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 Eagles Down Libya, Go Top of CHAN group

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Sunday Faleye’s late goal helped Nigeria claim all three points against Libya and pull their African Nations Championship chestnuts from the fire.

Faleye stretched his sinews to reach a headed knockdown from Osas Okoro’s corner and volley the Super Eagles ahead with just over 10 minutes of play left prompting jubilant celebrations at the Grand Stade de Tanger.

However, where the Super Eagles’ opening-day draw against Rwanda was down to missed opportunities, Friday’s game was more about a lack of them.

Following that surprise draw in their first game, many expected coach Salisu Yusuf to wield the axe.

Instead, he stuck to the same starting lineup, and for the first 45 minutes, it looked like a disastrous decision.

The Nigerians, who almost certainly needed to avoid defeat to stay in contention, created nothing in the opening period, one in which they had zero shots on target compared to Libya’s three.

Precious little changed in the second half until the hour mark, when Salisu hooked static forward Tony Okpotu and threw on Ibrahim Mustapha in his place.

The Enyimba forward immediately sparked the attack to life, running at players, beating them for pace and pulling them every which way with his movement.

It was from one such tireless running that the Super Eagles won the corner that led to the goal.

Osas put in the delivery, the ball was knocked down and Faleye was on hand to despatch it, continuing his encouraging start to this tournament.

The win takes Nigeria top of the group on four points, one ahead of Libya. It also earns them full bonus for their opening day draw, when they were only paid half.

The extra payment was approved on Friday morning by Nigeria Sports Minister Solomon Dalung.

Nigeria now need just a point against Equatorial Guinea in their final Group game to advance to the knockout phase. (ESPN)

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Robinho To Serve A 9 Year Jail Term Over Gang Rape

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Former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho will reportedly serve a nine-year jail sentence for gang rape – Imposed on him by an Italian court — in Brazil, judges in Brasilia has ruled.

The 40-year-old was found guilty in Italy in 2017 and according to Globo, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (BSCJ), made the ruling on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

The former Premier League player, whose real name is Robson De Souza, was one of six men who were found guilty of a§§aulting an Albanian woman in an Italian nightclub in January 2013.

In January 2022, the Supreme Court in Rome dismissed his final appeal against the conviction, according to the report.

Robinho claims he is innocent and has been living in Brazil for the past seven years. It came after nine of the court’s 15 ministers had voted in favour of the decision to incarcerate the footballer in Brazil.

Globo also claims that the ex-footballer, who also spent time at AC Milan and Real Madrid, will now be arrested in Santos, where he currently resides.

Robinho, who was 28 and was playing for AC Milan at the time, admitted during his appeal to having ‘contact’ with the woman, but the Brazilian insisted it was consensual.

The Milan Court of Appeals found Robinho had ‘belittled’ and ‘br¥tally h¥miliated’ the victim as it upheld his original sentence in December 2020.

Intercepted phone calls between the Brazilian and those allegedly involved in the assault were used as key evidence in his initial conviction.

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Former Tennis Champion, Tania Okpala Returns To Tennis After Rehabilitation

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Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has revealed that former tennis champion, Tania Okpala, has resumed playing on the courts.

This development follows Soludo’s assurance that she would undergo rehabilitation after a video surfaced online showing her in distress on the streets of Awka, pleading for assistance.

In an update on his social media handle on Thursday, Soludo expressed his satisfaction with Okpala’s return, stating, “Tania Okpala is back on the courts!

“A few months ago, social media was flooded with a viral video showing Ms. Tania in a distressing state on the streets of Awka. I am pleased to report that we have successfully restored Tania to her winning ways.”

Okpala, who hails from Anambra and has a Belarusian mother, represented Nigeria in the 1990s.

Here are pictures of her in the tennis court.

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AFCON: Victor Osimhen Now Cleared To Join The Other Super Eagles Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Game

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Good News has it that Victor Osimhen has finally joined the Super Eagles Nigeria team in Bouake, Ivory Coast.

He has been given the clear from the medical team on the abdominal discomfort issue. Earlier it was reported that the player could not join the rest of the team who flew to Ivory Coast ahead of Tomorrow’s football match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.

He’s fully fit and ready to play in the Semifinals against South Africa tomorrow.

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