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Fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini face fraud trial
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 30, 2020 shows a file photo taken on November 22, 2019 of French football legend Michel Platini attending an event to receive a “Legendes du Sport” (Sports Legends) award at the Musee National du Sport (National Sports Museum) in the French riviera city of Nice; and a file photo taken on May 28, 2019 of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaking during an interview with AFP in Zurich. On August 31, 2020, Michel Platini, then Sepp Blatter on September 1, 2020: the two former bosses of the world and European football will be heard in Bern, Switzerland, by the federal prosecutor as part of the procedure which was opened in 2015 on the controversial payment of millions of Swiss francs. VALERY HACHE, Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
Golden Eaglets depart for Cape Coast ahead WAFU B U17 tournament
Five–time world champions, Nigeria, will begin its journey for another title today when they depart the country for the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast, where they will participate in the seven-nation WAFU B U17 Championship that begins on Saturday. The two finalists from the tournament in Cape Coast will represent the WAFU B zone at the Africa U17 Cup of Nations billed for Algeria early next year. All four semifinalists in Algeria will qualify for the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru. Nigeria, with five world titles in the kitty, and three–time world champions and hosts, Ghana, will set the tournament rolling on Saturday with a potentially –explosive encounter at the Stade Cape Coast starting from 4.00 p.m. Ghana time (5.00 p.m. Nigeria time).
Mark D’Ball Basketball Championship final eight dunks off June 15
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2022 Mark D’Ball Basketball Championship has announced that the final eight of the men’s tournament, which will hold at the Package B of the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, will hold from June 15 to 19.
I will probably get a double technical against Draymond Green, says Udoka
Celtics Coach, Ime Udoka
Heptathlete Kemi Francis opens Nigeria’s African Athletics Championship medals chase
As the African Athletics Championship starts in Mauritius this afternoon, heptathlete, Kemi Francis, will open Nigeria’s chase for medals at the track of the Côte d’Or National Sports Complex in St Pierre. She will compete for the 100m hurdles in heptathlon.
Joshua’s new trainer ranks AJ above Fury, Usyk
British heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua . (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)