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Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigers denied South African visas for FIBA U18 tournament

Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigers denied South African visas for FIBA U18 tournament

Nigeria's Under-18 boys’ team are running against the clock to participate in the U18 AfroBasket tournament in South Africa. The Junior D'Tigers have been denied visas by the South African Consulate at Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, which puts their participation in the competition in jeopardy. The players, who trained and camped in Abuja on return from Abidjan are currently distraught as their dreams of competing...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Super Eagles camp bubbles as three more players arrive Uyo

Three more Super Eagles players have touched down the team's training base in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, on Monday, for their opening two matches in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Afrosport reports. Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface and former Bendel Insurance goalkeeper Amas Obasogie joined up with their teammates to take the number of arrivals in the camp to ten...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Super Eagles on path to failure without kicking a ball

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Seven players arrive Super Eagles camp for Benin, Rwanda ties

Ahead of their opening two matches in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, seven players arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Uyo on Monday, Afrosport reports.  Team captain William Troost-Ekong, Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman and Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru were among the early arrivals for Nigeria.  Others include the Nottingham Forest duo of Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi, England-based defender Semi Ajayi and Orlando...

2024 U20WWC: Falconets defeat South Korea in Group A opener

2024 U20WWC: Falconets defeat South Korea in Group A opener

The Falconets of Nigeria began their 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign on a strong note with a 1-0 Group D win over South Korea in Bogota in the early hours of Monday morning, Afrosport reports. Very little separated the two sides that created a host of chances at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. However, the deadlock was broken in the 86th minute when Flourish...