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Oshimen Finishes AFCON Qualifier As Joint Top Scorer

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The record signing Napoli Striker Victor Osimhen has been named man of the match in Nigeria’s 3-0 win against the Crocodiles of Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday.



Osimhen scored the opening goal for the Super Eagles in the 22nd minute of the game.

The Napoli forward then set up Oghenekaro Etebo for the second goal five minutes after the break.

The 22-year-old was replaced by Paul Onuachu 14 minutes from time.

He finished the qualifiers, joint top scorer, with five goals alongside Zambia’s Patson Daka.


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Harry Kane scores 56 goals to surpass Messi as Europes top scorer in 2017

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Tottenham striker Harry Kane has now scored 56 goals and he surpasses Leo Messi's 54 goals in all games in European top 5 leagues in 2017.Harry Kane broke the record for goals scored in the Premier League in a calendar year with his effort against Southampton.The 24-year-old took his tally for 2017 to 36 with his hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, drawing level with the record set by Alan Shearer for Blackburn Rovers in 1995.And Kanes clo...
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AFCON: Oshimen Excluded From Nigeria Squad

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The Nigeria Football Federation’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire has confirmed the exclusion of the Nigerian forward Victo Oshimhen from the Nigeria squad that would be participating in the AFCON tournament in Egypt. The spokesman made this known earlier this morning. , adding that only the goalkeeping department is unchanged.Other players newly added to the AFCON list are right back Tyrone Ebuehi, England –based Oluwasemilogo, Greece-based Henry Onyekuru, and Czech...
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Amusan finishes in second position at Lausanne Diamond League

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Nigeria’s track queen, Tobi Amusan, finished in second place in the 100-meter hurdles event at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday.Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the race with a time of 12.40.Amusan clocked a time of 12.47 seconds, equaling her personal best for the season.The third position went to Tia Jones, who ran a time of 12.51 seconds.It was a slight improvement from Amusan, who finished in third place behind Camacho-Quinn and Tia at the continenta...
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