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Aiteo Cup: Bendel Insurance FC beat Ottasolo via penalty shootout

Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin have progressed to the round of 16 of the 2022 Aiteo Federation Cup competition after defeating Ottasolo FC of Lagos 4-3 on penalty kicks.…

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Arsenal FC striker Balogun moves to Reims on loan

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has joined Ligue 1 side Stade Reims on loan for the 2022/2023 season. The 21-year-old made his first-team debut for the Gunners during the 2020/2021 season,…

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Neymar says Messi not finished yet

…..has comething to prove to again Brazilian forward Neymar insists club teammate Lionel Messi has nothing to prove to his critics in his second season as a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player.…

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Enyimba beat Ijebu United

……after Ojo’s penalty shootout saves Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Saturday in Benin survived a Cup scare by beating Ijebu United FC 3-1 on penalty kicks after a…

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Police recruitment based on merit, not politics, favouritism, says I-G

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba again restated unequivocally that the recruitment process of the Nigeria Police Force was merit-based and not favouritism of any kind. In a statement issued…

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Tobi Amusan wins, sets new World Athletics record in 100m hurdles

First she set the record. Then she won the medal. Even if the order was awkward, Sunday night at world championships was beautiful for Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan. She won…

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South Africa beat Zambia to win first-ever WAFCON title

South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Saturdaydefeated hosts Atlas Lionesses of Morocco 2-1 in the final match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Rabat. The win helped…

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Nigeria lose to Zambia, end WAFCON campaign in 4th place

Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to finish among the top three at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as they lost 0-1 to the Copper Queens of Zambia on Friday.…

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Oshoala wins record 5th CAF Player of the Year award

Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has become the first player to win for the fifth time the African Woman Player of the Year award at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards.…

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Falcons superb as hosts Morocco end their WAFCON title defence

The Super Falcons failed to earn a 10th final match appearance after falling 4-5 on penalty kicks in the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-finals on Monday. This…

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