Nigeria’s senior female basketball team, D’Tigress has defeated World No. 5 France in a 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Nigerian team came back from losing the first quarter to beat France 67-65 in a World Cup qualifying game on Friday, February 11, 2022. D’Tigress lost the first quarter 11 – 28 but took the second quarter 16 – 10. Galatasaray’s Victoria Macaulay led the scoring for Nigeria with 19 points as the team led in 2 and …
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?????? The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Guinea Bissau 2-0 in their Group D encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night, January 19 in Garoua, Cameroon. Sadiq Umar scored in the 56th minute to put Nigeria ahead in the game after a wonderful left footed assist from Kelechi Iheanacho. While William Troost-Ekong scored Nigeria’s second goal after a sensational dribble by Moses Simon in the 75th minute. Simon dribbled three players in the left side of …
Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, replacing Brazil as the host nations after the South American country dropped out from hosting the tournament due to financial fears in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. The joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football was chosen by the council of football’s world governing body FIFA, which met on Thursday, June 25. It saw off competition from Colombia. The joint bid from …
Controversial journalist, Piers Morgan has slammed Novak Djokovic for hosting a tennis tournament and clubbing during his Adria Tour which took place in Serbia and Croatia amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The World No 1 and his wife Jelena tested positive for COVID-19 and as well as four other players who took part in the tournament. A pregnant wife of one of his friends also tested positive for the killer disease. Djokovic who has come under intense fire for organising the tennis tournament during …