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Black Stallions Set For UK Camp Ahead Of Qualifiers Against Ghana
Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) is set to camp the senior men’s national team, Black Stallions, in England ahead of the next month’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Mauritius.
Nigeria is pitted against Ghana, Burundi, and DR Congo with the Black Stallions targeting top three finish to earn a move to the next phase of the series, which is the Africa Cup Sevens slated for Zimbabwe.
Nigeria will open their campaign against Ghana before meeting Burundi and DR Congo in their last Group A match of the qualifiers. Nigeria began their preparation for the qualifiers in early May with the convergence of players based in the United Kingdom under Coach Temitope Okenla, while newly-appointed Black Stallions’ coach, Steve Lewis, has been supervising other players based in Europe, United States of America and Nigeria.
The bulk of the selected players are expected to go into a closed camp before travelling to Mauritius for the first phase of the qualifiers. The Mauritius leg of the qualifiers will hold on June 24 and 25 with 12 countries in competition for the available four slots in the Africa Cup Sevens tourney, which holds in Zimbabwe in September.
The participating countries are Mauritius, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Botswana, Cameroun, Algeria and Nigeria. Others are Burundi, Congo, Lesotho, Senegal and Egypt
According to NRFF General Manager, Azeez Ladipo, the foreign-based players selected for the qualifiers would be joined by their home-based counterparts in the United Kingdom to begin preparations for the qualifiers.
“The UK camp is to enable the foreign-based players have easy access to converge and prepare for the games without stress.
“More details on the preparations would be announced this week by the Rugby Federation,” he said.
Port Harcourt the capital city of Rivers State will be at the centre stage in Nigeria as Port Harcourt Arsenal Community will hold her maiden edition of Football Fans Fiesta (FFF).
The Fiesta scheduled to hold on the 13th December, 2025, at Eddiz wine bar GRA, promises to be all football fans carnival in the State , as there will be a lot of fanfares.
The Coordinator of Port Harcourt Arsenal Community (PHAC), Ugochukwu Oputa has said that the forthcoming Football Fans Fiesta was basically to promote peace, unity and love among football fans in irrespective of the cub.
He stated that sports is a catalyst to bring peace, love and Unity in any given society, hence the occasion was initiated.
Oputa said this in an interview with sports journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, saying that arrangements are on top gear for a successful programme.
” This event is for all football fans irrespective of your club. It is basically to promote peace, love and Unity among fans.
“It is like stating the obvious that football is the catalyst of peace and unity in the world. So the Port Harcourt Arsenal Community want to use this avenue to bring people together and foster friendship.
“There is no gate fee, but it is expected to put on jersey of your club as to make the event look unique” Oputa said.
The Coordinator used the forum to advice football fans in the world to love one another, and equally urged fans that will attend the occasion to be of good conduct and behaviour.
Tonye Orabere
Liverpool’s season of abject misery worsened as they were beaten with embarrassing ease by a hugely impressive Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s Premier League champions were looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat at Manchester City, but instead ran into a Forest side revitalised under new manager Sean Dyche and looking back to their best.
Liverpool head coach Slot gave £125m British record signing Alexander Isak a start, but he was totally anonymous once more and only lasted 67 minutes.
Forest went ahead after 33 minutes when defender Murillo shot powerfully past fit-again Liverpool keeper Alisson to subdue an already anxious Anfield.
Igor Jesus had a second ruled out for handball, but Forest doubled their advantage 39 seconds after the break when former Liverpool defender Neco Williams set up Nicola Savona for a crisp finish in front of The Kop.
Liverpool could barely raise a response in a desperate display, Forest increasing their lead 12 minutes from time when Morgan Gibbs-White scored after Alisson saved from Omari Hutchinson.
It means Liverpool, who lie 11th before Saturday’s late fixture, have now lost six of their past seven Premier League games as Slot’s near £450m summer spending spree comes under further scrutiny.
Forest, meanwhile, are surging away from the relegation zone and are up to 16th.
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