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Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss Ghana's friendly against Nigeria
19 Mar
Ghana’s new coach, Otto Addo, has said that he omitted Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, from the Black Stars’ team that will meet the Super Eagles in a friendly match on March 24 because “he asked to be excused from the game to gain full fitness following recent injuries.”
18 Mar
Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the friendly games against Ghana and Mali due to injury. Ebuehi picked up the injury in Empoli's Serie A game against Bologna on Friday. He was introduced into the game in the 66th minute as Empoli went on to lose the game 1-0 courtesy of a 94th…
18 Mar
Nottingham Forest have been given a four-point penalty for breaching the Premier League's financial regulations, according to reports on Monday.
18 Mar
Rodri has warned Manchester City's rivals that the best is yet to come after they brushed Newcastle aside to stay in the hunt for a second consecutive treble.
Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss Ghana's friendly against Nigeria
18 Mar
Ghana has revealed that the trio of Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss the Black Stars' international friendly match against Nigeria scheduled for Friday, March 22. Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, named his 26-man squad for this month's international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda but Partey, Williams, and Painstil were missing.…
18 Mar
Nigerian defender Bright Osayi-Samuel displayed guts and bravery as he defended his teammates from a pitch invader after Sunday's Turkish Super Lig clash between his team Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor. Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 but were confronted by angry Trabzonspor fans who flocked onto the pitch. Tensions started to rise in the 87th minute when objects…
18 Mar
Defending champions, Enyimba, shook off the effects of their 1-0 defeat midweek by Remo Stars to beat Niger Tornadoes 3-1 at the Aba Township Stadium yesterday.
18 Mar
The member representingOron/Mbo/Okobo/Udung Uko/UrueoffongOruko Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Youth Development, Martins Esin, has announced plans for a Unity Football Tournament in the constituency.
17 Mar
Manchester United ended Liverpool's quest for a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp's final season after Amad Diallo's winner edged a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final 4-3 after extra-time. The Ivorian winger was sent off for a second booking after taking his shirt off in celebration at the end of a chaotic 120 minutes that kept…
17 Mar
Carney Chukwuemeka rescued Chelsea with a stoppage-time strike that inspired a 4-2 win over 10-man Leicester in an FA Cup quarter-final thriller on Sunday.
17 Mar
As predicted, Coach Ladan Bosso has again led the National U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, to another disastrous outing, losing 2-3 to Senegal in their last group match to exit the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
17 Mar
Samson Siasia has denied applying for the vacant Super Eagles Head Coach job even as he rues his suspension by FIFA.

Sport

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The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has shifted week 28 matches billed for this weekend to Wednesday.
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This year’s Ikoyi Club 1938 Veteran’s Invitational Kitty, which celebrates camaraderie, skill, and the enduring values of golf, among its veterans, will champion inclusivity and charity, the organisers have said.
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Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, is still not convinced that the Ukrainian’s highly anticipated fight with Tyson Fury will hold on May 18, reports dazn.com.
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Starfield College’s Principal, Sarah Oyinloye, has urged school proprietors to use sports to elevate teamworkand also build their students’ character and strength. 
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Technical director of the Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF), Shihan Victor Akhimien, is thrilled by the strides the country’s fighters recorded at the just-concluded African Games in Ghana, saying it has shown that the sport is developing in the right direction.
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Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June.
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Despite Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday night, Coach Finidi George said that the Nigerians were the better team.
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The Vice President, Visa West Africa, Andrew Uaboi, has explained why his firm chose Nigerian track and field athletes, Tobi Amusan and Goodness Nwachukwu, as part of its diverse roster of Team Visa athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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After a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria in Algiers on Tuesday night, South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos, thumbed his chest and said the Bafana Bafana are ready for any team in Africa, including Nigeria, whom they meet in a crucial World Cup qualifier in June, reports iol.co.za.
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Record-seeking Rivers United of Port Harcourt will move to Uyo today to begin the final preparations for their CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal clash against champions, USM Alger of Algeria, on Sunday.