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By, Sola Hundogan Peter Rufai, legendary goalkeeper and one time Captain of the Senior National Football Team , the Super Eagles died with ambition and dreams. The Super Eagles Ace goalkeeper died on Thursday July 3 following an undisclosed protracted ailment. Rufai was a member of the African Cup of Nations winning squad in Tunisia in 1994 and which represented ...
July, 2025
August, 2019
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8 August
Philippe Coutinho set for Barcelona stay after Miami win over Napoli
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde claimed on Wednesday that Philippe Coutinho is set to stay at Camp Nou despite strong interest in the unsettled Brazilian from the Premier League. The latest status update came after Croatian Ivan Rakitic scores a 79th-minute winner to see off Napoli 2-1 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Former Liverpool forward Coutinho has distanced himself ...
June, 2019
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19 June
ZENITH BANK/NFF U-13, U-15 FUTURE EAGLES TOURNAMENT: SOUTH-WEST AND SOUTH-SOUTH EMERGE CHAMPIONS
The South West U-13 and the South-South U-15 football teams have emerged winners of the national finals of the Zenith Bank/NFF U-13, U-15 Future Eagles Tournament held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the weekend. South-West U-13 Team thrashed North Central U-13 Team, 5 – 0, to emerge winners of the U-13 category, while South-South U-15 Team defeated South-East U-15 ...
May, 2019
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14 May
John Obi Mikel to feature at Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt
John Obi Mikel has confirmed he is available to return to Nigeria’s Super Eagles for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, according to a team official. The former Chelsea star last played for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and was not involved in the qualifying for this year’s Nations Cup. “Mikel has met with coach ...
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1 May
See creativity…Angola builds first Football Stadium on water
Angola has become the first country to build a football stadium on water. The stadium was first opened over the weekend in Luanda and more than 1,000 fans attended. The beautiful stadium cost the country in excess of $20 million and was built for six months. It’s built in such a way that even if there’s heavy downpour, the water ...
July, 2016
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7 July
GTBank Ogun State Principals Cup Season 4 enters Semi Final stage
The semi-finals of the GTBank Ogun State Principals Cup, Season 4, kicks off Friday, July 8, 2016 at the M.K.O Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta with 8 secondary schools in Ogun state competing for a final berth in both the male and female categories. Established in 2012, the GTBank Ogun State Principals Cup is an annual football tournament geared towards the ...
June, 2016
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9 June
All set for GTBank –Lagos State Principals Cup (Season 7) on Friday
The Teslim Balogun Stadium will on Friday host the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup, the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its seventh year, this season’s finals promises to be an exhilarating encounter between two teams as they stake their claim as ultimate champions of the prestigious tournament. In the boys’ category, Dairy Farm Senior ...
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3 June
Beautiful grounds which will host Europe’s finest footballers @ Euro 2016
For the first time since the 1998 World Cup, France will host its first major tournament when Euro 2016 kicks off on June 10 and the country has picked its finest pitches for the occasion. The French will be hoping history repeats itself and France emerges victorious on home soil just like in 1998.
May, 2016
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9 May
Man City 2-2 Arsenal, Real Madrid 3-2 Valencia (MatchAnalysis + Photos)
Arsenal solidified their spot in third place as they secured a well deserved 2-2 draw against Man City while Real Madrid continued its search for a La liga title with a comprehensive 3-2 win over Valencia. The draw puts Man city;s champions league qualification hopes in doubt as two wins from Man U will guarantee Man United a top four ...
March, 2016
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30 March
How Pharaohs stop Nigeria’s Super Eagles from Nations Cup
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will miss next year’s Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Gabon after they were beaten 1-0 on Tuesday by the Pharaohs of Egypt in a crucial Group G clash at the Borg El Arab stadium, Alexandria. The Egyptians had on Friday forced Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in Kaduna and needed to win Tuesday’s game ...
