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The Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, the venue of the 21st National Sports Festival (NSF), was greeted with frenzy as the opening ceremony witnessed a large turnout of sports-loving Delta people.
Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty kick but Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored in a 2-0 victory over Poland at Stadium 974 on Wednesday in Qatar.
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Enugu State will compete in nine Sports with 42 athletes at the 2022 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba, Delta.
Read more: NSF: Enugu to compete in 9 sports with 42 athletes
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Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly wore a special armband in memory of former international Papa Bouba Diop, who died exactly two years ago, in his team’s decisive Group A game against Ecuador at the World Cup on Tuesday.
Read more: Senegal captain wears special armband in Diop’s memory
Business activities are now booming around the Games Village at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba as the 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) gets underway in the state capital.
Read more: Asaba bubbles as 21st NSF ignites business activities at Games Village
Football’s ruling body FIFA has urged World Cup organizers in Qatar to allow rainbow-colored items in the stadiums, sources have told dpa.
Read more: FIFA tells World Cup organisers to allow rainbow colours as agreed
The Delta Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, on Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the now ongoing 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) would be hitch-free and fun-filled.
Read more: NSF 2022: Delta Govt. promises hitch-free festival
Minister of Youths and Sports Development Sunday Dare said that his primary objective at the 2022 National Sports Festival (NSF) was to hunt for new national talents that would represent Nigeria at the next Olympics, France 2024.
Read more: 2022 NSF: Dare says Nigeria hunting for new national talents
Some members of Sunshine Stars FC Supporters Club have appealed to the state government not to sell off a significant part of the heritage of sports-loving people of Ondo State.
Read more: Don’t sell Sunshine Stars, it’s our heritage, Supporters Club tells Ondo govt.
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is close to signing a contract with Saudi club Al-Nassr, according to media reports.
Read more: Ronaldo close to signing with Saudi club Al-Nassr
Former champions Spain got their 2022 World Cup off to a pulsating start with a record 7-0 rout of Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Read more: Spain join World Cup 100 club with 7-0 routing of Costa Rica