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AFCON 2025 qualifier: Super Eagles still stranded at airport in Libya

The Super Eagles are still stranded at the Al Abaq Airport 12 hours after landing in Libya.
The chartered ValueJet aircraft was strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport away from Benghazi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport on Sunday night.
The Libyan Football Federation failed to send any reception team or even vehicles to take the delegation members from the airport to their hotel, said to be 3 hours away in Benghazi, according to to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The NFF made arrangements for separate vehicles for the team but the plan was unhinged by the diversion of the aircraft.
Players have resolved not to play the match any longer as NFF officials are making plans to fly the team back home.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to play Libya on Tuesday, following their 1-0 victory in the first leg last Friday.
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How I cleaned gutters and fetched water for N30 – Osimhen reveals
In a candid interview with media personality Daddy Freeze, Osimhen, a former African Footballer of the Year, recounted the hardships he endured growing up and the daily hustle that helped shape his journey.

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has opened up on his humble beginnings in Lagos, recalling how he took on menial jobs like fetching water and cleaning gutters to survive before rising to stardom.
In a candid interview with media personality Daddy Freeze, Osimhen, a former African Footballer of the Year, recounted the hardships he endured growing up and the daily hustle that helped shape his journey.
There was a building in front of our house, a typical face-me-I-face-you,” Osimhen said.
“I used to fetch water for tenants there for N80. Sometimes, I would clean gutters when spirogyra started growing in them, and I got paid N30.”
(BusinessDay)
Sports
LASG Donates Sports Equipment to 1,664 Public Schools
Some of the equipments are table tennis boards, running vests and pants, spike shoes, footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, chess sets with clocks, Scrabble boards with dictionaries, draught boards, tennis rackets, and first aid boxes with medical kits.

The Lagos State Government on Thursday distributed various sports equipment to 1,664 public schools in the state, as a way of shaping the sporting abilities of the students.
The donation was facilitated by the Lagos State Sports Trust Fund with a total of 1,020 primary schools and 644 secondary schools from the six education districts and the 20 Local Government Education Authorities of the state receiving the equipment.
Some of the equipments are table tennis boards, running vests and pants, spike shoes, footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, chess sets with clocks, Scrabble boards with dictionaries, draught boards, tennis rackets, and first aid boxes with medical kits.
These items were handed over to the Tutor-Generals/Permanent Secretaries of the six educational districts in Lagos.
Lagos State Head of Service, Bode Agoro, represented at the event by the Permanent Secretary of the Land Bureau, Kamar Olowosago, said the distribution marked a significant milestone in Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration’s efforts to promote sports development and excellence in education.
“In the last six years, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration has shown great commitment to our students through the continuous improvement of school infrastructure, which ultimately enhances the teaching and learning environment in our public schools,” Agoro said.
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Nigeria’s Army Boxers chase gold at African Military Boxing Championship in Morocco
Team Nigeria’s medal haul currently stands at four bronze medals, with the potential for more precious metal as two boxers remain in the competition’s latter stages.

Nigeria’s Armed Forces are chasing their first gold medal at the 6th African Military Boxing Championship in Rabat, Morocco, after securing four bronze medals with two fighters still in contention for the ultimate prize.
The Nigerian contingent, led by coach Aweda Kehinde, a former Olympian who represented the country at the Atlanta, Georgia, 1996 Games and currently serves as the Nigeria Army boxing coach, has delivered impressive performances at the championship that began on June 14th and will end on Sunday, the 22nd.
Team Nigeria’s medal haul currently stands at four bronze medals, with the potential for more precious metal as two boxers remain in the competition’s latter stages.
Rilwan Lawal of the Nigeria Army has reached the final and stands on the brink of delivering the country’s first gold medal at the tournament.
The army boxer’s journey to the final represents the pinnacle of Nigeria’s campaign in Morocco.
Gbadamosi Quadri, also from the Nigerian Army, is currently competing in the semi-final stage, offering another route to a potential gold medal for the Nigerian team.
The bronze medal winners have already guaranteed Nigeria a respectable showing at the continental championship.
Balogun Emmanuel Adeola of the Air Force settled for bronze after what would have been a hard-fought campaign in his weight category.
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