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 36 Lion Set To Fly Nigeria's Flag At Training Tour of Benin Republic 36 Lion Set To Fly Nigeria's Flag At Training Tour of Benin Republic 36 Lion of Lagos are set for the tour of Benin Republic, where they would play series of friendlies against six similar League sides. The tour will last for two weeks and the team will travel to the Francophone country on Tuesday 14th September. Liameed Gafar the Proprietor of 36 Lion revealed plans for the two-week tour in a chat with the media on Monday afternoon. "Our players have been undergoing intensive training for sometime, having played against the likes of Kwara United, MFM FC and Joy Cometh in the past," some respected football administrator enthused. "It is necessary to take them out to garner more experience and exposure outside the shores of the country. The aim of 36 Lion is to discover and nurture talents to international limelight." "I have much confidence in our youngsters that they will not disapp...

 Flying Officers Cup Represents A New Approach To Women Pre-season Football In Africa - Naa Bardina-Quaye Flying Officers Cup Represents A New Approach To Women Pre-season Football In Africa - Naa Bardina-Quaye. Ghanaian top Football Journalist, Genevieve Naa Bardina-Quaye has described the Flying Officers Cup as a new approach to women's Football Pre-season Competition in Africa.  Sixteen teams altogether, comprising thirteen Nigerian teams, and three others from Ghana and Benin Republic will compete for honours in Abuja from the 10th to the 24th of October 2021.  Naa Abardina-Quaye while speaking from her base in Accra, the capital of Ghana said the Organisers of the Flying Officers Cup have done something that has never been achieved before in Africa Women's Football history. The well-travelled journalist went on to add that the Pre-season Championship will give teams representing their countries at the TotalEnergies CAFWCL the right atmosphere to get a good preparatio...

 Niger Tornadoes is a Product of Hardwork and Commitment - Aliyu Niger Tornadoes is a Product of Hardwork and Commitment - Aliyu Chairman of Niger Tornadoes, Honourable Adamu Aliyu has attributed the club's success story this season to hard work.   The Ikon Allah Boys are on the verge of promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NNL). Abubakar Bala Mohammed managed Tornadoes' have picked four points from two games at the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 8. Tornadoes drew 0-0 with DMD and humbled Elkanemi Warriors 2-0. They only need at least a point to be sure of promotion to the elite league in their final group game against Gombe United on Saturday. "This is a great achievement on the part of the boys. I want to thank God Almighty and also give kudos to the coaching staff and players for a job well done so far. We can't afford to celebrate yet," Aliyu said. "Before the Super 8, we planned very well and set our target. The success story of N...

 TotalEnergies CAFCL: Algeria CR Belouizdad AD Arrives Uyo TotalEnergies CAFCL: Algeria CR Belouizdad AD Arrives Uyo By Bassey Ibiatisuho Algerian Football League Champions, CR Belouizdad have arrived in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital to face Nigerian football league Champions, Akwa United FC in the CAF Champions League first leg preliminary round on Sunday. The 41-man delegation made up of 23 players and 18 officials arrived in Abuja on Thursday on a chartered flight and touched down at Victor Attah International Airport via Ibom Air 201 at 10:05 am. The team will be deprived of the services of Bakir and Mohammed Belkhir due to injury. The technical staff will have to count on Toufik Moussaoui, Mokhtar Belkheiter, Chemseddine Nessakh, Chouaib Keddad, Sofiane Bouchar, Zakaria Draoui, Kheireddine Mrizigue, Housseyn Selmi, Larbi Tabti, Hicham Khalfallah, and Khaled Bousseliou for the start of this first round.

 TotalEnergies CAFCL: Rivers United Land in Dar Es Salaam TotalEnergies CAFCL: Rivers United Land in Dar Es Salaam The Rivers United’s contingent for Sunday’s CAF TotalEnergies Champions League 1st preliminary round 1st leg clash with Young Africans of Tanzania landed in Dar es Salaam on Friday morning, from Lagos aboard Kenya airline. There were 22 players and 8 officials on board the Embraer 199 aircraft that had a brief stopover at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi Kenya before connecting to the Julius Nyerere airport in Dar es Salaam. The team touched down at 10:21 am local time.   Sunday’s encounter is scheduled for the 60,000 capacity Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.

NNL Playoff: Match Fixing Scandal Rocks NNL as Plans to Promote Bendel Insurance at all Cost is Uncovered  NNL Playoff: Match Fixing Scandal Rocks NNL as Plans to Promote Bendel Insurance at all Cost is Uncovered The match-fixing scandal is set to continue in the Nigeria National League in shameful conduct that has ruffled feathers in the second-tier division. The NNL has come under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons over suspected match-fixing on day 2 of the Super 8 in Enugu. Feelers from the Coal City has it that Bendel Insurance and Ekiti United is allegedly done and dusted. Players of Ekiti United and referees have been reportedly fully renumerated by officials of Bendel Insurance.   This might be the end of league football in Nigeria, an end to bad officiating in our football, and an end to corruption in Nigeria football. The NNL too must be ready for the mother of all battles with the way they are taking sides in their decisions.  The obvious signs are th...

 2021 African Volleyball Nation's Cup: Nigeria Thrash South Sudan 2021 African Volleyball Nation's Cup: Nigeria Thrash South Sudan Nigeria defeated South Sudan 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-19) in their second match at the ongoing 2021 Confederation of African Volleyball  Nations Cup in Rwanda on Wednesday. Head Coach of Nigeria men's team, Usman Abdullah insists the match with the North Africans was a physical one but admits experience won the game for Nigeria. Abdullah further disclosed that his target is to reach the quarterfinals and believes the victory over beating the Sudanese is the first step to it. Having seen his side bowed to Tunisia earlier on Tuesday, the ex- International praised the character and commitment of his team. "South Sudan lost 3-2 to Ethiopia on Tuesday and it was expected of them to become more physical against us. I am excited the boys used their experience to suppress the South Sudan boys," he started. "The team is not in Rwanda for the ...