Director of Technical at the Nigeria Football Federation, Emmanuel Ikpeme, has charged the Super Falcons to make sure they qualify for the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup in Canada. Speaking during his official welcome of the team to camp for their upcoming qualifiers, Ikpeme congratulated them for winning the Africa Women Championship (AWC), adding that they should extend …
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Apparently excited by the success of his just concluded meeting with the manager of English Premiership side Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has revealed that he will return to England to also meet with the managers of Chelsea and Manchester City football clubs, Jose Mourinho and Manuel Pellegrini respectively. Pinnick who recounted the …
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The African Champions League kicks off this weekend with former title holders Enyimba facing a tricky tie. The Nigerian side take on relatively weak and inexperienced opponents, Buffles Borgou of Benin. Enyimba, continental champions in 2003 and 2004, were expected to go far in the competition last year. But they lost at home to Real Bamako of Mali and a …
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After 120 minutes of exhilarating and a breath-taking penalty shootout, Ivory Coast pipped Ghana 9-8 on penalties to clinch their 2nd Africa Cup of Nations title in Equatorial Guinea last night. The Ivorians soaked all the pressure mounted by the Black Stars, particularly in the pulsating second half of the extra time to clinch their second African title since 1992. …
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Ivory Coast face what is likely to be their sternest test of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations when they tackle Ghana Sunday in what has been dubbed the ‘dream’ final. Two of Africa’s football powerhouses are in dire need of a continental trophy after long, frustrating waits. Ghana have won the Cup of Nations four times but their last …
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DR Congo finished their Africa Cup of Nations in third place, after they beat hosts Equatorial Guinea 4-2 on penalties on Saturday. It was indeed a forgettable 90 minutes, with few chances created and no goals. Equatorial Guinea were beaten 3-0 in their semi-final clash with Ghana – a game which was overshadowed by crowd trouble and has to be …
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The University of British Columbia Okanagan, is now offering Cristiano Ronaldo’s fans a chance to take a course on the Real Madrid forward. It will be a fourth-year sociology module on the footballer, who has a massive fan base and influence on global society. “Sociology is nothing if not the delving into the processes of structuring identities and experiences and …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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