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Osimhen pulls out of AFCON as Napoli threaten ‘legal battle’ with Nigeria

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By Christian Okpara Super Eagles Striker, Victor Osimhen, yesterday, pulled out of the Cameroun 2022 African Cup of Nations to “allow the injury he copped during a Serie A game heal properly.” Osimhen, who was in Nigeria for the Christmas holidays, […]

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England fan jailed for “vile” Euro 2020 final racial abuse

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By AFP A football fan who racially abused England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. Jonathon Best, 52, posted an 18-second video on Facebook in which he […]

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New York Court dismisses Siasia’s suit against FIFA

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By Guardian Nigeria FIFA on Friday escaped a soccer coach’s lawsuit challenging a bribery conviction and coaching ban handed down by the organisation’s judicial body, after a Manhattan federal judge found that the Swiss dispute has no jurisdictional ties to New […]

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Minister sues former world boxing champion, Bash Ali, over alleged defamatory video, disruptive comments

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By Christian Okpara Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, has dragged former world cruiserweight boxing champion, Bash Alli, over alleged defamation of character and disruptive comments. At the weekend, Alli released a video wherein he accused the minister of extorting ‘millions of naira’ […]

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Real Madrid star Benzema on trial in sextape case

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By AFP Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema goes on trial in France on Wednesday accused of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena, a case known as the “sextape affair”. Benzema, 33, is suspected of helping a […]

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Iceland football federation resigns en masse over sex assault scandal

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By AFP The entire board of Iceland’s football federation (KSI) has resigned after a woman accused it of covering up claims of alleged sexual assault by a national squad player. KSI chairman, Gudni Bergsson, already stepped down late Sunday and […]