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… Justice Ayah, Singabele, Wodi call for more investment in talents discovery … Erite, Martha, others win medals It was a historic moment in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday with the launch of SamKay Athletics Academy to discover and nurture young athletes in track and field events to stardom. At the...

Senegal’s Lamine Camara is stealing headlines at the ongoing 2023 AFCON after posting a stellar performance in his first game against Gambia. Camara’s brace and his overall performance earned him the individual accolade which he says will motivate him to work even harder and it must also be credited to...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out in the world best 11 footballers for 2023 announced by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Monday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports FIFA in London, United Kingdom (UK), announced the world best 11 for 2023 to include Ronaldo’s eternal rival, Lionel Messi. Ronaldo’s move...

Lionel Messi won FIFA’s “The Best” award for the third time on Monday as the Argentine pipped Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to the prize for best men’s player in 2023. Haaland was favourite to win after scoring 52 times in his debut season with Manchester City, but Messi edged the...

Nigeria, the three-time African champions open their campaign against Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan today at 3pm local time with a team spearheaded by African footballer of the year, Victor Osimhen. In the Group opener, the tournament host, Cote d’ Ivoireopened proceedings with a 2-0 victory over Guinea Bissau in Abidjan...

Hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday in Abidjan defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in the opening match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The match was played at the 60, 000 capacity Alassane Ouattara stadium in Abidjan. With the win Cote D’Ivoire have temporarily shot to the top of Group A,...

Cote D’Ivoire Coach, Jean-Louis Gasset, has confirmed that one of his star players and Borrussia Dortmund of Germany striker, Sebastian Haller, will not play the opening game of AFCON 2023 against Guinea Bissau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gasset said this at the team’s press conference on...

Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year in a momentous event that solidified his status as one of the best players in the world. Monday’s award capped off a sterling year for the Super Eagles forward whose historic feat in the imperial Moroccan city of...

Atalanta manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, has defended his choice to substitute Nigerian international, Ademola Lookman, during their 3-2 victory over AC Milan. During the game last Saturday, Ademola Lookman scored two goals and was arguably the most outstanding player on the pitch. The 26-year-old Nigeria international scored his first goal...