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Russia-African trade volume to hit $17.5bn – Experts

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2019

Experts have predicted that the trade turnover between Russia and Africa would double in the next three years. Last year, the total export volume of Russia and African countries grew by 18% and reached USD 17.5 billion. Managing Director of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Initiative, Kanayo

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AFCON 2019 official mascot ‘Tutankhamun’ unveiled

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2019

Ahead of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, the official mascot of the tournament has been unveiled by the Local Organizing Committee and it is called The child “Tut”. The mascot is named after the Pharaoh King Tutankhamun. The AFCON 2019 tournament holds from June 21 to July 19, 2019. This is […]

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Super Eagles tipped for AFCON glory

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2019

The organiser of Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Phillips, has joined other optimists, tipping the Super Eagles to lift the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Phillips gave the hope in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while speaking on the chances of the Gernot Rohr-tutored team in Africa’s biggest football event. […]

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Shocker: FIFA awards Eagles World Cup match to Algeria over ineligible player

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

FIFA has punished Nigeria for using an ineligible player in their final World Cup qualifier against Algeria in November. The match in Constantine originally ended in a 1-1 draw but that has now been overturned and Algeria awarded a 3-0 win. The sanction does not affect Nigeria’s World Cup qualification as they had already clinched […]

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Rabah Madjer: “Nigeria Is A Team Of Benchwarmers”

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

Algeria’s new coach, Rabah Madjer has described the Super Eagles as a team of benchwarmers, which has only one regular player in its squad. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, Madjer, who was one of the stars of the great Algerian side of the 1980s, said the Super Eagles should not […]

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‘No Enyeama contact for Rohr’

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2017 0

Gernot Rohr has not had any recent contact with Vincent Enyeama over a return to Nigeria’s national team, according to a Super Eagles official. There have been suggestions in Nigerian media that the coach has recently opened a line of communication with the veteran goalkeeper. Rohr was in contact with the player head of last […]

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UN Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

The United Nations Human Rights Council has been requested to host a special session next week on abuses by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria and neighboring countries, the council president said Friday. The U.N.’s top rights body received the request late Thursday from Algeria, on behalf of the group of African countries, president Joachim Ruecker […]