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Heineken’s Champions League ‘Share The Drama’ Campaign Extends To Abuja
With previous successful screenings of the 2018 UEFA Champions League matches held in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Heineken has extended this exclusive premium match viewing experience to Abuja, in Nigeria’s Capital, with the broadcast of this week’s PSG vs Real Madrid, and Liverpool vs Porto games on Tuesday, March 6th 2018.
At the Heineken premium experience venues Tak Klub House, in Abuja, and Ember Creek, Victoria Island, Lagos, supporters and neutral fans of PSG and Real Madrid, engaged in the biggest clash of the night, were on the edge of their seats throughout the 90-plus minutes that the game lasted, as they watched the action-packed contest between Europe’s best teams on a night full of drama.
With a powerful header from a Lucas Vazquez cross, current Ballon D’or Winner, Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score for the ninth straight game in this season’s Champions League.
The Real Madrid star opened scoring in the 51st minute of the round of 16 second leg clash.
The Parisians equalized through Edinson Cavani after going one man down, but Madrid’s holding midfielder, Casemiro scored a second goal in the 80th minute. The game ended 5-2 on aggregate, with the Spanish team proceeding to the Quarter Finals.
Fans at the premium match viewing centres were treated to a supply of cold beer, snacks and leisure games to play, in an atmosphere of fun, celebration and much delight.
Many of the guests were also rewarded with gifts and prizes after participating in football quizzes.
The elegant crowd also engaged in football banter and conversations, whilst cheering on their favourite teams and players who were in action on the night.
UEFA Champions League fans in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt will continue to have the chance to enjoy Heineken match viewing experiences in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja for the rest of the 2017/2018 Champions League season.
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Robinho To Serve A 9 Year Jail Term Over Gang Rape
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.
Sports
Former Tennis Champion, Tania Okpala Returns To Tennis After Rehabilitation
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.
Sports
AFCON: Victor Osimhen Now Cleared To Join The Other Super Eagles Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Game
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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