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Focus On World Cup, Sports Minister Charges Flying Eagles
March 8, 2023 No Responses

Focus On World Cup, Sports Minister Charges Flying Eagles

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Flying Eagles to put behind Monday’s semi-finals loss to The Gambia at ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) and focus on the World Cup. Dare gave the...
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FIFA Bans Four Uruguay Players
January 28, 2023 No Responses

FIFA Bans Four Uruguay Players

Uruguay’s Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez were hit with four-match bans by FIFA on Friday.  While Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani were suspended for a game each after they confronted the referee following their World Cup match against Ghana.&nbsp...
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Potter: Managing Chelsea Is the Hardest Job In Football
January 13, 2023 No Responses

Potter: Managing Chelsea Is the Hardest Job In Football

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has described running the team as “probably the hardest job in football”.  Potter however said he was not looking for sympathy as he tries to salvage the English football club’s season amid an injury crisis and...
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FIFA President Accuses West Of ‘hypocrisy’ 
November 20, 2022 No Responses

FIFA President Accuses West Of ‘hypocrisy’ 

FIFA  president, Gianni Infantino has accused the West of “hypocrisy” in its reporting about Qatar’s human rights record, on the eve of the World Cup.  In an extraordinary monologue at a news conference in Doha, Infantino spoke for ...
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Liverpool Survive Scare In Spain To Reach Final
May 4, 2022 No Responses

Liverpool Survive Scare In Spain To Reach Final

Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final – and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Reds had comfortably won 2-0 in the first leg but that advantage was wiped out...
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Manchester City Back On Top After Victory At Leeds
May 1, 2022 No Responses

Manchester City Back On Top After Victory At Leeds

Manchester FC City returned to the top of the Premier League standings after thumping Leeds United 4-0 at Elland Road on Saturday.  Liverpool had regained top spot earlier in the day with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United, putting pressure...
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Leads Secure Hard-Earned Point At Crystal Palace
April 26, 2022 No Responses

Leads Secure Hard-Earned Point At Crystal Palace

Leeds United moved five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone following a fiercely contested goalless draw at Crystal Palace.  In a scrappy, sometimes bad-tempered clash Wilfried Zaha came closest to scoring but saw his powerful shot well hel...
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Sterling Bank Sponsors Bendel Insurance FC Team Jerseys with N50m
February 13, 2022 No Responses

Sterling Bank Sponsors Bendel Insurance FC Team Jerseys with N50m

Sterling Bank Plc and Bendel Insurance FC of Benin have made history with the largest shirt sponsorship deal in Nigerian club football history with the unveiling of its N50 million sponsorship deal of the club’s home and away jerseys for...
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Chelsea Beat Spurs To Reach EFL Cup Final
January 13, 2022 No Responses

Chelsea Beat Spurs To Reach EFL Cup Final

Chelsea eased into the Carabao Cup final as they closed out a comfortable semi-final win over Tottenham.  BBC report that Spurs never seriously threatened to overturn Chelsea’s two-goal first-leg advantage and Antonio Rudiger’s bundled finish ...
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Chelsea Battle Back To Draw 2-2 With Liverpool
January 3, 2022 No Responses

Chelsea Battle Back To Draw 2-2 With Liverpool

Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool in a breathless encounter between the two faltering title chasers at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.  The stalemate left Table-toppers Manchester City 10 points clear at the top of the...
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Man City Beat 10-Man Arsenal, Move 11 Points
January 2, 2022 No Responses

Man City Beat 10-Man Arsenal, Move 11 Points

Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City beat 10-man Arsenal in an incident-packed encounter to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. That advantage will be cut to some extent on Sunday when second-placed Chelsea...
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Manchester United In Top Six After Beating Burnley
December 31, 2021 No Responses

Manchester United In Top Six After Beating Burnley

Manchester United scored three first-half goals for the first time in the Premier League since January as they swept Burnley aside at Old Trafford to move back into the top six. Scott McTominay’s eighth-minute curler from the edge of the...
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Ademola Lookman Scores As Leicester Beat Liverpool
December 29, 2021 No Responses

Ademola Lookman Scores As Leicester Beat Liverpool

Ademola Lookman scored the only goal as Leicester beat Liverpool to leave the Reds six points off the top of the Premier League table.  BBC report that Liverpool’s biggest chances came in the first half when Mohamed Salah had a...
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Manchester City Hold Off Leicester To Move Six Point Clear
December 27, 2021 No Responses

Manchester City Hold Off Leicester To Move Six Point Clear

Manchester City held off an unlikely Leicester comeback to clinch a ninth successive Premier League win in thrilling style and move six points clear at the top of the table. BBC report that it looked like the defending champions had...
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