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Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss Ghana's friendly against Nigeria
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Ghana’s new coach, Otto Addo, has said that he omitted Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, from the Black Stars’ team that will meet the Super Eagles in a friendly match on March 24 because “he asked to be excused from the game to gain full fitness following recent injuries.”
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West Africa’s best golfers have been lined up to battle for the Custodian Classic’s N20 million purse on March 28 at Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos.   
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Team Nigeria’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes, comprising nine fighters, are relishing their experience at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana, where they featured in nine weight categories.
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Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the friendly games against Ghana and Mali due to injury. Ebuehi picked up the injury in Empoli's Serie A game against Bologna on Friday. He was introduced into the game in the 66th minute as Empoli went on to lose the game 1-0 courtesy of a 94th…
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Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss Ghana's friendly against Nigeria
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Ghana has revealed that the trio of Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss the Black Stars' international friendly match against Nigeria scheduled for Friday, March 22. Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, named his 26-man squad for this month's international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda but Partey, Williams, and Painstil were missing.…
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Nigerian defender Bright Osayi-Samuel displayed guts and bravery as he defended his teammates from a pitch invader after Sunday's Turkish Super Lig clash between his team Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor. Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 but were confronted by angry Trabzonspor fans who flocked onto the pitch. Tensions started to rise in the 87th minute when objects…
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Defending champions, Enyimba, shook off the effects of their 1-0 defeat midweek by Remo Stars to beat Niger Tornadoes 3-1 at the Aba Township Stadium yesterday.
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Nigerian athletes and officials at the boxing event of the ongoing African Games in Ghana were, yesterday, forced to protest the reversal of Yakubu Ibrahim’s victory over Morocco’s Barbari Hamza.
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The member representingOron/Mbo/Okobo/Udung Uko/UrueoffongOruko Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Youth Development, Martins Esin, has announced plans for a Unity Football Tournament in the constituency.
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Manchester United ended Liverpool's quest for a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp's final season after Amad Diallo's winner edged a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final 4-3 after extra-time. The Ivorian winger was sent off for a second booking after taking his shirt off in celebration at the end of a chaotic 120 minutes that kept…
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Carney Chukwuemeka rescued Chelsea with a stoppage-time strike that inspired a 4-2 win over 10-man Leicester in an FA Cup quarter-final thriller on Sunday.
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As predicted, Coach Ladan Bosso has again led the National U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, to another disastrous outing, losing 2-3 to Senegal in their last group match to exit the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
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One event that will catch the attention of many Africans in track and field at the ongoing 13th African Games is the women’s long jump, where the battle for the gold medal is expected to be between three Nigerians. 
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A few days to the commencement of AthIetics events at the 13th African Games in Ghana, United States based Nigeria’s thrower, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, has set a new African record in men’s shot put with a heave of 21.80m Personal Best at Hvezdy vs. Nehvizdech International Athletics Meeting in the Czech Republic.
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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has re-appointed Otto Addo as head coach of the Black Stars. Addo's re-appointment was confirmed by Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and GFA on Friday. "Borussia Dortmund and talent coach Otto Addo will part ways in the summer as he embarks on his new role as coach for the Ghanaian national…
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Mauricio Pochettino has urged Chelsea to book a return to Wembley in the FA Cup after revealing some of his nervous players were unable to sleep before their League Cup final defeat against Liverpool.
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Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday praised captain Manuel Neuer on the goalkeeper's recall to the Germany squad for the first time in 15 months.
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Team Nigeria’s men’s handball side, which defeated Togo on Wednesday in their opening game of the event at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, will meet their Malian counterparts in their second game of the competition.
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Organisers of Yucateco Boxing League Season 2 have disclosed that the second edition of the championship would feature teams from such notable boxing countries as South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire...
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Former international sprinter, Endurance Ojokolo, is surethat the country’s women sprinters will win gold medals at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
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Atletico Madrid bounced back from two goals down on aggregate against Inter Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday.

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Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up and scored as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday.
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is back in the rancorous round of shopping for a suitable manager for the Super Eagles, following the exit of Coach Jose Peseiro.
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Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medal-winning coach, Samson Siasia, who is serving a five-year ban from FIFA, and former CHAN Eagles manager, Salisu Yusuf, who also served a one-year ban from the world football governing body, are among 10 coaches that have applied to replace Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles’ coach.
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Plateau United, yesterday, thrashed Gombe United 4-0 to climb to the second position in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) table, just as Heartland of Owerri gave their supporters a reason to celebrate with a 2-0 defeat of Abia Warriors of Umuahia.
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Team Nigeria is currently in the second position behind runaway leaders, Egypt, but the country is being trailed by Algeria and South Africa, who are third and fourth respectively on the medals table.
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Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard, insists the Gunners will fear no-one in the Champions League quarterfinal draw – including holders and title rivals, Manchester City, reports dailystar.co.uk.
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Some of the country’s top stars, including number one professional golfer, Francis Epe, have registered to play in the Acropolis Golf Club’s maiden tournament slated for April 5 in Ihiala, Anambra State.
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Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said beating Napoli to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday was one of his finest moments in his post.
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David Raya was the hero as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.
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Key quotes from the UEFA Champions League last-16 second legs on Tuesday between Barcelona and Napoli, and Arsenal and Porto: