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Former Nigeria international and erstwhile Golden Eaglets head coach, Sebastine Brodericks-Imasuen, has died after battling illness. Brodericks-Imasuen led the Golden Eaglets to win the maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 in China. The death of the 85-year-old was confirmed by Bamidele Oguntuwashe, who played under the deceased at the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Cup…
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Nigerians will have to turn to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and other free-to-air channels to watch the Super Eagles in action at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). MultiChoice, owner of Cable platform DSTV on Wednesday announced that it will not broadcast the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on SuperSport (SS). The…
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Chinese football fans raced on Wednesday to snap up tickets to see Cristiano Ronaldo play a rare match in their home country, with multiple online platforms selling out within a few hours. Ronaldo is immensely popular in football-mad China, where many supporters have grown weary of dismal national team performances and the corruption-ridden domestic game.…
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Royal Antwerp midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf, has replaced Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi in the Nigerian squad for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast. Nigeria’s Super Eagles media officer Babafemi Raji made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. “Injury Update: Alhassan Yusuf replaces Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho still hopeful to join the…
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Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s (AFN) First Vice president, Tafida Gadzama, has said that only the federation’s board has the power to decide whether its recent audit committee report is inconclusive or not.
