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By: SUNSHINETRUTH Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has been named the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) Player of the Year. The Senegal forward beat Liverpool team-mate and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez to the award. Mane, 27, helped the Reds to the 2018-19 Champions League title, scoring 30 goals in all competitions last season. He has scored 15 goals so far in 2019-20, with Liverpool 13 points clear at the top…

By: SUNSHINETRUTH Fresh crisis is brewing as Sunshine Stars technical adviser Kabiru Dogo will not lead the Akure Arsenal out against Rivers United in Port Harcourt Sunday when they clash in a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game. This is to expressed his displeasure over the undue interference in his job by the club’s Director Tunde Ogunja. A source close to the coach said the attitude of Tunde Ogunja which has not been curb by…

The Oyo Unity Cup SD 2019, Sponsored by the Honourable Minister Of Youth And Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare earlier scheduled to kick off this month has been postponed. According to the organisers, the postponement is to give room for proper preparation towards making the tournament a unique one. A Statement signed by Shittu Olaitan, Project Director, Oyo unity cup SD 2019, says the new date for the commencement of the tournament is January 26th…

By: Oluwatosin Adesola The Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ Team) yesterday narrowly lost 1-0 to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA Akure Branch Team) in a highly entertaining Novelty football match. The NBA team scored the lone goal in the second half of highly explosive match that was played at Ondo state Sports Complex, Akure. The game was part of activities lined-up for the 2019 Bar Week of the Association. Both teams paraded highly rated players…

By: SUNSHINETRUTH The usual training session of sunshine stars football club of Akure was on Tuesday morning halted by angered former players of Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens who staged a peaceful protest to press for the payment of their sign-on fee by the Ondo state football agency, ODSFA. The players who trooped out in their numbers displayed placards with inscriptions such as “PAY US OUR MONEY” ,”WE ARE TIRED” among others. They also threatened…

The Chairman of Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Hon Olugbenga Edema has said that the commission was developing sports in its mandate area to curb youth restiveness. Edema stated this when the executives of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN),Ondo State Chapter paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Akure. The chairman said that incidents of kidnapping and restiveness had reduced in the area because the present government was giving attention…

By: SUNSHINETRUTH Nigeria U17 4-2 Hungary U17: Golden Eaglets last night staged dramatic comeback in the 2019 World Cup opener. Coach Manu Garba’s boys showed resilience to earn their first win at the 2019 Fifa U17 World Cup that kicked off on yesterday in Brazil with three quick-fire goals in the second half Nigeria, a five time champions of the tournament, staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Hungary 4-2 in their first Group B fixture…

By: SUNSHINETRUTH A bright and entertaining friendly at Singapore’s National Stadium ended all square as Brazil and Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw. The Super Eagles took the lead against the run of play with Glasgow Rangers striker Aribo quick to react in the Brazil box lashing home in the 35th minute as Marquinhos dawdled. Brazil were soon level shortly after the interval when Casemiro stabbed home the rebound after Maquinhos had headed off the…