Income from ticket sales so far totals 978 million reales ($300 million), 93 per cent of what the Rio 2016 organising committee hoped to net.
Opinion polls show Brazilians’ interest in the Games has taken a nosedive recently
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According to the General Manager, Marketing, MultiChoice, Martin Mabutho: “Ighalo’s journey to football stardom has been a source of inspiration for many. His passion and performance in the game have made him well respected both home and abroad. As a brand, we are going down memory lane with Ighalo and will discover how he was able to live his dream from the streets of Ajegunle to the tables of the Premier League
Aruna told the News Agency of Nigeria after training at the Knock-up Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos: “Well, just like every other participant going to the Games, I am aiming at making a positive impact
CAF, in its website on Thursday, said both bodies have reached an agreement that Total would support CAF’s 10 principal competitions, starting with the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations
The Paralympic sprinting champion is currently serving a six-year jail sentence for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a bathroom door at their shared home on Valentine’s Day 2013
Before then, he netted the equalizer that helped Wolves avoid defeat at home in a 2-2 draw with Heartland having gone two goals down.
Nwabulu has impressed between the sticks for title-chasing Wikki this term and in June, he kept four clean sheets in five appearances
What started as a hobby for Chinedu Nick, a class five player, has now become a vocation for him after he suffered some losses in his business.
He said: “I was into business before, but when I had some challenges, I was in a fix not knowing what next to do
The Justice Minister, Alexandre Moraes, revealed that the group were in the planning stage of carrying out an attack, but described those involved as “absolute amateurs” and “ill-prepared” to have successfully gone through with it
Bolt’s outing at the Olympic Stadium, the scene of his three Olympic gold medal wins at London 2012 in the 100m, 200m and sprint relay, will be his last before the Rio Games, where he will bid for an unprecedented ‘triple triple’ of Olympic crowns
“CAS rejects the claims/appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes,” CAS said in a statement that backed the right the International Association of Athletics Federations to suspend the Russian athletics federation
Chelsea coach, Antonio Conte, made six changes at the break as some of the players who joined up with the squad this week were introduced and one of those, Michy Batshuayi, scored with his first touch after Loftus-Cheek’s strike was parried into his path
He led Spain to the title at the 2012 European Under-19 Championship in Estonia and the following year to the U21 European Championship in Switzerland
According to available information, the accident occurred in the Berger area of the State at about 7pm
The Emmanuel Amuneke-tutored side won the first leg in Khartoum 2-1 two weeks ago and are clear favourites to reach the finals coming up in Zambia next year
Amodu, the only person to have coached the Super Eagles in four different periods, was the National Technical Director before his death on June 11.
Keshi, the longest-serving captain of the team and who also coached the team to win the Africa Cup of Nations and reach the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup, passed on three days earlier
On Wednesday, the People’s Elephant struggled against hard-fighting J. Atete FC of Delta State in their delayed Round of 16 clash at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, but eventually prevailed 1-0 to set up a battle with the Port Harcourt giants
The Kaduna-based P-Sport started the match fast and furious with early incursions into the Golden Eaglets’ half but the duo of Alagbe and Igoh Igboun defended their territory with calm composure
Waidi “Skoro” Usman, the national and West African Boxing Union featherweight champion, will similarly be on duty against David “Lucky Boy” Ekpeyong, while Matthew “Wizeman” Obinna will face the test to be provided by Samuel “Lion Heart” Igbokwe in their super middleweight challenge clash
The case was between Asiyat Kareem (Minor) suing through AbdulKareem Raji; Mariam Oyeniyi through Sulaimon Oyeniyi; and the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit suing through its President, Saheed Ashafa, against the Lagos State Government and others, as respondents
This fabrication is entirely untrue as the Senate President stands committed to the APC; a party that he helped midwife and worked for its victory in the 2015 elections