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Team Brazil has secured their first victory in the all-electric powerboat series by winning the inaugural E1 Lagos GP in Nigeria, marking Africa’s first hosting of the event. Leveraging their pole position and strong performance throughout the race weekend, they finished ahead of Team Blue Rising and Team Drogba Global Africa. The win earned them…
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FIFA has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding ineligible midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a March 21, 2025 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. South Africa must forfeit the match 3-0 in Lesotho’s favour, pay a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs (£9,000), while Mokoena received a warning. FIFA said the decision, based on breaches…
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Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed the Super Eagles will take on Venezuela, and Colombia in international friendlies in November 2025. Both fixtures will be played in the United States of America. Nigeria will go against Venezuela at the Shell Stadium in Houston, Texas on Friday, 14 November, 2025. Also, the game will kick-off at…
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Captain Sylvester Okpe of Nigeria’s men’s cricket team has attributed their heavy 117-wicket loss to Namibia in the International Cricket Council ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier to poor bowling execution. Despite an initial win against Malawi, Nigeria struggled against Namibia, with Namibia’s Jan Frylinck scoring 134 runs and Louren Steenkamp adding 51 to…
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Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied reports that it plans to amend its statutes at the upcoming Annual General Assembly on September 27 in Ibadan, emphasizing that no such changes are being considered. The federation explained that a workshop on September 26, involving members, FIFA, and CAF officials, is only to discuss potential proposals for…
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Wilfred Ndidi has been included in Besiktas’s squad for their rescheduled Super Lig match against Kayserispor following his recovery from injury. Recall the Nigerian midfielder had been sidelined after an injury sustained during Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against South Africa, which caused him to miss two league games. However, Besiktas confirmed he has returned…
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Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has won the 2025 Ballon d’Or, capping a stellar 2024/25 season where he scored 35 goals and 16 assists. His performances were key to PSG’s historic treble—winning the UEFA Champions League, Ligue 1, and Coupe de France. Dembélé, 28, beat Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal and other top contenders…
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Nigeria’s Super Falconets has advanced in their quest to qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, defeating Rwanda 1-0 in the first-leg of their qualification match in Kigali. The two-time World Cup finalists secured a crucial away victory after a goalless first half, during which both teams focused on defensive…
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Botswana has achieved a historic victory in the men’s 4x400m relay, winning gold in a dramatic race despite challenging weather conditions and strong US competition, which finished second by just two-thousandths of a second. The US team, aiming to extend its dominance with nine of the last ten titles, led late into the race but…
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Football Association (FA) are investigating Liverpool Women’s goalkeeper Rafaela Borggrafe for allegedly using discriminatory — reportedly racist — language towards a teammate during a pre-season training camp. Borggrafe, who joined Liverpool from SC Freiburg this summer, has not yet made an official appearance for the club. Initially absent from the squad due to what the…
