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Quadri Aruna de Nigeria, the last competitor of Africa, retired in a devastating way after a ruthless defeat in the straight sets against Anton Kallberg of Sweden in a discouraging ending for Africa in the ITTF 2025 World Cup, in Macao. The 4–0 score (14–12, 13–11, 11–9, 11–2) masked what was, at first, a very disputed battle. However, as the …

Manchester United performed fantastic performance in extra time to beat Lyon at Old Trafford and reach the European League semifinals. The Red Devils have been detained 2-2 in France last week and also held 2-2 tonight after 90 minutes. Lyon forced the game to be extra time after coming from two goals to level. But Manchester United who won a …

Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo became the cleanest sheets of the English League after collecting his 17th of the season after helping his team to a 0-0 draw against Wigan Athletic on Saturday. Trained at Arsenal, the 23 -year -old who was a second option at the Gunners two seasons Fully established as the first option of promoting the English championship …

National Junior Swimming Championship takes on Monday in Abuja Avuja (Reporter Core) Nigeria Aquatics Federation (NAQF), with the support of the National Sport Commission, announced the beginning of the national junior swimming championships, “Swim for Life” theme. The championship should take place from Monday 22 to 25 April 2025, at the Mko Abiola National Stadium, the swimming complex of package …

In a bold step towards the maintenance of the rapid growth of Armwrestling throughout the continent, the president of the Armwrestling Federation of Africa (AFA), Mr. Charles Ossei Asibey, has launched an academy and bootcamp dedicated in Accra, Ghana. Read also: Swim for Life: The Nigeria Aquatics Federation announces the National Junior Swimming Championship in Abuja The initiative, which reflects …

By Ijeoma Nwankpa, Abuja Nigeria. In a significant move to renew the Nigeria sports media infrastructure, the president of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has undertaken strategic commitments in Paris, France, aimed at transforming the panorama of the nation sports broadcasts. In a bilateral three -day meeting, the NSC representatives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), NBC, …

Defender of Nigeria, Nelson Abiam has joined the Lithuanian champions Zalgiris Vilnius, reports Completsports.com. Abiam put PEN to paper in a three -year contract with his new club. The Center-RESPAL made history in the 2023/24 season, becoming the first defender to finish as the top scorer of his club with five goals for Doma United. Read also: U-20 AFCON: Flying …

Coach Zubairu releases the final list of 24 men for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations The head of the coach of Abuja (Core Reporter) Aliyu Zubairu published the final list of 24 men for the Africa U20 (Flying Eagles) nations Cup) in Egypt. Zubairu selected the first choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, the defender and Captain Daniel Bameyi, the midfielder …

Super Eagles chief coach Eric Chelle, has dismissed the claims that his appointment was influenced by personal connections, insisting that he won the role through a transparent process and based on merit. Chelle, who was named new Nigerian chief coach by the NFF, as the permanent replacement of Finidi George. The Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, celebrates with the chief …

The end of Bayer Leverkusen, Nathan Tella, has denied the reports in some section of the Nigerian media, which suggests that it will not honor any additional invitation, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. Tella made her debut for Nigeria last year in the 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe in the World Cup qualifiers, but the AFCon selection was lost before returning for the friendly …