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Nigeria: NPFL – I’m Not Competing With Any Player – Mizo

[ad_1] The Bayelsa United striker has scored 10 goals in the 2023/24 season, which is exactly half of his club's total goal tally of 20 The ongoing 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season has been vibrant, with many standout players. There have been individuals displaying consistent goal-scoring prowess, as well as some remarkable goalkeepers, who have captured our attention. In 154 games played so far this season, 161 players in the league have scored 304 goals. Meanwhile, in the […]

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Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – Uzoho Leads New Arrivals As Super Eagles Step Up Training

[ad_1] Two intensive training sessions, one in the morning and another in the evening, are planned for today for the Super Eagles The Super Eagles camp in Abu Dhabi is abuzz with activity as three more players, Francis Uzoho, Umar Sadiq, and late call-up Alhassan Yusuf, arrived, swelling the number of players to 22. The Super Eagles are in business mode as the team gears up for the AFCON 2023 tournament in Côte d'Ivoire. Uzoho, the towering goalkeeper, will need […]

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Russian revanchism must be defeated in Ukraine

[ad_1] KYIV/BERKELEY, California – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration warned Congress late last year that the United States is running “out of money — and nearly out of time” to send aid and weapons to Ukraine.This, together with a recent warning by Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhnyi, that “sooner or later we are going to find that we simply don’t have enough people to fight,” has been interpreted by some […]

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Rwanda/Senegal: Rayon Sports Sign Senegalese Striker Alon Gomis

[ad_1] Rayon Sports have completed the signing of Senegalese striker Alon Paul Gomis on a short term deal. Gomis, 29, penned a six-month contract which will keep him at the Blues until the end of the 2023/24 season. His contract will be extended depending on his performance during the remainder of the season. The striker arrived in Kigali on December 22 to complete talks with the club management before making his signing official on Wednesday, January 3. "He is determined […]

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Tanzania: Azam Squeeze Into Mapinduzi Cup Quarters

[ad_1] ZANZIBAR: AZAM squeezed into the quarter-finals of the 2024 Mapinduzi Cup after submerging Vital'o 3-1 at New Amaan Sports Complex in Zanzibar on Tuesday. They became the first team from Tanzania Mainland to clear their path into the next phase of the tournament with the best record of not losing a match in their group A. Following the outcome, the Burundian side Vital'o was bundled out of the contest as they only managed to assemble two points from their […]

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Tanzania: Simba, Singida Face Off As Mapinduzi Cup Gathers Pace

[ad_1] ZANZIBAR: THE 2024 Mapinduzi Cup features a heated match today as Simba host Singida Fountain Gate in a group B clash at New Amaan Sports Complex in Zanzibar. This is an all-Premier League encounter, and both teams are eager to secure maximum points in order to advance to the next round of the tournament. During a pre-match briefing yesterday, Simba coach Abdelhak Benchikha stated that despite having only one day of preparation, his team is ready for the duel. […]

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Japan

In threatening shift, Pyongyang moves to redefine relations with Seoul

[ad_1] SEOUL – North Korea is shaking up the way it handles relations with South Korea, enacting changes to policy and government organizations that would effectively treat the South as a separate, enemy state.The moves, which break with decades of policy, could have North Korea's foreign ministry taking over relations with the South, and potentially help justify the use of nuclear weapons against Seoul in a future war, analysts said.Since […]

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Rwanda: Volleyball – Inkoramutima Edges Closer to Gisagara Move

[ad_1] Rwanda volleyball league champions Gisagara VC are in advanced talks to sign right attacker Herve Martial Inkoramutima ahead of the new season which kicks off on January 20. Times Sport understands Gisagara has contacted the former SV Lindow Gransee player in an attempt to secure his services and the two parties are close to reaching an agreement. "Inkoramutima will join Gisagara in the coming weeks, he has already agreed on personal terms with the club," a source told Times […]

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Rwanda: Nsengimana Joins Java Inovotec Ahead of Tour Du Rwanda 2024

[ad_1] Tour du Rwanda 2015 winner Jean Bosco Nsengimana has completed his move to Team Java Inovotec ahead of the highly-anticipated Tour du Rwanda 2024. Java Inovotec is among three Rwandan teams that will take part in the 17th Edition of the cycling race slated from February 18-25 alongside Team Rwanda and May Stars. Overall, the competition will attract a total of 20 teams from across the globe. Nsengimana, 31, holds a record of participating in 13 Tour du Rwanda […]

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