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Nigeria’s Super Eagles B set for opener in 8th African Nations Championship
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 3, 2025
Days after racing to a 10th triumph in the Women Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria will on Tuesday begin another serious quest for a continental title when the home-based senior men’s team, Super Eagles B take on Cup holders Senegal in the opening...
FIBA 2025: Akpabio hails D’Tigress, says Nigerian women are pacesetters
Eagle Online
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August 5, 2025
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated the D’Tigress for winning the FIBA 2025 Women’s Afrobasket competition for a historic seventh time, saying Nigerian women are pacesetters. Akpabio spoke on the victorious team in a...
Not Sesko: Fabrizio Romano Says Newcastle 'Discussing' £80m Striker Move
GiveMeSport
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August 6, 2025
Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your GiveMeSport account Newcastle United look as though they are going to miss out on the signing of Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, with reports suggesting that the Slovenian striker has chosen Manchester...
Goals and Highlights: Congo 1-1 Sudan in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 5, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us in our live coverage of the Congo vs Sudan match, corresponding to Matchday 1 of Group D of the 2025 African Nations Championship. We wish you all a happy afternoon and stay tuned to...
Newcastle already in "club-to-club" talks for next striker target after Sesko blow
Football FanCast
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August 6, 2025
Newcastle United are set to miss out on another transfer target as Benjamin Sesko looks bound for Manchester United. Both Premier League sides had submitted bids to RB Leipzig, but it now looks apparent that the Slovenia international's desired...
Ghana’s Epixode dazzles at The Hague African Festival 2025
Ghana News Agency
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August 8, 2025
Accra, Aug. 8, GNA – Ghanaian music sensation Epixode lit up the stage at the 14th edition of the The Hague African Festival (THAF), delivering one of the most electrifying performances of the event’s closing weekend at ZuiderparkTheater. Backed...
‘Your Ghosts Are Mine’ screenings at MIA
Gulf Times
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August 8, 2025
A poster of short film Freedom Fields. Doha Film Institute (DFI) presents a film series at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) featuring a curated selection of works from the acclaimed exhibition 'Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified...
WAFCON 2024: Black Queens yet to receive $350,000 for third-place finish
MyJoyOnline
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August 5, 2025
The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, says the Black Queens are yet to receive their financial prize for their performance at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Black Queens...
Ghana Halts MultiChoice Operations in Subscription Clash
News Ghana
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August 11, 2025
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has ordered MultiChoice Ghana, operator of DStv and GOtv, to suspend services after it defied a government directive to slash subscription fees by 30%. The deadline passed on August 7, and the...
Nicolas Jackson tells Chelsea hierachy he wants to explore a move AWAY from Stamford Bridge as Newcastle target is left out of squad for Bayer Leverkusen clash
Daily Mail
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August 8, 2025
By KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER Published: 12:45 EDT, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 13:53 EDT, 8 August 2025 Nicolas Jackson has been left out of the Chelsea squad for their Stamford Bridge friendly versus Bayer Leverkusen tonight with the club now...
Nobel Mendy Rangers transfer 'confirmed' by Real Betis chief as major hint dropped on fellow Ibrox 'target'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 11, 2025
Real Betis have confirmed that defender Nobel Mendy is close to leaving the club - with Rangers in pole position to land the youngster. Mendy, 20, is poised to become Russell Martin's 10th signing of the summer, with Gers set to pay around...
Rayvanny headlines vibrant opening ceremony as CHAN 2024 kicks off in Dar es Salaam
TV47
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August 2, 2025
The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 kicked off in spectacular fashion tonight, with a vibrant fusion of Tanzanian music and continental football. Homegrown superstar Rayvanny took center stage at the Benjamin Mkapa...
Al Duhail to meet Iran’s Sepahan today
Gulf Times
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August 11, 2025
The battle to reach the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite (West) will see Al Duhail take on Iran’s Sepahan SC at the Khalifa International Stadium today at 7pm. Al Duhail are seeking a strong start to the season by winning and...
‘It’s A Big Game’ — Chelle Speaks Ahead Home Eagles Vs Sudan
Complete Sports
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August 11, 2025
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle says it is important for his team to get a positive result against Sudan in their next game at the 2024 African Nations Championship,reports Completesports.com. The Eagles started their campaign at the...
Workboat Diverts to Lanzarote After Finding 49 Stowaways
The Maritime Executive
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Spanish authorities were working to resolve a situation after a workboat traveling from Dakar, Senegal, reported to the authorities that it had discovered an unusually high number of stowaways hiding amongst its cargo equipment. Typically, the...
'Reug Reug' says every Rodtang fight is an absolute spectacle: "You can't not enjoy it"
Sportskeeda
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August 8, 2025
'Reug Reug' Oumar Kane has joined the chorus of fighters praising Rodtang Jitmuangnon's ability to deliver must-watch entertainment every time he steps into the Circle. The reigning ONE heavyweight MMA world champion expressed his admiration for...
2025 Rugby Africa Cup Set
Nyasa Times
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August 11, 2025
Africa’s premier men’s rugby tournament, the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, is officially underway. Hosted in Uganda from 8 to 19 July, this tournament doubles as the crucial African qualifying competition for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia: the...
Eagles fret over Taiwo, Ozoemena’s injury as Chelle plots Sudan’s fall
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 11, 2025
Super Eagles’ medical personnel are working around the clock to get injured goalkeeper Ani Ozoemena and left back, Abdulrafiu Taiwo, ready for tomorrow’s must-win game against Sudan at the ongoing African Nations Championship, held in Uganda,...
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Monday (Aug 11, 2025)
The Malaysian Star
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August 11, 2025
Malaysia: * Malaysia's fertility rate more than halved since 1980 * Those with taxable incomes over RM100,000 a year contributed to 86% of individual income tax collected in 2023, says Finance Ministry * Court of Appeal defers decision on Indira...
2025 Financial Times Africa Summit to Tackle Trump-Era Policies as Malawi Reels from Visa Bond, Aid Cuts
Nyasa Times
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August 11, 2025
The Financial Times has announced that the 12th edition of its flagship Africa Summit will take place in London on October 21–22, 2025, under the theme “Africa in a Changing World.” The high-level gathering will bring together African Heads of...