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14th June 2024 The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18, 2024, public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival. In a statement on Friday signed by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, quoted the minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as congratulating all Muslim Ummah both at home and in […]

14th June 2024 The anticipation is finally over as Euro 2024 kicks off tonight in Munich, marking the start of one of international football’s most prestigious tournaments. With 24 nations competing, the championship promises a thrilling month of top-tier action, featuring some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Bellingham, and Kylian Mbappé.

14th June 2024 Borussia Dortmund announced on Friday that defender Mats Hummels will leave after 13 years at the club. Hummels’ departure comes a day after coach Edin Terzic surprisingly announced he would leave the club, just two weeks after taking them to the Champions League final. During two stints at Dortmund, Hummels won two

13th June 2024 The qualifying draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 4, according to the Confederation of African Football. The 48 competing teams will be split into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group reaching the finals in Morocco. The

13th June 2024 Scotland’s players in training session on June 13, 2024, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 Football Championship | AFP Scotland coach Steve Clarke said his team should “fear no one” ahead of Friday’s opening match against Euro 2024 hosts Germany in Munich. Clarke hopes to become the first man to lead Scotland

13th June 2024 The professional footballers’ unions of England (PFA) and France (UNFP) took FIFA to court in Brussels on Thursday to challenge the timetable “unilaterally set” by the world body, in particular its new Club World Cup in 2025. Players’ unions have complained that the expanded Club World Cup, due to take place in

13th June 2024 The Nigeria Football Federation has decided to appoint an expatriate Technical Adviser to oversee the Super Eagles. This move comes ahead of the upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers and the remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, and is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks. The decision was contained in

12th June 2024 Italian giants Juventus on Wednesday named Thiago Motta as their new coach, replacing Massimiliano Allegri who was sacked last month. “It’s official, the next Juventus coach will be Thiago Motta. The Italian-Brazilian has signed with Juventus until June 30, 2027,” the club said in a statement. Motta, 41, was previously in charge

Gernot Rohr has expressed his desire to lead Benin Republic to the FIFA World Cup, replicating the feat he achieved with Nigeria in 2018 in Russia. The 70-year-old Franco-German made the assertion after the Cheetahs outclassed the Super Eagles 2-1 in a Group C qualifying fixture at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Monday. Jodel

12th June 2024 French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been named in the Spain team for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Spanish tennis federation announced Wednesday. World number two Alcaraz last weekend won his first Roland Garros title on the clay in Paris, where the Olympic tournament will take place from July