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‘Bamidele Emmanuel not in our plans’ Yesterday’s heavy down pour in Benin notwithstanding, athletics lovers from different parts of the city thronged the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium to catch a glimpse of world champion, Tobiloba Amusan, silver medalist at the last World Championships in Oregon, U.S., Ese Brume and other foreign-based athletes, who just arrived in the city for the national …

Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium agog as Nigeria’s best athletes vie for slots. World record holder, Oluwatobilola Amusan, yesterday in Stockholm, showed why she is still the woman to beat in the 100m hurdles, when she ran a time of 12.52 seconds to win the Swedish leg of the Diamond League. Amusan’s time was lower than what she returned on Friday in Lausanne, …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles moved up from 40th to 39th in the latest FIFA world ranking. The ranking was posted on the world football governing body’s official website on Thursday, 29 June. In Africa, the Super Eagles currently occupy sixth position and are behind Morocco (1st) Senegal (2nd) Tunisia (3rd) Algeria (4th) and Egypt (5th). Jose Peseiro’s side gained one place …

Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum recently released his 23-woman squad for the Women’s World Cup scheduled to hold in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, with no place for some notable players, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Here are five of the top players that will be watching from afar while the chosen ones sweat it out …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time African champions picked the ticket after defeating Sierra Leone 3 -2 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, on Sunday with one game to spare. PUNCH

Manchester City won the Premier League for the fifth time in six seasons after second-placed Arsenal lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Manchester City’s Portuguese defender Ruben Dias (L) and Manchester City’s English defender John Stones celebrates after the UEFA Champions League second leg semi-final football match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, inaugurated 31 Edo Sports Associations (EDSA) to complement the government’s efforts at driving grassroots sports development across the 18 local government areas of the State. Inaugurating the associations at the Government House, in Benin City, Obaseki reaffirmed his government’s commitment to leverage sports to boost tourism in the state. He said, “These …

By Eben Enasco Chelsea exited the Champions League with a humbling 4-0 aggregate loss to holders Real Madrid as Rodrygo’s Double condemned the Blues to a 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Frank Lampard’s side needed to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg to have any hope of salvaging silverware from a stormy season, but Rodrygo’s opener …

…As Benin Arsenal leads NPFL table with unbeaten record after 13 games Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended the performance of Bendel Insurance Football Club as the team ended Match Day 13 against visiting Kwara United with a draw. The governor who was joined by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu; Chief of Staff, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha; …

By Eben Enasco Nigeria’s Super Eagles have redeemed their image after narrowly defeating Guinea-Bissau at Estadio Nacional 24 de Setembro in the return leg of the Africa Cup of Nations Cup qualifying match. The only goal of Monday’s night game came when Super Eagles’ defender, Bright Osayi was hacked down at the penalty box by Guinea-Bissau defender, Fally Kande leading …