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2022 World Cup: Super Eagles to play Ecuador

Nigeria will play Ecuador in a warm-up match ahead of the 2022 World Cup. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a statement on Friday. The game has been scheduled for June 2, 2022, at the 25,000-capacity…

Sports Ministry creates platform for youth empowerment 

Abimbola Abatta The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development said it has created a unified platform to empower the youths and provide information on career, trainings, and employment opportunities. Nigerian NewsDirect reports that the platform, Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA), was in…

2022 World Cup: Super Eagles to play Mexico

Nigeria will take on Mexico in a friendly ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Although the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the tournament, El Tri are among the 29 countries that have already booked their places. Mexico…

Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be tough — Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that, Real Madrid will not under-estimate Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final and dismissed Thomas Tuchel’s suggestion the tie is over. After Madrid’s 3-1 victory against the defending champions at Stamford…