa, who died on May 5. The Secretary of the association, Henry Akosa, described the FA boss’ death as unexpected. ”It is unexpected and shocking to us, the managers of grassroots football clubs in Enugu, […]
