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• My husband will be cleared in rape case — Odogwu Asaba’s wife

  01-09-2026 21:02 via punchng.com
  
  The wife of Delta State content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaba, has expressed confidence that her husband will be freed from the rape allegation involving the late 20-year-old Favour Agbro. The woman, whose name was not disclosed, said that she would continue to stand by Ogbonna, insisting that she believed he didRead More: https://punchng.com/my-husband-will-be-freed-from-rape-case-odogwu-asabas-wife/
  
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• Jesus: I’m Prepared To Compete With Raphinha At Barca

  14-09-2026 23:10 via completesports.com
  Barcelona forward Gabriel Jesus has disclosed that he is ready to compete with his in-form teammate Raphinha for a starting spot in Hansi Flick’s lineup. Raphinha has started the season brilliantly, scoring eight goals and providing three assists in his first six matches. Read Also:‘We Miss Osimhen’ — Galatasaray Boss Admits After Slim Win Over [...]
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• Spanish, Italian Giants Considering January Loan Move For Madueke

  14-09-2026 23:02 via completesports.com
  Atletico Madrid and Juventus are monitoring the situation of Noni Madueke at Arsenal and are considering a January transfer move for the winger. The 24-year-old has struggled for regular Premier League minutes under Mikel Arteta so far this season, and that lack of involvement could open the door to a temporary move. Madueke remains highly [...]
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• 2026 U-20 WWC: Aduku Confident Falconets Can Overcome England Challenge

  14-09-2026 21:28 via completesports.com
  Falconets head coach Moses Aduku is confident Nigeria can overcome a tough England side when both teams meet in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Bielsko-Biala on Thursday. England finished second in Group B with four points, behind group winners Brazil, setting up a challenging knockout encounter against [...]
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• U-20 WWC: NSC Salutes Falconets On Qualification To Round Of 16

  14-09-2026 21:27 via completesports.com
  The National Sports Commission (NSC) has congratulated Nigeria’s Falconets following their round of 16 qualification at the 2026 FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup. The Falconets sealed their place in the knockout round after hammering New Caledonia 10-1 in Sunday’s final group game in Poland. Following the dominant win, the Falconets finished second and will now [...]
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• FIFPRO Demands Reforms After Infantino’s Failed Sell Off Plan

  14-09-2026 20:41 via completesports.com
  
  Global players’ union FIFPRO has called for urgent governance reforms at FIFA following the collapse of Gianni Infantino’s proposed “sell-off” plan. The plan, which would have seen FIFA commercialize and sell parts of its competitions and data rights to private investors, reportedly failed to gain support from key stakeholders. Read Also:Blackburn Give Injury Update On [...]
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• Ancelotti: Brazil Can’t Replace Neymar

  14-09-2026 20:16 via completesports.com
  Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has disclosed that it will be difficult to replace Neymar in the senior national team. Neymar called time on his international career after this summer’s World Cup, where Brazil were knocked out in the last 16 by Norway. Read Also:Durosinmi Thrilled To Rescue Point For Genk Against Gent In a chat [...]
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• Milan Legend Claims Arsenal Flop Tavares Good Enough To Play For Madrid

  14-09-2026 19:27 via completesports.com
  
  Lazio head coach and legendary AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso says Arsenal flop Nuno Tavares has ‘everything it takes’ to be playing for Real Madrid with the right mindset. Arsenal were alerted to Tavares’ undoubted potential when he was playing for boyhood team Benfica and went on to wrap up an £8million deal for the [...]
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• Blackburn Give Injury Update On Super Eagles Star

  14-09-2026 18:08 via completesports.com
  Super Eagles defender Ryan Alebiosu was substituted at half-time during Blackburn Rovers’ 3-1 win against Millwall on Saturday, due to an illness rather than a new injury, according to head coach Tony Mowbray. Alebiosu had complained of feeling unwell earlier in the week and spent training days doing light recovery work rather than full sessions. [...]
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• Nwaiwu Laments Trabzonspor Defeat To Konyaspor

  14-09-2026 17:44 via completesports.com
  
  Chibuike Nwaiwu has expressed his disappointment following Trabzonspor’s 1-0 defeat to Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig, Completesports.com reports. The Black Sea Storm suffered the narrow loss away from home on Sunday, with Rajmund Tóth scoring the only goal of the encounter just two minutes into the game. Trabzonspor created several opportunities to get back [...]
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• Vink: I Didn’t Expect Arokodare To Make Quick Impact At Ajax

  14-09-2026 17:31 via completesports.com
  Former Ajax midfielder Marciano Vink has praised Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare, stating that he never expected the Nigerian international to make immediate impact at Ajax. Recall that Arokodare joined Ajax from Wolves this summer and has already scored 5 goals in 8 appearances across all competitions for Ajax this season. Read Also:Durosinmi Thrilled To [...]
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• Durosinmi Thrilled To Rescue Point For Genk Against Gent

  14-09-2026 16:19 via completesports.com
  Rafiu Durosinmi has expressed his delight after helping Genk secure a point in their 1-1 draw against KAA Gent in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday. The Smurfs fell behind after just 10 minutes when Momodou Sonko put the visitors ahead. Durosinmi restored parity two minutes after the restart, scoring his fifth league goal in [...]
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• SPORTS PLANET Podcast…EPISODE 138: Femi Opabunmi On The State Of Nigerian Football (Part 2)

  14-09-2026 14:50 via completesports.com
  Born on March 3rd, 1985, in Lagos, Femi Opabunmi started his football career in Ibadan, Oyo State, where he became a household name until the late coach Musa Abdullahi picked him, along with 22 others, to fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago. He became a national hero [...]
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• American-Born Nigerian Ugochukwu Crowned Formula 3 Champion

  14-09-2026 14:20 via completesports.com
  American-born Nigerian Ugo Ugochukwu was crowned the 2026 FIA Formula 3 champion in a straightforward season finale at Madring. The 19-year-old entered the final round of the campaign trailing Freddie Slater in the championship, after a difficult weekend at Monza, but the Audi junior suffered a disaster which opened the door for Ugochukwu. Slater struggled [...]
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• Euromatch NPFL: Buter Savours Sporting Lagos’ Derby Victory Over Inter

  14-09-2026 14:15 via completesports.com
  
  Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffery Buter has praised his players for their impressive response following their 3-0 derby victory over Inter Lagos, Completesports.com reports. The NPFL newcomers secured their first win of the 2026/27 season with a convincing victory over Inter Lagos in a Matchday 3 encounter at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on [...]
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• CAFCL: Conceding Two Goals In 20 Minutes Is Rivers United’s Worst Performance In Recent History — Olanrewaju

  14-09-2026 13:49 via completesports.com
  
  Rivers United Assistant Coach, Yemi Olanrewaju, has painfully confessed that the Pride of Rivers shock exit in the first preliminary round of the 2026/2027 CAF Champions League following two early goals they conceded in Sunday’s first preliminary round return leg against FC San Pedro Of Cote d’Ivoire at Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, is the club’s [...]
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• 7m-th คืออะไร? รู้จักผลบอลสดระบบใหม่ที่ดูง่ายและลุ้นสนุกกว่าเดิม

  14-09-2026 13:04 via completesports.com
  คืนที่ฟุตบอลเตะพร้อมกันหลายคู่ ความสนุกไม่ได้อยู่แค่ทีมโปรดชนะหรือแพ้ แต่&
  
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• ‘We Miss Osimhen’ — Galatasaray Boss Admits After Slim Win Over Kocaelispor

  14-09-2026 12:27 via completesports.com
  
  Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk has admitted that his side missed Victor Osimhen during their hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Kocaelispor, reports Completesports.com. The Yellow and Reds secured all three points thanks to a decisive goal from centre-back Abdulkerim Bardakci, who struck 19 minutes from time. Osimhen missed his second consecutive game for Galatasaray after [...]
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• Mesh Motorcycle Intercom: How It Works And Why Riders Use It

  14-09-2026 12:21 via completesports.com
  
  A mesh motorcycle intercom lets riders talk in a group without relying on a phone signal or a fixed group leader. Instead of maintaining one connection path, compatible units create a flexible communication network that can adapt as riders move closer together or farther apart. This makes a mesh motorcycle intercom especially useful for touring [...]
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• Top 10 AI Photo Enhancers In 2026: Free vs Paid Tools Compared

  14-09-2026 12:16 via completesports.com
  
  What Makes a Photo Object Removal Tool truly Great Best is a word that gets thrown around too casually in software reviews – it always refers to whichever application just sponsored that particular article. But we wanted to take the time to be a little bit more precise as to what “best” actually means for [...]
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• NPFL: Orji Blames Defensive Errors for Abia Warriors’ Poor Start

  14-09-2026 11:35 via completesports.com
  Abia Warriors assistant coach Bethel Orji has attributed the club’s poor start to the new Nigeria Premier Football League ,NPFL, season to costly defensive mistakes. The Umuahia-based side came from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw against Ikorodu City in their Matchday 3 encounter at the Enyimba Stadium, Aba, on Sunday. The result [...]
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• Euromatch NPFL: Orji Blames Defensive Errors for Abia Warriors’ Poor Start

  14-09-2026 11:35 via completesports.com
  
  Abia Warriors assistant coach Bethel Orji has attributed the club’s poor start to the new Nigeria Premier Football League ,NPFL, season to costly defensive mistakes. The Umuahia-based side came from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw against Ikorodu City in their Matchday 3 encounter at the Enyimba Stadium, Aba, on Sunday. The result [...]
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• I deserve Ballon d’Or this year — Barca’s Yamal

  14-09-2026 11:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lamine Yamal believes he and Kylian Mbappe are the two best players in the world and said he deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or after a trophy-laden year with Barcelona and Spain.“For me, Mbappe and me, we’re the two best players in the world,” the 19-year-old Barcelona winger said in an interview on Movistar Plus, excerpts of which were published on Sunday.“I honestly think that, as the best in the world, maybe there are two of us, and this year I would deserve
  
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• South Korea coach Moreno denies using ChatGPT to prepare games

  14-09-2026 11:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  South Korea’s new interim coach Robert Moreno said Monday that he wanted to make fans in the country “happy” after a disastrous World Cup and series of damaging controversies.Former Spain coach Moreno, who was forced to deny earlier this year that he used ChatGPT to prepare for games, will be in charge for friendly matches in the coming months.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said he could stay on for the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia in January-February, “subject to an
  
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• 2026 U-20 WWC: Falconets Ready For England Showdown — Kareem

  14-09-2026 10:55 via completesports.com
  Falconets striker Ramotalahi Kareem says Nigeria are determined to give their all when they face England in the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria secured their place in the knockout stage after a resounding 10-1 victory over New Caledonia in Lodz on Sunday, with Kareem scoring a hat-trick to inspire [...]
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• Zverev holds off Shelton to win US Open title

  14-09-2026 10:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Alexander Zverev held off Ben Shelton to win the US Open on Sunday, capturing the second Grand Slam of his career just months after winning the French Open.The top-seeded German ruthlessly snuffed out a late surge by Shelton to triumph 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-2, ending the eighth seed’s bid to become the first US man in 23 years to win a Grand Slam title.Zverev expunged the bitter memory of his 2020 US Open defeat, when he was two points from victory before falling to Dominic Thiem in five
  
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• Dutch Lower-League Match Abandoned After Player Loses Teeth In Wild Tunnel Brawl

  14-09-2026 10:04 via completesports.com
  A Dutch lower-league football match between IJsselmeervogels and GVVV was abandoned at halftime after a tunnel fight left defender Quiermo Dumay with three knocked-out teeth. According to Daily Mail, the 25-year-old IJsselmeervogels defender reportedly lost three teeth after being struck as the teams headed towards their dressing rooms. Dumay left the stadium wearing a blood-stained [...]
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• U-20 WWC: We Still Have Some Lapses —Aduku Admits Despite Falconets’ 10-1 Win Over New Caledonia

  14-09-2026 09:32 via completesports.com
  Falconets head coach Moses Aduku has admitted that there are still some lapses his team needs to work on despite their 10-1 win against New Caledonia. The Falconets booked their place in the round of 16 thanks to their dominant win over the debutants. After securing one point in their opening two group games (2-0 [...]
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• Manchester Derby: English Refereeing Body Faults VAR Over Decision To Allow Haaland Goal

  14-09-2026 08:40 via completesports.com
  
  Refereeing governing body Pro Ref has admitted the decision to let Erling Haaland’s Manchester derby-winning goal stand was a mistake. Haaland’s second-half strike proved decisive as Manchester City beat local rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford – despite playing more than hour with ten men after Phil Foden was sent off for kicking out [...]
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• Manchester Derby: English Refereeing Body Faults VAR Decision To Allow Haaland’s Goal Stand

  14-09-2026 08:40 via completesports.com
  
  Refereeing governing body Pro Ref has admitted the decision to let Erling Haaland’s Manchester derby-winning goal stand was a mistake. Haaland’s second-half strike proved decisive as Manchester City beat local rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford – despite playing more than hour with ten men after Phil Foden was sent off for kicking out [...]
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