As a result, Ikorodu United were fined ₦750,000 for failing to restrict unauthorized persons from restricted areas during the game vs 3SC
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Teams and athletes have been crashing with ease that they feel shy (or ashamed) that there is nothing to talk about.
Except for Wahid Enitan-Oshodi, the President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, and Daniel Igali, the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, it had not been easy getting them to speak about their sports
In a communique signed by the Chairman, Alloy Chuwkuemeka, the Committee frowned at the spate of violence at match venues, noting that no football match is worth the blood or life of any Nigerian
The monarch disclosed this while endorsing Ojaja Football Competition, a grassroots soccer tourney instituted in his name by CFAS Sport towards football development at the grassroots
On the eve of the Eaglets’ departure from Sokoto to Niamey, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives at a very brief ceremony witnessed by members of the Sokoto State Executive Council inside the Government House, advised the players to be good ambassadors in the neighbouring country
“When you reach this level of the competition, you do not need anybody to teleguide you on how to conduct yourself to scale through
“I’m so proud of them because irrespective of the drama surrounding their stay in Rio, they kept together
The former Nigerian international, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview in Benin, Edo State on Thursday, blamed the administrators for the country’s abysmal performance at the Rio Olympics
Left-back Lukas Klostermann was the unlikely goalscorer on the evening when he made a bursting run forward and tapped in an open goal from captain Maximilian Meyer’s cross on the ground in the ninth minute
The Spanish champions entered the match holding a two-goal advantage from the first leg in Seville and it proved to be a comfortable success for Luis Enrique’s side, who have claimed their first trophy of the 2016-17 campaign
Fifa said in a statement on Wednesday: “The investigations into the three individuals were initiated in relation to their specific conduct in the organisation of several international friendly matches played in South Africa in 2010
Coach Manu Garba’s wards take a 1-0 lead to their hosts and must at least secure a draw to progress to the third and final round for a place in next year’s continental cadet championship to be held in Madagascar between April 2 to 16, 2017
The 20-year-old Nigeria international will miss Arsenal’s Premier League fixtures against Leicester and Watford as well as the two-week international break
Brazil had in an earlier semifinal game drubbed Honduras 6-0
The Chelsea midfielder is sure that Pogba will get him back for the jibe and is looking forward to playing against the Frenchman in the new Premier League season
Azubuike will miss Wednesday night’s (tonight) game after picking a second yellow card in their quarterfinal clash against Denmark in Sao Paulo
Neymar fired the hosts in front on 15 seconds with the fastest goal in Olympic history
Abiodun Ayodeji, Category Manager, Dairy, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, revealed that the company created the initiative with a view to adding to society as a socially-responsible corporate citizen
Giwa, who were expelled from the league after they failed to honour a total of three matches, have been restored to the league and their players could no longer feature for the clubs they were sent out to on loan after their expulsion
The General Manager, Oscar Keke, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday that contrary to the insinuations from certain quarters, funding was the least of the problems affecting the club’s performance in the league