Sifon “Best” Iwatt and Saheed Azeez, who are billed to fight for the national super flyweight title at GOtv Boxing Night 30, have been trading boasts. Both boxers will battle for the first title of their professional careers, at the event boxing fiesta, slated for the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on December 26. Iwatt, whose impressive performance was lustily cheered …
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A host of Nigerian X users are taking pleasure from the posts of the Confederation of African Football after the football governing body tweeted in some local languages of the country. CAF joined a host of other people across the world in celebrating Nigerian trio Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie after they were recognised as the best players …
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President of Turkey’s Ankaragucu football club, Faruk Koca, has resigned following his attack on a referee during a match late Monday. The top-flight SuperLig indefinitely suspended matches and a court placed Ankaragucu club president, Faruk Koca, and two others in pre-trial detention for “injuring and threatening a public official”. Images of Monday night’s incident showed Koca rushing onto the pitch …
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Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has congratulated Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala on their victory in the Confederation of African Football awards 2023. Sharing photos of Osimhen and Oshoala on his Instagram account on Tuesday to celebrate their wins, Drogba wrote, “Long live the new King and Queen of Africa #victorosimhen9 #asisat_oshoala #caf_online “Congratulations my Nigerian people, we are waiting for you …
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The 2023 Africa Men’s Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen, has hailed Nigerian legend, Emmanuel Amunike, who tutored him as a U-17 player and paved the way for his illustrious career. Osimhen thanked Amunike, his mentor, for playing a pivotal role in shaping his career. He said, “Good evening ladies and gentlemen. First of all, I want to say thank …
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Hard-punching Ghanaian boxer, Michael Ansah, has vowed to outpunch his Nigerian opponent, Taiwo “Gentle Boy” Olowu, to the West African Boxing Union (WABU) super welterweight title at GOtv Boxing Night 30. Ansah will take on Olowu at the event slated for the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on December 26. The Ghanaian, who has 23 wins, 12 defeats, and three draws …
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The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has promised a partnership between the Federal Government and the sporting community in Agege to make the Obasa Cup football tournament a state-wide event. Olawande made the promise at the weekend at the Anwaru-Islam School venue of the final sporting event which began a month ago in honour of the Speaker …
Continue ReadingBlessing Abisoye, the female cruiserweight boxer, has vowed to avenge her defeat to Bolatito “Black Tito” Oluwole, when they face each other in a national cruiserweight challenge bout at GOtv Boxing Night 30 on 26 December. In October last year, Abisoye lost to “Black Tito’, via a unanimous decision, setting the stage for a grudge match against her opponent, who …
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South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius, was granted early release from prison on Friday, a decade after he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said. A parole board reviewing whether Pistorius, 37, was fit for social reintegration decided to place him on parole from January 5, the department of Correctional Services …
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The stage is set for the grand final of the 1XBET Community Football Championship, as Bariga FC and Odion Ighalo FC battle for the giant trophy and the ultmate prize of N1million naira, at the final game slated to hold Thursday, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena stadium, Onikan, Lagos. The final match of the championship which began with 40 teams, …
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