Danish Station Apologises For Comparing Moroccan Team, Families To Monkeys

A Danish television channel, TV 2 News, has apologised for comparing the Moroccan national football team and their supportive relatives to a family of monkeys. Earlier in the week, a host with TV 2 NEWS, Christian Andersen, during its ‘Current Affairs’ program compared the Moroccan team players hugging their mothers and celebrating with them on the field to a family …

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Argentina, Qatar For BSFA Mock W/Cup Final

Argentina and Qatar will on Saturday, 17 December battle for who wins the U-17 Bright Stars Football Academy, BSFA, 2022 Mock World Cup.  The game holds at the First Bank Sports Complex, Satellite Town, Lagos State, Nigeria.  To book their place in the final, both finalists pipped last placed France. Qatar recorded a 6-4 victory over France, while Argentina thrashed …

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Winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship gets listed in The World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)

Emmanuel Ojeabulu, winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Open Golf Championship has been listed in the WAGR. The premier golf championship which was held from 18 – 20 November at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 was keenly contested by over 190 low handicap players from several golf clubs in the country. Benin based Emmanuel Ojeabulu won the 3-day …

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Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection after hospitalization

Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said Saturday. The 82-year-old Pelé has been at the hospital since Tuesday. “I’m strong, with a lot of hope and I follow my treatment as usual. I want to thank the entire medical …

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Goals Galore, As BSFA W/Cup Hots Up

Action continues this weekend, at the FirstBank Sports Complex, Satellite Town, Lagos State as the Bright Stars Sports Academy’s Mock Mock World Cup enters Day 2.  The Mock World Cup is an initiative by the Management of the Sports Academy for students to have a buzz of the ongoing senior World Cup holding in Qatar.  According to a statement from …

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Bright Stars Mock W/Cup Kicks off 20 November 

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Bright Stars Mock World Cup Competition will kickoff on 26 November, 2022 at the Academy’s home ground, First Bank Sports Complex, Satellite Town, Lagos State. This was contained in a statement released and signed by the President of the Academy, Francis Ibojo during the week. According to the statement, students of the Academy have been grouped …

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The 61st FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship Tees Off This Friday 

In furtherance of its commitment to the development of sports in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the 61st edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship has been scheduled to tee-off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 on Friday 18th, to Sunday 20th of November 2022. To be played over 54-holes (3-days), the …

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Ooni Of Ife praises Ikpea On His Contributions To Development Of Nigerian Football 

By Akeem Busari  His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja1, the Ooni Of Ife, was full of praises and prayers for Ambassador (Rev). Samuel Ikpea, the National Chairman of Nigeria Football Supporters Club, for his unquantifiable roles in the development of football in Nigeria.  Ooni showered the praises on Ikpea, when he led the delegation of Santos Futbol Club of …

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All Set For Abisco Football Championship 

Football enthusiasts and grassroots football promoters in Lagos, are in exuberant mood, ahead of the planned Abisco Football Championship, scheduled to begin November, 2022.  Ahead of the planned football championship, tagged Abisco Cup 2022, a press conference was held Monday, at the hall of Mosan Okunola LCDA, in Lagos.  The colourful ceremony was a twin event, that included the unveiling …

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