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0 comments, 17/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo In what is shaping up to be one of the most compelling underdog stories of the 2026/2027 CAF Confederation Cup, Nigeria's Federation Cup champions, El-Kanemi Warriors are set to ho... Read more...
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0 comments, 17/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade , has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to driving a sustainable, commercially viable, and ... Read more...
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0 comments, 14/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Timothy Nwobodo The future looks bright for Saeed Hussaini in the round leather game, as reports from the Golden Eaglets' camp in Ouagadougou indicate that the Kebbi-born teenager has been... Read more...
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0 comments, 02/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Football legend, Lionel Messi The University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina’s largest and most prestigious academic institution, has announced it will confer its highest... Read more...
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0 comments, 29/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Interim Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has selected captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Michelle Alozie and Oluwatosin Demehin, midfielders Christy U... Read more...
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0 comments, 29/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Super Eagles forward Akor Adams says Nigeria are determined to maintain their winning start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when they face Guinea-Bissau in Bissau ... Read more...
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0 comments, 26/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Nigeria came from behind to beat Madagascar as The Gambia, Rwanda, Malawi, Togo and Guinea-Bissau also made winning starts to their Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifying cam... Read more...
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0 comments, 21/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hailed the performance of the nation’s U-20 women’s football team performance despite being eliminated by alone goal by Colombia i... Read more...
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0 comments, 19/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The National Institute for Sports (NIS) has reaffirmed its commitment to hosting upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaching licence courses in Nigeria, marki... Read more...
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0 comments, 13/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo In a grand celebration of service and solidarity, a close ally and kinsman of the Governor Abdullahi Sule's Special Adviser, Governor's Office, Hon. Muhammad Abubakar, hosted a... Read more...
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0 comments, 19/09/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo The National Institute for Sports (NIS) has reaffirmed its commitment to hosting upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaching licence courses in Nigeria, marki... Read more...
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0 comments, 03/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Tolulope Oguntimehin Newly crowned Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion Onome Omolara Didi says winning gold for Nigeria was a dream come true, but admitted the moment was bittersw... Read more...
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0 comments, 09/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria athletes preparing for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, have showered encomiums on the National Sports Commission (NSC) for what they described as... Read more...
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0 comments, 08/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Agency Report Alexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open final in five set... Read more...
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0 comments, 14/12/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The National Sports Commission has expressed delight over the impressive performance of Nigeria’s youth chess team at the 2025 Africa Youth Chess Championships, held in Harare, Z... Read more...
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0 comments, 25/05/2025, by Best Choice SportsThe Anambra State Football Association has congratulated the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu on his appointment as Director General of the National Insti... Read more...
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0 comments, 19/11/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, has felicitated with Bukola Olapade on his appointment as the Director-General of Nigeria Sports Commission, NSC. NWF President, Dr I... Read more...
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0 comments, 13/09/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Our Correspondent As competitions began on Thursday , September 12,2024 at the 8th National Youth Games ' Asaba 2024' Weightlifting Athlete Esther Amarachi Chijioke won three Gold Medals for E... Read more...
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0 comments, 09/08/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria's hope of a medal at the on-going Paris Olympic Games was all but dashed on Friday evening after weightlifter Joy Eze missed out on medals table. The 2023 Africa G... Read more...
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0 comments, 27/07/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Africa champion, Aruna Quadri has Exited the table tennis event at the on-going 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Saturday. Quadri's quest for Olympic gold came to an abrupt end in t... Read more...
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0 comments, 17/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The ongoing 2nd Dare/Bayelsa State Open National Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Championship in Yenagoa received a major boost on Friday as Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Dr Pe... Read more...
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0 comments, 22/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Onyekachi Agu Nigeria have qualified for the beach volleyball event at the Olympic Games for the first time in history. Nigeria defeated Morocco 2-0 (21-17, 21-10) in the women’s final of ... Read more...
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0 comments, 03/08/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Tolulope Oguntimehin Newly crowned Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion Onome Omolara Didi says winning gold for Nigeria was a dream come true, but admitted the moment was bittersw... Read more...
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0 comments, 09/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) has signed the Games Hosting Agreement for the 2027 African School Games with the Association of National Olympic Committees ... Read more...
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0 comments, 29/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Lekan Fatodu, has applauded the Nigeria Police Force for releasing two of its outstanding swimmers, Corporal Collins Ebinga ... Read more...
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0 comments, 07/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The organisers of the Sport-For-All Commission under the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) have announced a one-week postponement of the 2026 Olympic Day celebration 28th no fewe... Read more...
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0 comments, 07/08/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Finals of the Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Secondary Schools Games in Enugu State will begin today across two centres. The finals will hold at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Ogu... Read more...
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0 comments, 25/07/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Vovinam Vietvodao Federation (NVVF), Adelusi Ojo Oluwadare, has called on the National Sports Commission (NSC) to formally recognize and enlist Vovinam Vietv... Read more...
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0 comments, 25/05/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Enugu State team at the ongoing 2024 National Sports Festival has amassed five more medals at the ongoing Ogun 2024 Nationa Sports Festival (NSF) to scale-up their medal hauls ... Read more...
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0 comments, 17/04/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo In a bid to enhance the operational effectiveness and overall performance of Nigerian athletes, the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) memorandum towards a fixed period for the ... Read more...
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0 comments, 17/10/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade , has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to driving a sustainable, commercially viable, and ... Read more...
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0 comments, 21/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo During the closing ceremony TNT Basketball Academy and Oneball Academy have both emerged winners of the 2026 Amateur Basketball Academies League held at the Package B op... Read more...
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0 comments, 30/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The inaugural 2026 Abuja ABA league commenced on Saturday at the Mo Arena, Zone 5, Abuja. Organised by the Amateur Basketball Academies (ABA) with 40 clubs comprising 20 ... Read more...
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0 comments, 09/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo A member of Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. Tanko Abubakar Yusuf has enjoined basketball stakeholders to support the Amateur Basketball Academies, ABA, in their ques... Read more...
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0 comments, 09/07/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo The leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) has signed the Games Hosting Agreement for the 2027 African School Games with the Association of National Olympic Committees ... Read more...
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0 comments, 29/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The National leadership of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has appointed a three-man Caretaker Committee to spearhead its Federal Capital Territory Chapter for a p... Read more...
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0 comments, 18/01/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi AGbo The Director General, National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu has lamented that the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja has been taken over by rodents and r... Read more...
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0 comments, 07/08/2025, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo The Finals of the Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Secondary Schools Games in Enugu State will begin today across two centres. The finals will hold at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Ogu... Read more...
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0 comments, 13/06/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye No fewer than 16 teams will square-up against one another in the the 2nd edition of the Chief of Defence Staff U-18 Democracy Day Basketball Championship w... Read more...
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0 comments, 20/04/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Enugu State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) paid a condolence visit to the widow and family of former Nigerian international and coach, Christian Ch... Read more...
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0 comments, 05/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners have officially completed the signing of highly-rated Nigerian U-20 international goalkeeper Rufai Abubakar. The 18-year-... Read more...
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0 comments, 14/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo In two consecutive seasons in Europe, Samuel Friday James has been given impressive statistics for SJK Aketemia of Finland. The former Flying Eagles goalkeeper was a class ... Read more...
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0 comments, 23/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Agency Report Former West Brom midfielder Quevin Castro has died at the age of 25 after collapsing during a match in Portugal. Castro fell to the ground during the first half of third-tier ... Read more...
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0 comments, 21/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Arsenal commenced their Premier League title defense in spectacular fashion.on Friday, brushing aside newly-promoted Coventry City 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium. It took just ... Read more...
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0 comments, 03/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-term partner Georgina Rodríguez are set to marry next weekend on August 8, 2026, in Portugal. According to reports the coupl... Read more...
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0 comments, 24/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Former Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to coach the Italian national team. Earlier this week, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gio... Read more...
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0 comments, 18/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo England on Saturday secured the bronze medal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating arch-rivals France 6-4 in a historic, ten-goal third-place thriller. Thomas Tuchel’... Read more...
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0 comments, 13/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has resumed pre-season training with La Liga ginats Atletico Madrid as the Spanish club steps up preparations for the 2026/27 campaign. The ... Read more...
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0 comments, 05/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland scored a stunning second-half brace as underdog Norway dumped tournament favorites Brazil out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a dramati... Read more...
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0 comments, 30/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Morocco eliminated the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw after extra time at the Monterrey Stadium, securing a historic spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Rou... Read more...
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0 comments, 17/10/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Nationwide League One (NLO) has declared the so-called N-Youth League an illegal competition, warning clubs registered under its platform against participating in leagues a... Read more...
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0 comments, 29/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially overturned Edo Queens’ 4-1 penalty-shootout victory over Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies in the WAFU-B qualifying final f... Read more...
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0 comments, 18/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Agency Report FIFA's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has been sacked by the governing body, less than three weeks after he strongly criticised its president Gianni Infantino's aborted pla... Read more...
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0 comments, 14/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo There are indications that Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to make Carlos Queiroz to remain at the helm of Black Stars after the GFA and the Ministry of Sports and Recreati... Read more...
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0 comments, 11/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo South Africans have been thrown into feep mourning following the tragic and sudden passing of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams at the age of 25. His ... Read more...
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0 comments, 08/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and federal prosecutors from the U.S. Department of Justice, have launched a preliminary investigation into the financial operations ... Read more...
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By Amaechi Agbo The National leadership of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has appointed a three-man Caretaker Committee to spearhead its Federal Capital Territory Chapter for a p... Read more...
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0 comments, 08/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Agency Report Former Chelsea and Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho is set to be confirmed as Real Madrid's new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club's president unt... Read more...
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0 comments, 22/05/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Our Correspondent Football Clubs fans rivalry took a different dimension on Thursday as two Manchester United and Manchester City fans were arrested for stealing Arsenal Fans' Goat in Uganda. ... Read more...
CAF Crowns Morocco AFCON 2025 “Champions”
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0 comments, 29/11/2025, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Four-time African Footballer of the Year and global icon Samuel Eto’o has tightened his grip on Cameroonian football, winning a landslide re-election as President of FECAFOOT. ... Read more...
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0 comments, 17/10/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo In what is shaping up to be one of the most compelling underdog stories of the 2026/2027 CAF Confederation Cup, Nigeria's Federation Cup champions, El-Kanemi Warriors are set to ho... Read more...
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0 comments, 21/09/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Matchday 4 of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) delivered a weekend of pure drama, marked by historic upsets, goal-fests, and shattered streaks across the coun... Read more...
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0 comments, 08/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL champions, Rangers International FC will begin their title defence in the new 2026/2027 League season against Katsina United while runner-u... Read more...
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0 comments, 16/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Bayelsa United have officially unveiled experienced tactician Abdul Maikaba as the club's new Technical Adviser ahead of the 2026/27 Nigeria National League (NNL) season. Ma... Read more...
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0 comments, 11/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Nasarawa Amazons are champions of the 2026 Women's President Federation Cup after defeating Owerri-based Heartland Queens at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. The Lafia Landla... Read more...
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0 comments, 03/07/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Ahead of the 2026/2027 Nigeria premier Football League due to commence in August, the Niger State Government has commenced the reconstruction of the Bako Kontagora Stadium in Minna... Read more...
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0 comments, 07/06/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital will come alive on Thursday this week when two NPFL heavyweight, Nasarawa United and Plateau United clash in the 2026 President Federation Cup ... Read more...
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0 comments, 24/05/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Rangers International have emerged champions of the 2026 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL The Flying Antelopes were crowned winners on Sunday after a dramatic 2-1 victory a... Read more...
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0 comments, 16/05/2026, by Best Choice Sports...Imo, Nigerian Football Community Set to Bid Farewell By Amaechi Agbo The family of late Nigerian football icon, Henry Onyemanze Nwosu, MON, has announced the burial arrangements for the fo... Read more...
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0 comments, 25/01/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Eche Amos, Umuahia A former Independent Governorship Candidate in Nasarawa State and a stalwart supporter of the Solid Miners, Barr. Haruna Favour Iliyasu, on Saturday made an impromptu ... Read more...
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0 comments, 05/10/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners have officially completed the signing of highly-rated Nigerian U-20 international goalkeeper Rufai Abubakar. The 18-year-... Read more...
Ronaldo and Georgina to Wed on Saturday
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0 comments, 03/08/2026, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Tottenham Hotspur have opened official talks to sign Victor Osimhen, launching an initial package worth up to £55 million for the Galatasaray striker. The 27-year-old Nigerian ... Read more...
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0 comments, 24/07/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo Former Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to coach the Italian national team. Earlier this week, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gio... Read more...
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0 comments, 13/07/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Amaechi Agbo Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has resumed pre-season training with La Liga ginats Atletico Madrid as the Spanish club steps up preparations for the 2026/27 campaign. The ... Read more...
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0 comments, 22/05/2026, by Best Choice Sports
By Our Correspondent Football Clubs fans rivalry took a different dimension on Thursday as two Manchester United and Manchester City fans were arrested for stealing Arsenal Fans' Goat in Uganda. ... Read more...
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0 comments, 13/09/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Our Correspondent The ‘Nest of Champions’, Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, will be the venue for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2024/2025, first leg, s... Read more...
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0 comments, 19/07/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Francis Achi Spanish clubside, Malaga has signed Joseph Otu from Mavlon FC of Lagos in a four- year deal. Otu, standing at 6ft.3inches impressed the management and technical crew of Malaga ... Read more...
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0 comments, 09/02/2024, by Best Choice SportsBy Amaechi Agbo Reports have emerged that Super Eagles Captain and defender, William Troost-Ekong is being monitored by Saudi Arabia Pro League clubs for a summer transfer. Ekong has been one ... Read more...
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0 comments, 03/11/2023, by Best Choice SportsFormer Barcelona and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has been appointed assistant coach of the Saudi Arabia national team. The 40-year-old will be working with Roberto Mancini, who managed h... Read more...
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0 comments, 06/09/2023, by Best Choice SportsBy Francis Achi English League One side, Charlton Athletic has signed dazzling Nigeria goalkeeper, Samuel Friday from Mavlon FC The teenager was snapped up by the South-east London based club a... Read more...
