Minister for Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has revealed that fixing the National Stadium, Lagos would cost about N40 billion. The national edifice, which was constructed in 1972 ahead of the 1973 All Africa Games hosted by Nigeria, has been in bad shape since the Federal Government abandoned it after the construction of the […]
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When the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, was commissioned by General Yakubu Gowon’s regime in 1972, sports journalists and administrators across the globe called it ‘the new Mecca of sports’. And true to type, the colourful arena hosted the 1973 African Games, where Nigeria emerged as the champion for the first time. It hosted the […]
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Grammy’s Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday, June 10. This was revealed on Thursday on the UEFA Champions League website. Known for his global chart-topping hit ‘Last Last,’ the Nigerian star will bring his energy and […]
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By Segun Odegbami Whatever happens in the ongoing national elections in Nigeria, I predict that the country will never be the same again. A new demography has joined the ongoing political ‘war.’ This is an army of irrepressible young and educated people determined to change the political landscape with their energy, vision, knowledge, new media, […]
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Nigeria lost to Senegal in their opening game of the ongoing Egypt 2023 Africa U-20 Nations Cup Nigeria must avoid defeat to remain in contention It is crunch time in Egypt for Nigeria, as the Flying Eagles confront hosts, Egypt, in a game they must win to remain in contention for a second round ticket […]
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Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is on the road to a rough time this year with more of its major partners threatening they will not renew their partnerships when they elapse. Their grouse is on what some described as the football house’s unprofessional attitude to corporate relationships. The NFF has a […]
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By Tony Afejuku That Pele, the World’s best player ever, is dead is no longer news. That this Brazilian with Nigerian blood that ran in his body has been buried on Tuesday, January 3, 2013 in a ceremony that was superbly attended by a huge crowd that was clearly more than a hugely huge crowd […]
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By Banji Ojewale ‘King’ Pele, the genius, won three world Cup titles for Brazil When boxer Muhammed Ali passed on in 2016, George Foreman, one of the sport’s fiercest demolition experts, was approached by CBS This Morning crew in the United States of America to speak on his old ring foe. Knocked out by Ali […]
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Even as he was laid to rest yesterday, Pele, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, will remain indelible in the record of world football history, as a person who came, saw and conquered. Naming him as ‘King’ Pele is not a mistake, for what Pele represented as a football legend with unparallel achievements, dexterity and […]
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World football bid him farewell The casket bearing the body of the late Brazil football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, was draped in the Brazilian flag, as the body was moved round major streets before his burial yesterday in Sao Paulo. The casket left Santos’ stadium on a fire engine for the procession with […]
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