UNIJOS to host best NUGA Games in 2024, says VC
NUGA President Professor Stephen Hamafyelto handing over the NUGA flag to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos Professor Tanko Ishaya at the University of Lagos at the weekend.
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Lagos Community Football Shield organisers to work with South African academy
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Furious Nigeria fans STORM pitch after missing out on Qatar World Cup
Police were forced to use tear gas to diffuse violent clashes with supporters after angry Nigeria fans stormed the pitch following a 1-1 draw with Ghana.
Morocco, Cameroon and Tunisia qualify for 2022 World Cup finals
Morocco, Cameroon and Tunisia joined Senegal and Ghana as the African nations who will participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
World Cup African qualifiers roundup: Senegal sink Egypt, Ghana beat Nigeria and more
Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action.
Tear gas fired as Nigeria fans smash up stadium following World Cup exit to Ghana
Nigeria fans clashed violently with police while storming the pitch after their World Cup hopes were ended with a 1-1 draw at home to Ghana on Tuesday night.
Nigeria fans riot after team fail to reach World Cup finals
ABUJA : Nigeria fans stormed the pitch as the fallout from their surprise failure to reach the World Cup finals started immediately after the final whistle of Tuesday’s 1-1 home playoff draw with Ghana in Abuja that sealed the home team's fate.
Mané sends Senegal to World Cup, more penalty pain for Salah
Sadio Mané sent his country to the World Cup at the expense of Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah on Tuesday as Senegal beat Egypt 3-1 in a penalty shootout after their playoff ended 1-1 on aggregate. Senegal’s victory, with Mané hitting the winning spot-kick, was a repeat of the African Cup of Nations final last month when Mané clinched a first major title for his country by also scoring the winning penalty in a shootout against the Egyptians. There was more pain for Salah, who missed Egypt’s first penalty in this shootout and again had to watch as Mané celebrated a major victory.