NAN reports that the Gambians will host the first leg of the qualifiers in Banjul on June 5 and the home fixture will be held in Nigeria on June 11.
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Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 coup, fled Gambia early last year as West African neighbours were poised for military intervention to topple him after he refused to step down following an election loss to current President Adama Barrow
The federation, in a statement in Abuja by its Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said the senior women national team’s qualifying fixture is against Gambia.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone and hosts Nigeria are participating in the week-long event, which started on April 14 and ended on Saturday.
AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
NAN reports that Akwa United will host Banjul Hawks FC in the first leg fixtures of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Sunday.
President Buhari, who stated this when he received the visiting Gambian President, Adama Barrow, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, said Nigeria and the ECOWAS had no option left than using the unpopular tactics.
The prevalence of the malaria parasite in children under five has plunged to 0.2 per cent from four per cent in 2011, according to the National Malaria Control Programme.
The International Organisation for Migration sounded the alarm after its staff in Niger and Libya documented over the past weekend shocking testimonies of trafficking victims from several African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana and the Gambia
As at Tuesday, six of Jammeh’s ministers have resigned, which is seen as an indication that his allies are not in support of his continued decision to hold on to power after 22 years as president
“I hereby reject the results in totality,” he said in his address that aired late Friday. “Let me repeat: I will not accept the results based on what has happened,” AP quoted him as saying
Information minister, Sheriff Baba Bojang, who announced the withdrawal on Wednesday on national television, said the acronym ICC stood for “International Caucasian Court
He said the NYSC had introduced and initiated programmes over the years, which have ensured the sustenance and growth of the scheme.
He assured the minister of the Nigerian Government’s support, adding: “It is not wrong to say that the GNYSS has taken root because of the support of the NYSC and we will do all we can to assist.”
A statement on CAF’s website indicated that the decision was taken by the Organising Committee for the Orange Africa U-20 Championship