A total of 259 athletes and officials from Abia State will depart Umuahia on Tuesday for the 8th National Youth Games holding in Asaba, Delta State. Abia will participate in 28 out of 36 approved sports for this year’s Under 15 National Youth Games, which will hold from 9th to 19th September. Speaking to journalists over the weekend on the State’s plans, Abia State Director of Sports, Obioma George said that with the State competing in 28 out of 36 different sports and with the high level of preparation and equipping of athletes and officials, they will return from the…
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Nigeria will face Japan in the of Round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, DAILY POST reports. Japan confirmed their place in the knockout round after a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday morning. Maya Hijjikata scored both goals for the Japanese. The Asians finished top of Group E ahead of Austria. The Falconets came second in Group D behind former champions Germany. The encounter with Japan will hold in Bogota on Thursday. Colombia 2024: Falconets to face Japan in Round of 16
Ondo State Police Command has dragged one Oyeniyi Aro, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Odode-Idanre in the Idanre local government area of the state, over alleged forceful invasion and malicious damage of farmlands in the area. The suspect was arraigned in court at the weekend on a five-count charge of conspiracy, forceful entry to a portion of land, stealing and illegal grabbing of land. The land, according to the police, belongs to one Akinmade and Akinwalere families. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the allegations preferred against him by the police. Earlier in the court, the Police…
Croatia captain, Luka Modric, became the second most capped player in European history on Sunday. The Real Madrid veteran midfielder achieved this feat after leading Croatia to beat Poland 1-0 in the Nations League clash. The former Tottenham Hotspur star scored a second half free kick during the encounter at Opus Arena. Following the game, the 39-year-old now has 180 appearances with 27 goals for Croatia. Modric is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 213 appearances for Portugal. Ronaldo, who currently plays for Saudi side Al Nassr, is the most capped player in European history. Nations League: Modric becomes second…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, on Sunday, predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country, starting from Monday to Wednesday. The weather outlook released in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday ‘s morning hours. The release stated that there would be intermittent rains over parts of Niger, Benue, Kogi, Kwara States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT during the morning hours. “In the afternoon and evening hours, localised rains are envisaged over parts of the FCT, Plateau, Niger and Nasarawa states.…
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has defended team-mate, Victor Boniface in the wake of the criticism he received from some pundits and fans for his display against Benin Republic in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying match on Saturday. While Boniface wasted a couple of chances that came his way during the match at the Godswill Akpabio international Stadium, Osimhen needed just less than six minutes after his introduction to score Nigeria’s second goal against Benin. The match eventually ended 3-0 in favour of the Super Eagles as Ademola Lookman scored a brace. Speaking about the Bayer Leverkusen…
Real Madrid veteran midfielder, Luka Modric, has revealed that he will retire from the game when he ‘no longer feels the fire in him.’ Modric spoke after leading Croatia to beat Poland 1-0 in the Nations League clash on Sunday. The 39-year-old scored a free-kick against Poland at the Opus Arena. Speaking about retirement, Modric said after the game: “With me, you never know.” He continued, “We have to take it game by game. “I can’t think about the future. When I no longer feel the fire in me, I’ll retire”. “Only I can feel that fire and make the…
Former Manchester United attacker, Wout Weghorst, was involved in a heated clash with Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber during a Netherlands training session on Sunday. Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman was forced to intervene as Weghorst was left angered by a challenge from Timber during the training. Both players exchanged words, while Weghorst continued to complain to Koeman about Timber’s tackle on him. Koeman, trying to resolve the issue, replied as quoted by Metro UK: “I said something to you, I said something to them. And now it’s over!” However, as soon as the training session ended, Weghorst immediately left the pitch…
The Authority of the Nigerian Army has debunked reports of mass resignation of its soldiers from the service due to corruption, low morale, among others The Authority in a statement by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, described the reports as baseless. A news platform had alleged mass resignation of Nigerian soldiers over corruption, low morale, among others But the statement further described the report as not only misleading, but also a deliberate attempt to sow the seeds of disaffection and acrimony, as well as denigrate the patriotic service of personnel and reputation of the Nigerian Army. “Consequently,…
Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes has played down the severity of a knock he sustained in Portugal’s dramatic Nations League win over Scotland at the weekend. Fernandes insisted the injury was ‘just a little bump’. Recall that Portugal came from a goal down to beat Scotland 2-1 on Sunday. Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo scored the goals for the host against Scotland in Lisbon, cancelling out Scott McTominay’s seventh-minute header. During the encounter, Fernandes appeared to be struggling with an ankle problem before Ronaldo’s last-ditch winner. However, the attacking midfielder remained on the field until the final whistle. Asked for an…