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CAPE TOWN : Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman continued his outstanding year with two goals to help his country to a 3-0 home win over neighbours Benin in their opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday.
A cross section of Abuja-based football coaches have urged the Falconets to be more clinical in front of goal to get past Venezuela in their last group match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
Three months ago, the Cheetahs of Benin Republic secured a rare victory against the Super Eagles in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Abidjan, a defeat that has put a big question mark on the Eagles’ qualification to the biggest world football showpiece to be co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico. The 2-1 win was the first ever victory of Benin Republic over Nigeria in 65 years.
Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle has won bronze medal in the men’s para-table tennis at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Stakeholders in Nigerian football, including some ex-internationals, were full of commendation for Super Eagles star, Bright Osayi-Samuel, for providing a platform for aspiring footballers to exhibit their skills and also win some money playing the game.
Nigeria has the reputation as one of the countries with the largest population of talented youths in the world. The country’s youths have shown through their exploits in music and hi-tech that given the right environment, they can rate among the best of their peers from other parts of the world.
The long wait for Team Nigeria’s gold medal in the city of Paris, France, came to an end, yesterday, as Onyinyechi Mark grabbed the nation’s first gold medal at the Paralympics 2024.
This weekend, the Super Eagles of Nigeria play against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in one of the group qualification matches for the African Cup of Nations 2025.