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Lagos City Marathon has come to stay – Ambode …Says govt will make Tournament best in the world IAAF Chief, Minister, athletes laud organisers, says event well planned …Kenyan Star, Kipton wins race in 2hrs/16mins
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the 2016 Lagos City Marathon has come to stay, just as…
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Lagos ready to host marathon – Ayorinde …Int’l athletes arrive for tournament; Govt assures on security, medical arrangement for participants
The Lagos State Government has affirmed its readiness to host over 20,000 Local and International Marathoners in the forth coming…
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Guardiola to take over as Man City head coach
The arrival of the Bayern Munich boss has been a long time in the making but even Manuel Pellegrini’s announcement…
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Arsenal finally set to unveil Nwakali, Chukwueze; as Osimhen joins Wolfsburg
Manager Arsène Wenger is confident that Arsenal will complete the signings of the Nigeria youth internationals Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel…
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Nike mulls review of contract with NFF over poor performances of S/Eagles
American-based sports kit manufacturing company Nike, may currently be reviewing its partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following the…
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CHAN 2016: We are sorry — Players apologize for Nigeria’s ouster
Following the shocking exit of the Super Eagles from the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda, more players of the…
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NFF begs Nigerians over 2016 CHAN crash
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has apologized to the Federal Government and Nigerians following the shock exit of the Super…
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Lagos readies for February 6th Int’l Marathon; Confirms participation of world class runners,12,000 others; offers $50, 000 for winner
Lagos State Government, Tuesday, said it has concluded plans to ensure a hitch free staging of the February 6 International…
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FIFA confirm five candidates for 26 February election
World’s football governing body, FIFA , Tuesday, confirmed that five candidates will battle for the presidency of football’s world governing…
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CHAN: Eagles set to soar over Guinea into quarter finals; Chukwueze gets World Cup bronze boot
The Super Eagles are battle –ready to pick all three points off Guinea’s Syli Nationale on Tuesday in order to…
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President Buhari honours sports heroes ; Pinnick insists that Nigeria football is one big family
President Muhammadu Buhari has rewarded sportsmen and women and their officials who brought honour to the country in the last…
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Flamingoes arrive Windhoek, ready to confront Baby Gladiators (see full team list)
Nigeria’s U-17 girls, nicknamed Flamingoes, have arrived in Namibia ahead of Friday’s 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against…
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Super Eagles open CHAN 2016 account with 3:1 thrashing of Niger Republic
Nigeria used a strong second half to ease past fellow West Africans 3-1 in their group C encounter in Kagali.…
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CHAN 2016: Dalung, Pinnick lead Nigeria delegation to cheer Super Eagles
Sports minister, Solomon Dalung and President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick, are at the head of the…
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Odion Ighalo wins Premier League’s Player of the month for December
Nigerian international and Watford star, Odion Ighalo, has been named the English Premier League Player of the month for December.…
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FIFA fires Frenchman, Secretary-General, Jerome Valcke
Fifa, has fired its Secretary General, French man, Jerome Valcke. 55, Valche was provisionally suspended from football over his alleged…
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Arsenal, Man City battling to sign Nwakali, Chukwueze
Arsenal and Manchester City are battling it out to sign two members of the Nigerian squad who won the Under-17…
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African Footballer of the Year Award: I don’t know why Yaya Touré was so angry — Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has said he is nonplussed as to why Yaya Touré was so angry about the Borussia Dortmund player…
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Messi shines again; beats Ronaldo, Neymar to win 2015 Ballon d’Or; his 5th
Lionel Messi has won the 2015 Fifa Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona team-mate Neymar,…
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NPFL 2015/2016 season postponed
There has been a setback in the kick off date of the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The…
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Messi deserves the Ballon d’Or – Vidal
Barcelona full-back Aleix Vidal believes Lionel Messi collecting a fifth Ballon d’Or should be a formality after watching the forward…
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Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang crowned African Footballer of the Year; see full list of other winners
Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has won Africa’s top football honour, beating four-time winner Ivorian Yaya Toure and Ghana’s Andre Ayew to…
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Ibrahim Abubakar, NFF head of protocol shot dead; sports minister, others commiserate with family
The head of protocol, at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Abubakar , is dead. The NFF announced, Wednesday morning…
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Mikel soaring again: Hiddink’s Super Eagle brings the perfect balance to Chelsea’s midfield
As the Fifa Ballon d’Or ceremony draws closer, the eyes of the world will be drawn once more to the…
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Ighalo makes history – wins NEW AFRICAN SOCCER December Award
Watford FC striker, Nigerian Odion Ighalo was Sunday unanimously given the award of Premier League’s African Player of the month…
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