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Sports minister John Owan-Enoh says Nigeria will present a bid to host the 2027 AFCON at the CAF executive committee meeting in Cairo on Wednesday. The minister and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership will attend the meeting. Nigeria and the Republic of Benin presented a joint bid to host AFCON 2027. All countries who […]
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Nigeria’s under-18 Women’s Handball Team on Saturday in Monastir, Tunisia, defeated their Angola counterparts 28-24 in the third-place match of the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria bounced back from their semi-final game loss to Egypt by 18-32 on Friday. They fought hard to beat Angola girls […]
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Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record, clocking 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to repeat as Berlin Marathon champion on Sunday. Assefa took more than two minutes off Kenyan Brigid Kosgei’s world record of 2:14:04 from the 2019 Chicago Marathon. She won by nearly six minutes over Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui, NBC Sports reports. “That […]
Continue ReadingBayern Munich defeated Manchester United 4-3 in what was a thrilling Champions League clash on Wednesday night. The Bundesliga champions raced into a two-goal lead in the first half, thanks to strikes from Leroy Sane and Erik ten Hag’s men pulled one back through Rasmus Hojlund’s first goal for the Red Devils. Bayern restored their […]
Continue ReadingSao Tome and Principe women’s team has withdrawn from the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations first round Qualifiers against Nigeria’s Super Falcons. The game is scheduled for the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, for Friday, September 22nd, with the return leg scheduled for Tuesday, September 26th. A source confirmed to Pulse Sports that the team has […]
Continue ReadingNigeria sprinter, Tobi Amusan, clinched her third Diamond League trophy in the Women’s 100m Hurdles with a time of 12.33 seconds. Punch Online reports that she made this feat on Sunday at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. This is her third consecutive win at the Diamond League in the same category. Amusan […]
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Osun State’s Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi has stated that the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke will revamp the sport sector in the state adding that their is a plan ongoing to establish a sport commission. He urged workers in the state sports council, as well as the Ministry of Sports to cooperate towards delivering […]
Continue ReadingAll 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that five-time AFCON champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star studded list of qualified teams. A breakdown of the qualified countries shows […]
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Ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled a list of 85 referees, comprising center referees, assistant referees, Video Assistant Referees (VARs), technical instructors, physical trainers, VAR technicians, and IT support for a preparation course. According to a document titled, “List Of Selected […]
Continue ReadingEngland extended their 24-year unbeaten run against Scotland as Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane struck in a 3-1 friendly win to mark the 150th anniversary of the first meeting between the nations. Harry Maguire’s own goal briefly brought Scotland back into the contest at Hampden Park, but a winning streak that has taken […]
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