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NWFL: Edo Queens Beat Adamawa Queens 2 Nil In Group A

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4 years ago

March 3, 2022

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Edo Queens Football Club of Benin Wednesday climbed back the top of the Nigeria Women Football League NWFL group A with 17 points after beating visiting Adamawa Queens 2 goals to nothing at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.

Edo Queens started second half of the game of the NWFL group A with 14 points with Nasarawa Amazons who won earlier in the day on 15 points.

Adaobi Okah gave Edo queens an Early lead in the 7th minute with a brilliant header from a Suliat Abideen corner kick, before Abideen turned Scorer in the 24th minute to put Edo Queens 2 goals up, which ended first Half.

Both teams had to endure the pouring rains at the beginning of the second half, as the half remained goalless despite both teams having good opportunities to score keeping both goal keepers at their best, to end the game 2 zero.

Players of Edo Queens however surprised their fans after the game as they shared their jerseys to the home fans.

Speaking with Journalists after the match, Edo Queens assistant coach John Niyi praised her girls for playing to instruction which gave them the victory.

Coach Niyi noted that “we just are coming back from the break, and during the mid season we registered our players in the gym and they are now stronger with good stamina. You could see they were more in control and were not going down easily.

“We thank God for the 2 goals and 3 points and we will prepare hard to ensure we pick maximum 3 points in our next game against Niaja Ratels in Abuja, because when they came here we made a lot of mistakes and drew them 2-2. I am impressed with our performance so far.”

On his part, Adamawa Queens Technical Adviser Jacob Vandi explained that ” we played against a good team today. Edo Queens are standard. If you watch the match, they have quality players and their organization is standard. They scored 2 good goals and you can not fault the team of officiating in any way.”

Edo Queens will play their next match away in Abuja against Niaja Ratel

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EPL: Mikel Obi Reveals Why Chelsea Failed To Beat Arsenal in 1-1 Draw

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2 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Former Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has claimed Chelsea failed to defeat Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, because of an early red card to Moises Caicedo.

The two London rivals played out a pulsating 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Caicedo was sent off in the 38th minute following a VAR check.

But it was Chelsea who took the lead after the break, thanks to Trevor Chalobah’s header.

But the Gunners equalized through Mikel Merino.

So far this season, Chelsea have received seven red cards in 20 games across all competitions this season.

“That’s four red cards this season; it’s not good enough. I’ve spoken about it; the manager needs to talk with the players, because it’s costing us games as well,” Mikel Obi said on his podcast.

“If you look at that game, if we finished with eleven men, I think we could’ve won. Maybe not easily, but comfortably, we could’ve secured a win.”

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EPL: Slot Reveals When Salah Will Leave For AFCON

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2 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has revealed that Mohamed Salah was “not happy” to be dropped for their 2-0 win at West Ham on Sunday.

Salah was named on the bench at the London Stadium for the Premier League fixture.

Slot took the bold decision, as he looked to arrest a poor run of form, that saw the Reds lose nine of 12 matches.

Salah was not summoned from the bench for the entire 90 minutes, as goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo sealed victory.

“It was a normal reaction for a player who is good enough to play for us,” Slot said.

“I say that mildly as he’s been so outstanding for this club and will be in the future. He wasn’t happy he wasn’t starting but he wasn’t the only one.”

Salah could yet return to the starting line-up as Liverpool host Sunderland in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

The 33-year-old will remain available for the next four matches, before he leaves to join Egypt’s squad for the African Cup of Nations.

“It’s 15 December,” Slot confirmed.

“But always in these situations there is the player and the national team involved and there are always talks about what is best for all three of us.”

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Davido Reacts As Gov Adeleke Dumps PDP

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2 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reacted to the shock resignation of his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The singer kept it short but loaded, posting “Jeje… ” widely interpreted as a subtle message of calmness, quiet movement, or strategic withdrawal as the political storm around the governor intensifies.

Governor Adeleke’s resignation, though only discovered on Monday night was actually tendered on 4 November 2025, ahead of the party’s national convention in Ibadan. His aide, Olawale Rasheed, leaked the letter online, confirming the governor had walked away from the troubled party weeks ago.

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In the letter addressed to his Ward 2 chairman in Ede North, Adeleke cited the unresolved crisis at the PDP national level as the reason for quitting. He appreciated the party for backing his rise as senator and later governor.

The revelation has thrown today’s scheduled Osun 2026 governorship primary into confusion. While the state chapter announced a postponement due to factional firestorms, the National Working Committee insists the primary must hold — even though Adeleke remains the only aspirant who bought the form.

There is growing speculation that the governor is now eyeing a second term under the Accord Party, which several of his aides are rumoured to have already infiltrated and taken over in Osun.
His earlier attempt to defect to the APC reportedly hit a brick wall, with party leaders rejecting his move.