Tag: Penalties
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Super Eagles: Akpabio condemns maltreatment calls for stiffer penalties
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has condemned in strong terms the nasty treatment of members of the Super Eagles, and its delegation to a return leg of the 2025 African Cup of Nation (AFCON) qualifier in Libya. Akpabio, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme…
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SGBV: Activists seek stringent, stiffer penalties for rape offenders
… task Kano govt on justice for rape survivors Gender rights activists have called for stringent penalties against rape and sexual abuse towards women and girls in Nigeria. The call is coming on the heels of an investigative report by Premium Times which exposed that there is a spike in rape cases in…
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Dispatch riders to face stiffer penalties for traffic rules violation
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) in the FCT, says it will apply stiffer penalties on any dispatch rider for violating traffic rules and regulations in the territory. The Spokesman of the service, Kalu Emetu stated this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Abuja.
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Senegal defeat host Algeria on penalties to become CHAN champions
Algeria’s hopes of winning the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on home soil were crushed in heartbreaking fashion as they lost 5-4 on penalties to Senegal in the final on Saturday. The Local Teranga Lions edged hosts in a very tense final at the Nelson Mandela
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Burkina Faso blow 3-goal lead to hand Cameroon 2021 AFCON third place title
The Stallions of Burkina Faso on Saturday blew a 3-goal lead to hand the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) third place title.
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U20 AFCON: Gambia beat Tunisia on penalties to clinch bronze
Goalkeeper Lamin Saidy saved two penalties as Gambia beat Tunisia 4-2 on post-match penalties at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Friday to clinch bronze at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania. The game was forced to penalties after a barren stalemate in normal time and Saidy proved to be…