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Romanian third division club CSM Lugoj sell Cameroon striker Njifakue for two containers

Romanian third division club CSM Lugoj sell Cameroon striker Njifakue for two containers

Romanian third-tier club, CS Municipal Lugoj confirmed the transfer of their Cameroon striker Aziz Njoya Njifakue to second division club ACS Viitorul Pandurii Targu Jiu after receiving two containers. CS Municipal Lugoj explained that the club would use the containers released in the transfer deal to build their locker rooms. The transfer news comes as a surprise with more than £6.5 billion spent on players worldwide,...

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Orban & Boniface get maiden Nigeria call-up for Sao Tome and Principe match

Gent forward Gift Orban and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface have been invited for Nigeria's final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sao Tome and Principe on September 10. Peseiro added Orban and Boniface to attacking options following their scoring exploits in Europe this season. Boniface has scored four Bundesliga goals with an assist to his name in three outings for Bayer Leverkusen while...

AFCON 2023: Nigeria camp bubbles for Guinea-Bissau qualifier

Peseiro agrees paycut to extend Super Eagles contract

Jose Peseiro has taken a paycut in his salary to remain with the Nigeria men's national team until after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast next year. Peseiro's contract as Super Eagles expired in June and he has just agreed a few hours before the team's training camp open in Uyo for their game against Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday, September...

Basketball: South Sudan qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics

Basketball: South Sudan qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics

South Sudan became the first African country to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after finishing as the best African team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The world's youngest country ended their campaign at the FIBA World Cup with a 101-78 victory against Angola on Saturday. South Sudan sealed the Olympic berth after their closest rival, Egypt's 88-86 defeat to New Zealand. The...

Bundesliga: Boniface scores brace again in Bayer Leverkusen win

Bundesliga: Boniface scores brace again in Bayer Leverkusen win

Nigeria striker Victor Boniface continued his goalscoring run in the German Bundesliga with two goals in Bayer Leverkusen's 5-1 triumph over Darmstadt. Boniface made his third appearance in the German top-flight on Saturday since his permanent switch from Union Saint-Gilloise in July. After scoring a brace in last weekend's 3-0 defeat of Borussia Monchengladbach, the 22-year-old opened the scoring for Xabi Alonso's team at the BayArena...