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 Aisha Buhari Cup Feels Like Women AFCON – Onome Ebi Aisha Buhari Cup Feels Like Women AFCON – Onome Ebi Super Falcons defence stalwart, Onome Ebi says the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women's tournament is a good initiative ahead of the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifying campaign. Ebi, a star player for FC Minsk of Belarus, who is excited about the tournament said it will help the six nations taking part in it to prepare ahead of their AWCON qualifying games coming up in October. Nine-time African champions, Nigeria will tango with Ghana, Cameroon, Mali, South Africa and Morocco for the glittering trophy at the tournament scheduled for 13th to 21st September 2021. "With regards to the Dr Aisha Buhari Cup, I see the competition as a good one because it will help most of the teams participating in it ahead of the African Women Cup of Nations. As we all know that the last AWCON did not hold due to the coronavirus, I believe this Aisha Buhari Cup is going to help the te...

 Ratels Sports Development Foundation Donates Football Jerseys To Seven WAFA Teams Ratels Sports Development Foundation Donates Football Jerseys To Seven WAFA Teams In a bid to complement the efforts of the Lagos State Football Association to help discover, nurture and develop grassroots women's football through the Eko Football Initiative, Ratels Sports Development Foundation on Sunday donated 7 sets of football Jerseys to seven WAFA teams in Lagos. Presenting the sets of customized Jerseys to the teams at the Radisson Blu Hotel Ikeja, Lagos. Ratels Sports Development Foundation President, Barrister Paul Edeh noted that the donation was intended to support, motivate the grassroots teams and as well compliment the great policy of women's football in Lagos, under the leadership of NFF first Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi.  The Legal Luminary cum Philanthropist further explained that his love for the girl-child and grassroots women football prompted his decision to giv...

 24 Athletes  Depart for World JuniorAthleticss  Championship 24 Athletes Depart for World JuniorAthleticss Championship Twenty  Four athletes departed Abuja on Sunday for Nairobi,  Kenya to participate in the World Junior Athletics  Championship scheduled for  August 17th- 22nd.  They are to be joined by four others from the United States. According to the President of the Athletics  Federation of Nigeria Chief Tonobok Okowa "This is another unique opportunity for a new set of young athletes to prove their talent at the world level.  Once they do well, it would be  a great transition  from the more established ones to the new generation."   "These are a new generation of Nigeria track and field.  it's an opportunity for some of the Athletes who missed out from the just concluded Tokyo  Olympics to showcase their talents". Nigeria should be hopeful that these sets of young athletes will bring medals from...

 Son Gave City Kane-less Spurs a 1 - 0 Win Over Pursuant Citizens ........ As Grealish Had a Quite Debut for City Son Gave City Kane-less Spurs a 1 - 0 Win Over Pursuant Citizens ........ As Grealish Had a Quite Debut for City By Olusola Hammed Tottenham made light of the absence of unsettled Harry Kane to start the Premier League season with a win over champions Manchester City and their £100m man Jack Grealish. Kane - heavily linked with a move to Manchester City - sat out this pulsating encounter but Pep Guardiola wasted no time in throwing in his British record signing from Aston Villa. It was Son Heung-min who gave new manager Nuno Espirito Santo the perfect start to his reign with a low shot that snaked beyond Manchester City keeper Ederson 10 minutes after the break. Spurs fully deserved their win as they survived a shaky opening phase to play with real purpose, already showing signs of the Nuno trademark with fierce defensive dis,cipline allied to pace on the break. Grea...

 Super Eagles Star, Kalu Collapse on the Field During Ligue 1 Match Super Eagles Star, Kalu Collapse on the Field During Ligue 1 Match By Olusola Hammed Super Eagles and Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed during their Ligue 1 match at Marseille on Sunday, before he was substituted after briefly returning to the pitch. Kalu, 23, fell to the ground in the sixth minute as Dimitri Payet prepared to take a free-kick amid searing temperatures at the Stade Velodrome. Kalu, 23, had been preparing to form a defensive wall at a free-kick when he collapsed to the turf in the 25 degrees Marseille heat. Players from both teams rushed to the Nigeria international and called for medical attention. Kalu was able to get up and walk off the pitch with the help of his team-mates, holding an ice pack against his head. He resumed playing several moments later but was then substituted in the 14th minute before the match finished in a 2-2 draw. The cause of the incident is unclear, however it brough...

 Aisha Buhari Cup: Fans Await Ghana, South Africa, Others ......As Mali Announces Provisional Squad Aisha Buhari Cup: Fans Await Ghana, South Africa, Others ......As Mali Announces Provisional Squad The buzz and excitement for the Dr. Aisha Buhari Invitational Women's Tournament is gathering momentum, as the ever-passionate and vibrant Lagos fans eagerly look forward to welcoming the African Ladies to the City of Aquatic Splendour. With the theme, Playing for Good, the visiting teams won't be starved of support from the home crowd. The pleasure of playing in Lagos is extreme. It is a place where fans are ever ready to switch their loyalty to any side that meets their football expectations. "I will support the Mali team, even though I know that Nigeria will win the Cup,” says Emmanuella, a JSS 2 student of Birrel High School Sabo, Yaba. For her friends Bose and Ifeoluwa, both students of Onike Girls Secondary School, the Aisha Buhari Cup tournament will provide them the op...

 Team Nigeria Paralympians Assure of Medal Haul in Tokyo Team Nigeria Paralympians Assure of Medal Haul in Tokyo  With less than a week to the commencement of the Tokyo  2020 Paralympics, Team Nigeria athletes have assured of an impressive outing in Tokyo. According to Team Nigeria Paralympics Captain, Lucy Ejike, "We have been training seriously to make sure we meet up with the standard we set at previous games. Everything is going on well. We are confident we will bring glory to Nigeria. We  have a world record, so we hope to maintain the records and create new ones"  Speaking in a similar vein, Para Powerlifter, Nnamdi Innocent expressed appreciation to the Sports Minister for motivating the team. "We are grateful to the Minister for his support and encouragement,  what he did for us during the lockdown will motivate us to excel in Tokyo. We have many world records and our target is to go there and make Nigeria proud" The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics games wil...