'Football is played with your head' — Super Falcons coach Waldrum gloats after leading Nigeria to Olympic qualification

Randy Waldrum was in a celebratory mood after Nigeria's crucial win over South Africa.

Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum basked in the glory of Nigeria's qualification for the 2024 Olympics, emphasising the cerebral aspect of the beautiful game.

Nigeria beat South Africa to reach Olympics.

Waldrum's tenure as head coach of the Super Falcons reached a new high as he guided Nigeria to their first Olympic Games Women’s tournament since 2008. The team's hard-fought victory over fierce rivals South Africa sealed their passage to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, ending a 16-year wait for Olympic participation.

By Ayoola Kelechi.

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Victor Osimhen: Highest-paid Super Eagles star reaches 1 million followers on X hours after reaching AFCON 2023 finals

Osimhen has continued to affirm his status as the most influential Nigerian footballer in the world.

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has reached a significant milestone on social media.

Osimhen, the highest-paid Nigerian footballer, has now garnered an impressive one million followers on Elon Musk's X platform.

This achievement comes hot on the heels of the Super Eagles securing a spot in the finals of AFCON 2023, thanks to their hard-fought victory over South Africa's Bafana Bafana.

By David Ben.

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Nigerians in South Africa: Is right of speech and expression in question?

In less than a day and 5 hours from now, the most talked about AFCON semi-final between Nigeria and South Africa will be staged in Ivory Coast, 34th edition host country.

Nigeria having crowned the winner in South Africa, in 2013, is seeking to be champions of African football for the forth time. The question is; will South Africa, Bafana Bafana, give the final ticket?

In a media circular published by the High Commission of  the Federal Republic of Nigeria, stating as shown:

In another development in far away Morocco, where, the presence of the CAF President is questioned by a popular TV stattion: https://satv.ma/

All in all, the sun will come tomorrow and only two countries that book the final tickets shall see the rainbow.

By Olagunju, Success Taiwo.

Nigerians call on Super Eagles to beat South Africa for Davido, Burna Boy, Asake and Olamide Grammy loss

The Super Eagles have been asked to beat South Africa to avenge Nigeria's Grammy loss.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been beseeched to avenge the country’s Afrobeats stars after a grand Grammy snub saw five nominees from the West African nation lose out on the Best African Music Performance award to South African popstar Tyla.

When the Grammy nominees were announced months ago, six Nigerians were shortlisted across several categories, and the news was met with excitement.

However, following the award ceremony on Sunday night, West African Time, bubbles burst, and gloom was the order of the day as none of the Nigerian artistes nominated for respective categories were presented with the gong.

By Faruq Ibrahim.

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AFCON 2023: CAF subjects Osimhen to multiple drug tests after energetic performance against Cameroon

Victor Osimhen at AFCON 2023.
(Photo Credit: CAF/Facebook)

CAF's vigilance on Victor Osimhen by subjecting him to several random dope tests after AFCON 2023 matches has raised eyebrows.

Nigeria's striker, Victor Osimhen, has found himself repeatedly selected for random doping tests by CAF during the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON 2023.

Pulse Sports reports that the doping tests on Osimhen were revealed following his impressive performance against Cameroon in the round of 16, sparking suspicion among fans.

By Izuchukwu Akawor.

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Osimhen begins reign as Africa's best with dazzling display for Napoli against Braga

Victor Osimhen was back among the goals as Napoli defeated Braga to secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Napoli secured qualification for the Champions League knockout stages, thanks to a 2-0 win over Braga led by the irrepressible Victor Osimhen.

Braga started energetically, with an early attempt from Bruma missing the mark. However, Napoli quickly gained momentum, and a defensive lapse from Braga complicated their task within the first 10 minutes. 

Serdar Saatçı's attempt to handle Matteo Politano's low cross resulted in an unintended deflection off his heel, beating Matheus despite his efforts to stop it. Captain Ricardo Horta made a brief effort at redemption with a long-range shot, but Alex Meret's save initiated another series of Napoli attacks. 

By Ifeanyi Ufomadu.

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