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July 18, 2022 Rivers United Lift 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League Trophy as Dakkada Beat Drop on Last Day.
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Rivers United Lift 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League Trophy as Dakkada Beat Drop on Last Day.

The “Pride of Rivers”; Rivers United have been crowned Winners of the 51st Edition of the Nigeria Professional Football League in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Despite losing their match-day 35 fixture in Lafia, losing 2-1 to Nasarawa United last month, the Port Harcourt-based club retained a 10-point gap at the top of the table after second-place Plateau United suffered a 2-1 defeat at Akwa United the same day. And with just three games left before the end of the season, they were assured of their first-ever league title.

Rivers United ended the season’s campaign with a 1-0 win over Gombe United in Port Harcourt in the presence of the Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike to finish the season with 77 points from 38 games.

Rivers United will lead the Nigerian Contingent on the African continent with opportunity for exploits in the CAF Champions League, alongside Plateau United while Remo Stars of Ikenne will settle for the last automatic slot in the CAF confederations Cup.

At the Bottm of the table, Dakkada FC of Uyo beat the drop on the last day with a 3-0 Victory over Sunshine stars in Uyo on Match day 38 to condemn MFM, Kano Pillars and Heartland, who all dropped to the Nigerian National League, where they’ll ply their trade next season.

 

July 4, 2022 Breaking: Jesus is a Gunner for £45m
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Breaking: Jesus is a Gunner for £45m

Brazillian forward Gabriel Jesus has signed a long-term contract with North London side, Arsenal from Premier League champions Manchester City for £45m.

He moves to the Emirates after undergoing a medical and agreeing personal terms. Jesus will wear the No 9 shirt recently vacated by Alexandre Lacazette, who left for Lyon of france on a free transfer.

The Gunners put in nearly six months of work with Jesus’ representative Marcello Pettinati to ensure they were in pole position to recruit him from City this summer.

He becomes the north London club’s fourth signing of the summer following the additions of Fabio Vieira, Matt Turner and Marquinhos.

July 1, 2022 FIFA to Deploy Semi-Automatic Technology for Off-Sides at Qatar 2022
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FIFA to Deploy Semi-Automatic Technology for Off-Sides at Qatar 2022

FIFA says it will use semi-automatic offside technology at the November to December World Cup to make video assistant decisions faster and more reliable.

Football’s world governing body said on Friday that the system would be used in all 64 matches in Qatar.

The new offside technology was tested at the Arab Cup and the Club World Cup in February.

Using a signal in the ball and a dozen cameras that record players’ movements, the position of players is recorded even more accurately than before.

The data will be reviewed by a video assistant and immediately relayed to the referee on the field.

“The match officials are still involved in the decision-making process, as the technology gives an answer only when a player is in an offside position.

“In other words, the assessment of interfering with an opponent remains a match official’s responsibility,” FIFA referees’ chief, Pierluigi Collina, said in a statement.

In addition to more precise measurements, it is also hoped that the technology speeds up video assistant reviews for offside.

Currently, it takes an average of 70 seconds but the new system could cut that to 25 seconds.

“I’ve heard a lot about ‘robot referees.’ I understand sometimes this is very good for headlines, but this is not the case,” Collina said.

Video screens will be used to inform fans in the stadium about decisions.

June 29, 2022 Aisha Falode to Lead Delegation to AWCON 2022
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Aisha Falode to Lead Delegation to AWCON 2022

Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Aisha Falode, has been appointed as the Super Falcons’ Chef de Mission (leader of delegation) to the 2022 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick noted that Falode who led the Super Falcons when they won the 2018 Women’s Nations Cup in Ghana , said she had been found worthy to lead Nigeria to yet another victorious outing as the team seek their tenth WAFCON title .

Pinnick offered: “She, in her capacity as leader of delegation can ask anybody not part of the team to leave the team’s camp. She is the eye of the Nigerian government for the team in Morocco.

“She is going to be with the team from the beginning to the end of the tournament. Of course you know her antecedent, she was in CAF for 10 years even before I came into CAF. She has been able to rebuild and rebrand the women league in Nigeria, Africa and indeed in the world as one of the best.

“I believe strongly that in the nearest future, she is going to be rewarded for changing the fortune of women’s football league by CAF and FIFA. And also for her ability and leadership capacity in the organisation and advancement of women’s football in Africa.”

In her remarks, Falode promised to ensure harmony in the team’s camp and ensure the Super Falcons win their tenth title as well as qualifying for the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand

“We know the focus of all the teams coming to Morocco is to defeat the Super Falcons even if subsequently they don’t win the cup because of the dominance of the Nigerian team; but we won’t allow them, “ she said. “As the defending champions, we are going to Morocco with the trophy and by hard work, dedication and grace of God, we shall come back with the trophy and the tenth title after playing in Morocco as one family.

“With this spirit, the team will surely play as one unit, one family, with one love, the chemistry to win all games and the spirit of Nigeria,” she added.

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