A Senegalese striker, who is also a Liverpool star, Sadio Mane, has been crowned African Player of the year during the 2019 CAF Awards in the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on January 7, 2020. The 27-year old Senegalese striker claimed the top prize for the first time. Mane beat …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wrote a letter to Nigerians to commemorate the New Year. The letter was made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Read the full content of the letter below: A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AT NEW YEAR My Dear Compatriots, NIGERIA’S DECADE Today …
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From Anthony Joshua’s ring walkout and the background Fela’s “water no get enemy” music you could sense he didn’t come to play. The quick feet, urgency and sheer will all accentuated his determination to regain his titles. And he gave Andy Ruiz a cut quite early on, I mean the …
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Golden Friends have advanced to the knockout phase of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup, as the second set of games of Matchday 2 were played on Thursday, October 18 across some designated centers. Golden Friends beat Ihun Iyase 2 – 1 in Group C at the Kwale Township Stadium to …
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The final set of opening group fixtures in the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup recorded its fair share of drama on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Bobbies United underlined their quest to win the competition when the traditional team put the Academicians, Sundof Academy of Oleh, to the edge of the sword …
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A total of 14 goals were scored in the second round of Matchday 1 fixtures across all centers of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup in Delta State. A double apiece from Christopher Kennedy and Shedrach Okere and a solitary goal from Aminu Aliyu catapulted FC Galaxy to a 5 – …
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The fixtures for the group phase of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have been released, with the action kicking off on Monday, October 14, 2019 across all centers in Delta State. At the Agbor Township Stadium, Unity FC of Asaba will take on highly rated Rolly FC of Koko in …
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All remaining 32 clubs in the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have been paired separately into eight groups of four teams each. This was part of the private draw ceremony held at the Warri City Stadium on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Group A and Group B teams will taste the action …
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Edo Government on Thursday inaugurated 11 sub-committees for the successful hosting of the 20th National Sports Festival scheduled for March 2020 in Benin City. The Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said in Benin that the aim was also to ensure the state won the edition, tagged: “Edo 2020″. The sub-committees are: …
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The Chief Executive Officer of Maro11 Speedstar Academy, Precious Echewa, has rated the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup very high, saying that the level of competition among all 108 teams who took part in the qualifiers is impressive. Echewa, who said this immediately after his side qualified for the group phase …
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