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‘African Player of the Year’ – Nigerians celebrate Lookman after Europa League final heroics

Football enthusiasts are tipping Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman to be the 2024 African Footballer of the Year after scoring a hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League final on Thursday. Lookman single-handedly powered Atalanta to a 3-0 victory against Bayer Leverkusen at the Aviva Stadium. His heroics in the second-tier European competition puts him in the running to succeed compatriot Victor Osimhen who is the reigning African football...

Lookman makes African history with hat-trick in Europa League final

by Taiye Taiwo

22 May 2024

Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman became the first African player to score three goals in the final of a major UEFA tournament. Lookman scored two quick-fire goals in the first-half with a third in the second half to give Atalanta a 30 lead in the first half of the UEFA Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday. The hat-trick also made Lookman the third Nigeria international...

WAFU B U17: Nigeria vs Togo clash postponed

by Taiye Taiwo

22 May 2024

The heavy downpour in Accra, the Ghanaian capital city has forced the postponement of the group stage match between Nigeria and Togo in the WAFU B U17 Championship. The final group game that was initially slated for Wednesday at the University of Ghana Stadium will now take place on Thursday morning at the same venue. The other Group B match between Burkina Faso and Niger was...

Okpekpe Road Race: ₦100m on the line for winners

by Taiye Taiwo

22 May 2024

Organisers of the annual Okpekpe 10km road race have earmarked over 100 million naira for winners of this year’s edition that will take place on Saturday, May 25. In a press briefing released on Wednesday, organisers assured of a world class race to further boost Okpekpe’s ranking as the only gold label 10km Road race in West Africa. The top five finishers in each gender category...

Ghana’s wordsmith Kofi Acquah roll out plans for scrabble bash

by Taiye Taiwo

22 May 2024

Ghana’s scrabble star, Kofi Acquah is set to commemorate his 40th birthday celebration with a scrabble competition in Accra on Saturday, May 25. Top 37 jammers including World No. 8 Charles Tachie-Mensah, Stanley Ubiedi and a host of others will engage one another in the mind game contest. 2023 African Games women's bronze medallist Betty Kyeremateng will also be in the mix at the one-day tournament....

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‘African Player of the Year’ – Nigerians celebrate Lookman after Europa League final heroics

Lookman makes African history with hat-trick in Europa League final

WAFU B U17: Nigeria vs Togo clash postponed

Okpekpe Road Race: ₦100m on the line for winners

Ghana’s wordsmith Kofi Acquah roll out plans for scrabble bash

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