Tag: Ukraine
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Debutant Ayodele-Aribo dazzles as Ukraine force Super Eagles to 2-2 draw
A relatively-newbreed Super Eagles team came close to bringing down Ukraine’s “Blue and Yellow’’ in Dnipro on Tuesday before suffering loss of concentration for a 2-2 draw. At the Dnipro Arena in the central Ukrainian city, the hosts were almost being disgraced by their guests, before two goals in 45 seconds with 15 minutes left…
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Shevchenko to ring changes in Ukraine team against Super Eagles
Ukraine head coach Andriy Shevchenko has stated that he will make changes in his starting line-up from the set that defeated Lithuania 3-0 for the international friendly encounter against the Super Eagles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tuesday’s encounter at the Dnipro Arena would be the first meeting between both countries at…
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Super Eagles train in Dnipro ahead of Tuesday’s clash with Ukraine
The Super Eagles have arrived the city of Dnipro in Ukraine ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly with the senior national team of Ukraine. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), disclosed on Sunday in a statement that 18 players participated in an early morning team walk earlier in the day. The News…
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Onyekuru withdraws from Super Eagles friendly with Ukraine
Super Eagles winger, Henry Onyekuru has confirmed he won’t be available for Nigeria’s high profile friendly against Ukraine next week, AOIFootball.com reports. The Monaco winger, who confirmed the news of his unavailability to AOIFootball.com, stated that he was yet to get a resident card and would find it difficult to return to France should he…
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Russia bans oil exports to Ukraine
Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, on Thursday said Russia has banned exports of oil and petroleum products to Ukraine, as well as certain Ukrainian imports. Relations between the former Soviet neighbours have been at an all-time low since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in retaliation for Kiev ousting its Kremlin-backed president. Medvedev cast…
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Reports of frosty relationship between Nigeria, Ukraine false – Enjoy
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Valerii Akesandrik on Friday said that trust and cooperation still marks the relationship between Nigeria and Ukraine despite uncomplimentary media reports to the contrary. The envoy stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education Malam Adamu Adamu in in his…
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Verify authenticity of institutions before going to study medicine in Ukraine, FG warns students
The Federal Government has advised Nigerian students intending to study medicine in Ukraine to verify the authenticity of the institution before enrolment. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, gave the advice through the ministry’s Director, Media and Public Relations, Mrs Boade Akinola, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Adewale said that the…
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[BREAKING] Poland 2019: Nigeria draw USA, Qatar, Ukraine
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been grouped alongside Ukraine, Qatar and the United States of Nigeria at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. The tournament will begin on May 23, 2019 and end on June 15, 2019 and will be held across six venues in Poland. Details Later…
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Ukraine’s farcical drama – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. When the Ukrainian government, against warnings by Russia, this Sunday, sent a tug boat, the Yani Kapu, and two gunboats, the Nikopol and the Berdyansk into the Kerch Strait in the Crimea controlled by the latter, it could not have been hoping for a joyous reception. It could also not have hoped…
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Ukraine bans entry to Russian adult men
Ukraine has banned Russian adult men aged 16 to 60 years from entering Ukraine, the head of the border service, Petro Tsygykal, said in a televised meeting on Friday. “Today, the entry of foreigners is limited, primarily citizens of the Russian Federation – non-admission of citizens of the Russian Federation aged from 16 to 60,…