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Kano Approves N97m For 47 Football Teams

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Kano State Executive Council has approved N97 million to support 47 football clubs playing in the National League, Commissioner for Information, Muhammed Garba, has said.

In a statement issued on Thursday in Kano, Garba said that the fund would help the amateur teams to participate in the 2021/2022 National League season scheduled to begin in November.

Meanwhile, the council also approved N55 million to procure Set Top Box for the successful digital switch over from analogue to digital television in the state.

Garba said that the switch over would be from October 30, when television users will require digital STB to receive TV signal.

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The commissioner said that the council had directed the Ministry for Local government and Chieftaincy Affairs to handle the issue.

He added that the ministry would supply the STB to all Primary Health Centres, Community Viewing Centres, Local Education Authorities, primary and basic schools and the 44 Local Government Councils in the state.

”7, 000 units of the STB will also be supplied to the 114 Ministries Departments and Agencies and 1,460 to Senior Secondary Schools in the state at the cost of N12, 500 per unit,” he added.

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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in 2008, Nigeria signed the International Telecommunication Union Protocol to transit from analogue to digital television in line with global trend.

The pilot digitisation started in April 2016 in Jos and later Abuja, Kaduna, Enugu, Ilorin and Osogbo, while the second phase commenced in 2021, with Lagos and the remaining 30 states.

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Super Eagles job: Amuneke, Siasia, Okpala, 9 others beat NFF deadline

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Super Eagles job: Amuneke, Siasia, Okpala, 9 others beat NFF deadline

No fewer than 12 coaches yesterday beat the deadline for submission of application letters to the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF for the vacant post of head coach of the senior men’s national team of Nigeria, Super Eagles which was advertised last week.

The federation had five days ago declared the position of the Super Eagles head coach vacant following the expiration of the contract of former gaffer Jose Peseiro at the end of February.

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In an advertisement on its website calling for applications, the NFF stated the prospective Super Eagles coach “must have proven experience at the elite level of football.”

Among the applications received by the NFF are those from former head coach of Tanzania senior men’s team, Taifa Stars and ex-coach of 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winning team, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, Emmanuel Amuneke, Finidi George who was Peseiro’s assistant coach and former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh.

Others who filed their applications before the deadline are, Samson Siasia, former Super Eagles head coach whose FIFA ban will soon be lifted and Sylvanus Okpala, ex-Super Eagles assistant coach under late Stephen Keshi and Michael Nsien, ex- USA U-16 team coach of Nigerian descent.

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“Our wives”- Asisat Oshoala subtly mocks Cameroon following Anthony Joshua’s win against Ngannou

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“Our wives”- Asisat Oshoala subtly mocks Cameroon following Anthony Joshua’s win against Ngannou

Asisat Oshoala’s response to Anthony Joshua’s latest bout against Francis Ngannou has gone viral.

In a Twitter tweet, Asisat criticized Cameroon for their recent losses to Nigeria in several sports.

Since Nigeria’s victory against Cameroon in the 2023 AFCON second round, Asisat Oshoala said, the country has suffered consecutive defeats.

The knockout of Francis Ngannou marks Cameroon’s third defeat at the hands of Nigeria.

In another tweet, Asisat Oshoala said that Anthony Joshua utilized unique combat voodoo to attack Francis Ngannou, which is why he collapsed like a mango tree.

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Asisat Oshoala was a member of Nigeria’s women’s squad that defeated Cameroon in the 2024 Olympics qualifications a few weeks ago.

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Many Nigerians didn’t believe he would win – Do2dtun on Anthony Joshua’s victory over Francis Ngannou

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Many Nigerians didn’t believe he would win – Do2dtun on Anthony Joshua’s victory over Francis Ngannou

Popular media personality Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, aka Do2tun, has claimed that many Nigerians didn’t believe Nigerian-British boxer, Anthony Joshua was going to defeat former Franco-Cameroonian UFC star, Francis Ngannou, in their boxing bout on Friday.

Joshua knocked out the former UFC heavyweight champion in the second round of the bout in Saudi Arabia.

Nigerians thronged to social media to celebrate Joshua’s victory over Ngannou with the Federal Government also sending a congratulatory message to him via social media.

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However, reacting via his X handle, Do2tun insisted that most Nigerians didn’t support Joshua initially.

He wrote, “Be honest, so many Nigerians didn’t believe Anthony would win this fight. I did. I said to my friends, ‘Boxing is technical & just cos Francis knocked out Fury who I still think hasn’t fought a good contender doesn’t mean he will beat Anthony.’ We need to do better.”

Sharing a screenshot of his tweet on his Instagram page, Do2tun opined that Anthony Joshua was right not to have mentioned Nigeria in his victory speech where he acknowledged Britain, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.

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The OAP wrote, “Success has a lot of family members.

“Failure is an orphan. Such is life but I’ll rather choose one with my full chest.
Let’s stay one place. He [Anthony Joshua] didn’t shout us out but do we truly deserve it?

“Tonnes even bet against him.. chai Naija for show.”

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