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Congratulations!!! Pep Guardian Winning 3 Straight League

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Pep Guardiola Congratulations to Pep Guardiola for winning a third successive Bundesliga title with FC Bayern München today. Fraud? No

Leicester Forward Riyad Mahrez has been Crowned PFA Player of the Year for 2015-16.

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Riyad Mahrez The 25-year-old Algeria international has been instrumental in Leicester's astonishing surge towards the Premier League title, scoring 17 goals, with 11 assists, in 33 league appearances. Mahrez beat team-mates Jamie Vardy and N'Golo Kante, Tottenham's Harry Kane, West Ham's Dimitri Payet and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil to the award. Mahrez said: "All the credit is for my team-mates, seriously, and for my manager and the staff.

This is what it means to see one of the greatest football stories ever unfold.

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Leicester City Fans Leicester City Football Club fans watching their team go seven points clear in the

Chairman Aspirant HON. METONWANU FOOTBALL CLUB in Ajido Badagary Won a Football Match

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Hon Metonwanu Fc HON. METONWANU FOOTBALL CLUB became victorious at the ongoing OIL Movement Annual Football Competition organized by Hon. Ibrahim Layode, Lagos State House of Assembly member representing Badagry Constituency 1. Hon. Metonwanu FC is the only team representing Ajido Kingdom at the ongoing competition. The team made Ajido proud by defeating their counterpart 4 - 3 to qualify for the next stage. Hon. Idris Oluwafemi Rufus Metonwanu understands that sport provides a

African Goals end Arsenal FA Cup Reign

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Football Nigerian Odion Ighalo and Algerian Adlene Guedioura scored the weekend goals for Watford that ended the two-year reign of Arsenal as FA Cup title-holders. Striker Ighalo struck with a close-range shot and winger Guedioura with an unstoppable one as Watford pulled off a shock 2-1 quarter-final triumph at the Emirates Stadium. Democratic Republic of Congo striker Cedric Bakambu bagged a brace for La Liga outfit Villarreal — taking his debut season tally to 16 — but could not prevent a 4-2 loss to Sevilla. ENGLAND ADLENE GUEDIOURA (Watford) Guedioura scored a jaw-dropping goal as Watford stunned Arsenal 2-1 and reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2007. With Watford 1-0 up in the 63rd minute, Troy Deeney rolled a pass into Guedioura’s path and from the right-hand corner of the box he unleashed an unstoppable first-time shot that zipped into the top-right corner.

YBNL Boss, Olamide Announces The Launch Of Street Soccer (Photo)

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Street Soccer Indigenous rapper, Olamide ‘Baddo’ is ready to give back to the streets by giving them what they also like. The award-winning indigenous rapper has announced his plan of launching street soccer on his instagram page. Olamide posted the photo above and captioned;

Oliseh resigns as S’Eagles coach

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Sports The coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has resigned from his job. Oliseh announced his resignation in the early hours of Friday on  Twitter . Former Super Eagles captain said his resignation was due to non-payment of salaries and benefits to coaches and players of the team. His decision came after he was instructed by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to be reporting to the National Technical Director of the Federation, Shaibu Amodu. The Chairman, NFF’s Technical and Development Committee, Chris Green, said on Thursday that this development was for easy coordination.

Sport Development is Key to Tackling Unemployment

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Youth Academy: Gov Akinwunmi Ambode Pledges Support For FC  Barcelona …As Gov Assures On Successful Hosting Of Beach Soccer African Nations Cup …Lagos Marathon, One Of The Best In The World, Says NFF President Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday welcomed the decision of Barcelona Football Club (FC) of Spain to establish its first Football Academy in Africa in Lagos, just as he pledged the maximum support of the government in ensuring the successful take off of the project. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja while receiving senior management staff of the football club, said he was delighted with the development, as it was in sync with his administration’s philosophy for sports development. The Governor, who described the development as an historic moment for the state, said it was indeed a thing of joy coming at a time when the state was still basking in the euphoria of the successful hosting of the International Marathon.

Gary Neville secured his first win in La Liga as his Valencia side hung on for a 2-1 win over Espanyol

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Football Gary Neville tasted league victory for the first time as Valencia manager after his side came from behind to beat Espanyol 2-1 in the Mestalla. Oscar Duarte piled the pressure on Neville as he beat Valencia 'keeper Diego Alves to the ball to head home on 53 minutes to give Espanyol a deserved lead. The Mestalla feared the worst, but Neville's substitutions paid dividends, as Alvaro Negredo equalised soon afterwards, via a deflection. Then, there was delirium in the stands - and on the bench - on 76 minutes, as Denis Cheryshev fired home what proved to be a crucial winner. Espanyol continued to test Alves, adding to the home fans' frustrations. Down the other end, Paco Alcacer was starved of any real service, with Daniel Parejo's free-kick from distance the closest the hosts came in the opening 45 minutes. After the break, the game sprung into life, as Duarte stunned the Mestalla and put Valencia behind. Alves looked to be first to a left-wing Es...

LAGOS READY TO HOST MARATHON- AYORINDE …Int’l Athletes Arrive For Tournament

Govt Assures on Security, Medical Arrangement For Participants The Lagos State Government has affirmed its readiness to host over 20,000 Local and International Marathoners in the forth coming Access Lagos City Marathon race scheduled to come up tomorrow, February 6th, 2016. According to the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, all logistics have been put in place and Lagos is ready to host the event as well as replicate an international version of the event in the state come Saturday. He confirmed that several renowned marathoners from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and other countries are already in town for the event, while local and other athletes are fully prepared to participate in the event. He said the State Government has put in place water-tight security measures to protect athletes and other participants in the international event adding that a team of motorized and motorbike escorts have been provided to monitor the event throughout the dura...