Nigeria and Uganda go toe-to-toe again in an international friendly expected to attract a huge crowd to the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday evening.
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The national team official Twitter handle: @NGSuperEagles, tweeted that only Wednesday’s training session is open, while the other sessions will be closed.
The Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, says Nigeria will not attend Lambeth 2020.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that D’Tigers defeated the national teams from Rwanda, Uganda and Mali in the just-concluded FIBA 2019 World Cup Qualifiers which held in Lagos from June 29 to July 1.
Ayub Kalule, one of the veteran trainers at the Police Training School Gym in Kibuli told Xinhua that Katende was not feeling well but decided to do a small workout since he was preparing for a professional fight.
Having thrashed Uganda and Rwanda in their previous games, the Nigerian side consolidated her lead in the series by winning the first and second quarters by 22-15 and 25-10 points
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the competition which started on June 29 will end on July 1, at the Indoor Sports Hall in Surulere, Lagos.
In the first quarter, the Alex Nwora-led side led by 30-21 points, just as the African champions extended the lead by 21-14 before the break
Nwora told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the team had the depth and quality to win all matches and called for home support for the team.
Nigeria’s D’Tigers who were victorious in the first round played in Mali in 2017, look set to do justice to this year’s round which will hold from June 29 to July 1.
D’Tigers who already were triumphant in the first leg of the competition played in Bamako, Mali having defeated all opposing teams are comfortably placed to do justice in Lagos.
Josephine Angucia, police spokesperson for the West Nile region, said in a statement that two Dinka tribesmen were killed in clashes with the Nuer in a fight that erupted while they were watching a World Cup football match on television.
According to UNHCR said 34 other people were injured when a convoy of eleven buses transferred 837 refugees from a transit centre to another part of the country.
Uganda, popularly called the Pearl of Africa, has produced the most winners since the competition began and is hoping to achieve a similar feat by dominating the competition on home soil.
The Ugandan herbalists were arrested on Sunday at a lodge in Lusaka, the country’s capital where they had gathered to elect leaders of their illegal association of Ugandan herbalists, Namati Nshinka, Immigration Department Spokesperson said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria earlier defeated Uganda on Friday and Rwanda on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the group in the first phase of the African Qualifiers
However, they could not sustain the attack against Nigeria as they managed to pick additional 29 points against D’Tigers 36 additional points at the end of second quarter.
This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Bashir Mani, and issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Sunday.
Police blocked some legislators from entering the building, and live television footage showed two of them being driven away in security vehicles.
The journalists have been in detention for nearly a week after police raided the premises of “Red Pepper” accusing them of publishing a false story.