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Ecobank Sponsors 2024 National Schools’ Team Chess Competition

April 16, 2024

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The 2024 National Schools’ Team Chess Competition is anticipated to be bigger with the inclusion of Ecobank Nigeria as a strategic

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FG to Explore Economic Potential of Sports Industry

June 26, 2020

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has announced that plans were ongoing to tap into the economic potential of sports in order to generate

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Clubs Vote to End NPFL 20/21 Season

June 23, 2020

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya Seventeen chairmen of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) top-flight clubs have voted to abruptly end the current 2019/2020 season disrupted by

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UEFA Unveils Dates for Champions League, Europa League Resumption

June 17, 2020

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has announced that this season’s Champions League, suspended in March due to the COVID-19

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Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Football’s First Billionaire

June 6, 2020

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer in history to earn $1 billion, according to Forbes. The Juventus star’s earning of $105

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Tottenham Hotspur Secure £175m Loan From Bank of England

June 4, 2020

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya English football club, Tottenham Hotspur, have secured a £175 million loan from the Bank of England to aid their finances during

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Manchester United Extends Ighalo Deal till January 2021

June 1, 2020

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya Manchester United Football Club have extended striker Odion Ighalo’s loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of January 2021, the Premier

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Freestyle Unlocked Africa 2020 Begins July 1

June 1, 2020

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The largest promoter of freestyle football in Africa, Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, has announced the maiden edition of the Freestyle Unlocked