Tag: Opening Ceremony
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Qatar 2022: Senegal will be our toughest opposition – Van Dijk
Liverpool and Netherlands defender, Virgil Van Dijk has revealed that the Ternga Lions of Senegal will be a very tough opposition for his team at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Netherlands is drawn in group A alongside Senegal, host Qatar and South American side Ecuador .The Netherlands will play Senegal in group A opener…
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Glitz, glamour, fun filled atmosphere as Qatar 2022 WC begins
The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup will get underway in the Asian country of Qatar today, November 20, 2022. The hosts Qatar take on Ecuador in the opening game of the World Cup on Sunday, but the all-important opening ceremony will precede the opening football match. The hosts will aim to get off…
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At last Tokyo 2020 Olympics ceremony commences
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy. A video showing athletes training at home during the coronavirus pandemic started the show, with pink fireworks bursting into the air after a countdown. The ceremony in…
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Obaseki explains how heavy Benin storm stops Osinbajo from attending NSF opening
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo missed the official opening of the 20th National Sports Festival in Benin due to the storm at the city’s airport, Edo’s Gov. Godwin Obaseki said on Tuesday. Obaseki, in his address at Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the festival tagged “Edo 2020”, said the vice-president tried to be at the venue of the…
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2019 AFCON: Femi Kuti, others to perform at opening ceremony
The Organising Committee of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has announced that Nigeria’s legendary Afro-beat singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti will perform at the opening ceremony of the competition. Kuti, a four-time Grammy award nominee will be joined by two other musicians Hakim from Egypt and Dobet Gnahore from Ivory Coast. The 2019 AFCON is…