Costa Rica head to World Cup after home victory over Nigeria
SAN JOSE : World Cup-bound Costa Rica bid farewell to home fans with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly international on Wednesday.
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Incredible! Plateau United crumble 0-3 to Al Akdar, crash out on away goal rule
The unexpected happened in Libya, yesterday. One of Nigeria’s CAF Confederation Cup representatives, Plateau United, went into the second leg of their last qualifying round for the group stage of the competition with a 4-1 lead over Libya’s Al Akdar FC. But at the end of 90 minutes, the Nigerian side could not hold on to that lead, as they crashed out of the competition on the away goal rule after losing 3-0.
Napoli extend Serie A lead to eight points after Milan held at Cremonese
Napoli’s Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski (L) celebrates with Napoli’s Italian defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Napoli’s South Korean defender Min-jae Kim after scoring his side’s second goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Empoli on November 8, 2022 at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Bagudu approves N60m for Kebbi United FC’s 2022/23 season
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has approved the release of N60 million to Kebbi State United to facilitate their promotion to Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL).
Ugwuanyi, Chukwu commend NBplc’s commitment to sports development
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and former Captain of the Green Eagles, Christian Chukwu, at the weekend, commended Nigeria Breweries’ commitment to promotion of sports and human fitness.
Nigeria, Costa Rica tango in San Jose, in Los Ticos’ send-forth game
• ‘Eagles Team A getting ready for Portugal test’ Nigeria’s efforts at rebuilding its senior national team after the failure to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup continues today in San Jose, where a new set of players will test their might against Costa Rica’s national team.
Team Nigeria wins bronze at Africa Senior Squash Championships
Nigeria’s contingent to the just concluded 2022 Africa Senior Squash Championships in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, did the nation proud as it defied the odds to place third at the tournament.
Search for Africa’s next WWE superstar berths in Lagos
General Manager, Showmax Nigeria, Opeoluwa Filani (left); Executive Head, Marketing, MultiChoice Nigeria, Tope Oshunkeye; Nigerian WWE Superstar, Omos; WWE Head of Talent Operations and Strategy, James Kimball; Nigerian WWE Superstar, Apollo Crews and Head of Marketing and Commercial, SuperSport, Rendani Ramovha at “The Search for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar” Press Conference in Lagos… yesterday.