The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday. The tournament was to be hosted in June-July 2023, which is the height of the rainy season in Ivory Coast. “We cannot take the risk,” the South African said in the Moroccan …
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D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown and former D’Tigers player, Ime Udoka have been congratulated as the curtain came down on the 2021/2022 NBA season. The Nigeria Basketball Federation Board through its president, Engr Musa Kida said the outcome was a win-win situation for the duo and indirectly for Nigeria. “Mike Brown and Ime Udoka have achieved amazing feats that will …
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Swiss outfit, Grasshopper Club Zurich have sacked their technical director, Seyi Olofinjana. The former Super Eagles midfielder spent just one season at the club. The club announced the termination of Olofinjana’s contract alongside managing director, Jimmy Berisha, on Monday. Club President Sky Sun stated that the club took the decision after the board agreed a change in management of the …
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Super Eagles Goalkeepers trainer, Ike Shorunmu, has declared that Francis Uzoho is Nigeria’s number one between the sticks. He added, however, that other goalkeepers still have the chance to challenge for the number one position. Shorunmu noted that Uzoho’s presence between the Eagles’ goal post in the two recent friendly games in the United States and the AFCON qualifiers has …
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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has surpassed the goals record of former Nigerian international, Nwankwo Kanu, Daniel Amokachi and Austin Jay-Jay Okocha after scoring four goals in Nigeria’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier tie against Sao Tome and Principe on Monday. Nigeria defeated Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 at the Stade Adrar Stadium. Four goals from Osimhen, a …
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Former Manchester City striker, Carlos Tevez has opened up on what really happened between him and former manager, Roberto Mancini, in Munich. In September 2011, Tevez and Mancini had public disagreement during a Champions League match away to Bayern Munich. The Champions League match ended in a 2-0 win in favour of Bayern against Man City. However, Tevez has now …
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More Troubles As USA Based Group Seeks Take-Over of National Teams …FNS Says It’s Shameful and Selfish By Lateef Adekola More troubles are coming the ways of the embattled board of NBBF led by Musa Kida in coming days, as a group of ex-national basketball players have submitted a proposal to the FMY&SD, asking for take-over of the activities of …
Continue ReadingThe ban on Nigeria basketball announced last week by the Federal Government has continued to generate unpleasant ripples in the basketball community. The six Zonal representatives on the NBBF board have come out in unison to condemn the decision which they described as retrogressive and wicked in view of the new moves by the NBBF board to consolidate on its …
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Mike Tyson will not face criminal chargesfor repeatedly punching a man who allegedly threw a water bottle at him aboard a JetBlue flight last month, California prosecutors announced Tuesday. San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe told TMZthat his office has decided to dismiss the case because of “the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction …
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Former Arsenal and Super Eagles super star, Nwankwo Kanu’s NFTs Collection has announced its collaboration with a Dubai based GYR Falcon ‘Play to Earn’ NFTs Project to satisfy NFTs Collectors and Investors.Kanu announced this on his Twitter account @papilokanu and Instagram account @Kingkanu4 in a video.Kanu will be hosted on Twitter Space by Gyr Falcon this evening by 6pm to …
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