Author: Seyi Alao

Nigeria Women Basketball team, D’Tigress departed the country for Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday for the FIBA Africa Women Afrobasket, which will hold from 10 to 18. Nigeria defeated Senegal to lift the trophy in the last edition held in Mali and are hoping to successfully defend the title defence when the tournament kicks off this weekend Nigeria is drawn alongside Cameroun and Tunisia in Group B, Mali square up with Angola and RD Congo in Group C, while Group D consists of Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Kenya. The Nigerian team has been preparing for the championship in Lagos under the…

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed Benin, the Edo state capital as venue of the November 11, 2021, Africa Cup of Nations qualifier clash between the Super Eagles and the Squirrels of Benin Republic. NFF President, Amaju Pinnick confirmed the development when he paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency and state governor, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday. Pinnick was in the ancient city of Benin, alongside FIFA officials who on a trip to Nigeria to see facilities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, one of the proposed venue for FIFA U-20 World cup. “You have done a lot for football…

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