Category: Football
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WAFU B U17: Eaglets go for broke against Junior Elephants in semi final clash
Head Coach Nduka Ugbade has assured that Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will go all out against their Ivorian counterparts in Tuesday’s first semi final match of the ongoing WAFU B U17 Championship in Cape Coast, Ghana.
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CAF Awards to return in style in July
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday said the 2022 edition of its Awards will return on July 21 in Morocco. The continental football governing body, in a statement on its website, said the Awards would be held ahead of the final match of Africa’s flagship women competition.
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Super Falcons ready to win AFCON trophy, qualify for Worldcup-Ebi
Super Falcons’ captain, Onome Ebi has declared that the nine-time African champions are fully focused on the twin objectives of winning a ticket to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals and retaining their Women Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco next month.
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Victor Osimhen is new Super Eagles penalty taker – Peseiro
Super Eagles Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has been given the responsibility of taking penalties for the team. Coach Jose Peseiro made this known when the team returned to the country after the 10-0 mauling of Sao Tome &Principe. Peseiro also praised the striker for his leadership qualities and team spirit.
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EPL: I will not spend big like my predecessor-Chelsea owner, Boehly
Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly, has informed his club management that he will not spend as much as his predecessor Abramovich did. He warned that clubs will no longer be able to sign players “at any price” due to the risks of sanctions from breaching UEFA’s financial fair play rules.
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Nigerian Midfielder joins Anderlecht FC of Belgium
Kaduna born Nigerian midfielder, Ishaq Abdulrazak will link up with Belgian giants, Anderlecht from Swedish outfit, IFK Norrkopiing. Anderlecht, according to Sport Expressen, will pay IFK Norrkopiing €4.5m for the talented midfielder. The Belgian Pro League side have been scouting Abdulrazak for a while and had a bid for the player turned down by Norrkopiing…
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Super Eagles will get better under my tutelage-Coach Peseiro
Super Eagles Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro has hinted that the team will improve a lot under his directions, adding that his boys played real well at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe. The three-time African champions started the qualifying campaign with a nervy 2-1 win against…
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Burnley hires Vincent Kompany as new manager
Former Belgium ex-international and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has been hired as the new Burnley manager. The 36-year-old ex-Belgium international joins after quitting his head coach job at Anderlecht, where he spent three years, in late May.
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Costa Rica edge out New Zealand, grab Worldcup last slot
Central American side Costa Rica became the 32nd country to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Joel Campbell’s early goal was enough for his country to reach a third successive tournament as they defeated 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental playoff on Tuesday. The former Arsenal striker scored in the 3rd minute to…
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WAFU B U17 TOURNEY: Six-pointer Eaglets qualify for semi final
Nigeria reached the semi finals of the ongoing WAFU B U17 Championship in Cape Coast, Ghana on Tuesday after a 3-1 defeat of Togo’s Junior Sparrowhawks handed Ugbade’s wards six maximum points from two matches in a three-team pool