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Babangida: NFF visits injured ex-Super Eagles star after tragic crash

Babangida: NFF visits injured ex-Super Eagles star after tragic crash

The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid a condolence visit to former Super Eagles and Ajax star, Tijani Babangida who was involved in a deadly car accident on Thursday. The NFF delegation, led by President Ibrahim Gusau, visited Babangida in an Abuja hospital as he continues his recovery from injuries in the accident. The accident happened along the Kaduna-Zaria road in Kaduna State...

Olympics: Nigeria’s Opeyori secures historic qualification for badminton event

Olympics: Nigeria’s Opeyori secures historic qualification for badminton event

Africa’s badminton champion, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has secured a ticket for the men’s singles badminton event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed Opeyori’s qualification after his participation in various qualifying championships. The announcement that was made over the weekend made the four-time African champion the first Nigerian player to qualify for back-to-back men’s singles event at the Olympics. Opeyori won gold...

Nigerian player Tijani Babangida waves as he enters the pitch 23 January 2000 for the match Nigeria vs Tunisia in Lagos, during the African Nations Cup. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Babangida: Ex-Nigeria star set for surgery, loses son after accident

Former Super Eagles winger Tijani Babangida is set to go under the knife for a knee operation aftermath a ghastly car accident along the Kaduna-Zaria road on Thursday. Babangida was plying the highway in northern Nigeria with his family when the unfortunate crash happened. His brother, Ibrahim was confirmed dead on the spot while the former Ajax star and his spouse were rushed to hospital for...

Invictus Games: Prince Harry plays sitting volleyball with wounded Nigerian soldiers

Invictus Games: Prince Harry plays sitting volleyball with wounded Nigerian soldiers

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry promoted the Invictus Games in Nigeria on Saturday, May 11 by playing a sitting volleyball exhibition game with injured soldiers in Abuja. Prince Harry - in company of his spouse, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan - arrived Nigeria on Friday at the invitation of the country’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa. Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games...

How did Everton fare in 2023-24 Premier League season

How did Everton fare in 2023-24 Premier League season

Everton managed to cement their Premier League status towards the end of the 2023-24 campaign despite their off-field struggles which include uncertain takeover plans and points deduction for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The Toffees were initially docked 10 points which was reduced to six after an appeal in February, and later in April, they were sanctioned with another two points deduction for a breach...