Category: Sports

Ighalo hits brace as Nigeria beat Libya 3-2 in Nations Cup qualifiers

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Odion Ighalo scored a brace as Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat Libya 3-2 away from home to go top of group E and brighten their chances of qualifying for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Ighalo had scored a hat-trick for Nigeria as the Super Eagles demolished Libya 4-0 in the first match played in Uyo, Nigeria on Saturday. The reverse fixture in Libya saw Ighalo scoring two goals to increase his goal tally against Libya to five in two matches. The Super Eagles settled down to work very…

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First Goal For Juventus

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after he scored his first goal since he joined Juventus during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Sassuolo on September 16, 2018 at the Juventus stadium in Turin.   Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first competitive goal for Italian champions Juventus in Sunday’s fourth Serie A game of the season, against Sassuolo.   The 33-year-old tapped in on the line after a goalmouth scramble on 50 minutes, and added a second 15 minutes later to give the reigning seven-time champions a…

Buhari appoints Ambode into FG’s delegation to World Cup

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as a member of the Federal Government delegation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup starting in Russia from June 14. Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, who said this when he led a delegation from the International Paralympics Committee on a courtesy visit to Governor Ambode at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday, said the appointment was in recognition of the massive investment and commitment to sports development which the Governor had exhibited in the…

FIFA WORLD CUP 2018(Russia) ROADMAP

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*Group A:-* Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay *Group B:-* Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran *Group C:-* France, Australia, Peru, Denmark *Group D:-* Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria *Group E:-* Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia *Group F:-* Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea *Group G:-* Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England *Group H:-* Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan *THURSDAY, June 14/6/2018* 1.RUSSIA vs SAUDI ARABIA (8:30pm) *FRIDAY, June 15/6/2018* 2.EGYPT vs URUGUAY (5:30pm) 3.Morocco vs Iran (8:30pm) 4.Portugal vs Spain (11:30pm) *SATURDAY, June 16/6/2018* 5.FRANCE vs AUSTRALIA (3:30pm) 6.ARGENTINA vs ICELAND (6:30pm) 7.PERU vs DENMARK (9:30pm) 8.CROATIA…

GOV SANI-BELLO MOURNS TORNADOES PLAYER, HUSSEINI ISAH … SAYS HE WAS A GOOD PLAYER

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has described the death of Hussaini Isah, Defence player with Niger Tornadoes FC as a great loss to the entire football family in the state. Governor Abubakar Sani -Bello in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mal. Jibrin Baba Ndace said the painful death of the footballer dealt a big blow on football industry in the country.   “I watched him live on Sunday at the Bako Kontagora Stadium in the match between our own team, Niger Tornadoes and Kwara United…

Commonwealth Games Trials: Emmanuel, Okon Win 400m Men, Women Honours

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Bamidele Emmanuel and Patience Okon on Friday emerged winners in the 400m men and women categories respectively at the National/Commonwealth Games Trials in Abuja. While Emmanuel won with a personal best of 45.28 seconds, Okon completed the race in 51.40 seconds. Emmanuel later told newsmen he would strive to improve on his time before the Commonwealth Games, expressing optimism that Team Nigeria would win medals in the event at Gold Coast. “My target for the year is to do anything below 45 secs, maybe 44 sub. I believe I can…

CHAN QUARTER-FINAL: EAGLES TO BATTLE ANGOLA

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The home-based Super Eagles will play Angola on Sunday in one of the quarter-final contest of the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) following a 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea in a Group C clash at the Stade Adrar, Morocco on Tuesday evening. Anthony Okpotu, Dayo Ojo and substitute Rabiu Ali overturned Equatorial Guinea’s first-half advantage in what was an exciting encounter in Agadir. The Home-based Eagles created a basketful of chances in each of their first two matches against Rwanda and Libya, but had only Sunday Faleye’s 79th minute winner…

Arsenal knock out Chelsea in Carabao Cup, to meet Man City

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Arsenal edged out London rivals Chelsea in the second semi-final of the Carabao Cup, coming from behind to win 2-1 on Monday at the Emirates Stadium. They will now meet Manchester City in the final in Wembley on 25 February. It was the fourth time in the last five seasons that Arsenal would qualify for the final of a domestic cup final. Eden Hazard scored for Chelsea in the 7th minute but five minutes after defender Antonio Ruediger gifted Arsenal a goal, to cancel Chelsea lead. In the second half,…

Ronaldinho retires from football

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Former Brazil and FC Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, who won the World Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores and World Player of the Year award, is retiring from the game. His brother and agent Assis made the announcement on Tuesday. Ronaldinho, who will be 38 in March, has not played a competitive match since 2015 bt he had also avoided calling a definitive halt to his career until now. “He’s stopped. It’s over,” Assis said. “We are going to do something pretty big, something cool, after the World Cup in Russia, probably…

Gareth Bale Rescues Madrid at FIFA Club World Cup

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Gareth Bale scored the winner for Real Madrid in the second semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup in the United Emirates, as they slugged it out with home favourites Al-Jazira. The vital goal in the 81st minute, moments after replacing Karim Benzema propelled Madrid into the final billed for Saturday, giving them an opportunity to win the cup for the third time and match the tournament record of their Spanish rival, Barcelona. Madrid will face the Brazilian team Gremio, the Copa Libertadores champions, who beat Pachuka, the Mexican team,…