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A former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi, has said that current Eagles handler, Gernot Rohr is not the right manager to take the national team to the next level. Amokachi, who worked as Super Eagles assistant coach, stressed that Rohr lacks the ability to change the game from the bench due
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Dominic Thiem held his nerve to claim an impressive 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/4) win against Rafael Nadal at the ATP Finals as the Austrian moved to the brink of a place in the semi-finals yesterday. Thiem over-powered Nadal behind closed doors at London’s O2 Arena to put a dent in the
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The Chairman, Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), Mr Toni Oli, said 225 athletes are in camp ahead of the National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Edo from Dec. 3 to Dec. 17. Oli told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Awka that the state hoped to surpass its
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Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), President, Amaju Pinnick, has warned the Super Eagles players that it won’t be business as usual after they failed to beat Sierra Leone in the 2021 AFCON qualifier encounter on Friday. He also promised that he would hold a talk with Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, adding
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London’s last edition of the ATP Finals opened Sunday with a repeat of last year’s final but this time Dominic Thiem prevailed against Greek defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas. Just as in their showdown 12 months ago, the quality was high but the atmosphere was distinctly flat inside an empty O2 Arena
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A cross-section of football enthusiasts in Enugu says they were disappointed with the Super Eagles for drawing 4-4 with Sierra Leone on Friday in a 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin City. The football enthusiasts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) described the outcome of the match as
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Augustin Senghor, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has joined the race for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This was disclosed in Dakar on Friday by the newspaper, Sud Quotidien, according to reliable sources. Senghor therefore submitted his candidacy just before the deadline of November
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday said no journalists or supporters would be allowed into the stadium for Nigeria’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. A statement from the Director, Communications, of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, said that
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Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho and Oghenekaro Etebo were among the early arrivals at the team’s camp in the prestigious Eterno Hotel in Benin City. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles take on the Leone Stars at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on
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By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja The Mambilla Badminton Club, Abuja has said the decision to travel to Accra, Ghana to engage the Accra Badminton Club in a two-nation tournament was strengthen citizens sporting diplomacy. Leader of the Nigerian delegation and Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Badminton Club, Gabriel Gbayan in a statement
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