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Gold Cup Success, A Learning Curve For Owena Whales - Lama

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Basking in the euphoria of the recent feat attained by 'Akure Gunners', in the just concluded Gold Cup Preseason Tournament, the assistant coach of Sunshine Stars FC, Kamal Folarin (Lama) has hinted that, the success would further spur the club for more silverwares in the forthcoming NPFL season. Recall that, long time academy graduate, Adedipe Kehinde blasted the 'Owena Waves' in front in the sixty fifth (65) minute of the tension soaked duel and Harmony Boys couldn't restore the parity before the regulation time thereby making Sunshine Stars Gold Cup Champions second time in six years. "The club regrouped three days before the start of the tourney, you know there were new technical appointments in the club. " We honored the invitation in good faith to test couples of new arrivals and to see how they can cope in big games. I want to inform you that we didn't have much time to train as a unit having lost a lot of our top notch prolifi

Gold Cup: I Have No Excuses Not To Succeed With Kwara Utd, Says Coach Abubakar Bala

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Kwara United winning a silverware at the end of the 2018/19 season, is a top priority for me and my assistants, says Coach Abubakar Bala.

Gold Cup: Lobi, Sunshine Share Spoils In Battle Of Stars

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... Kwara Utd maintain unbeaten run  Sunshine Stars played out a 1-1 draw against CAF Champions League side, Lobi Stars in their  Matchday3 tie of the Gold Cup Tourney on Saturday in Akure.

Nigeria To Feature In Cameroon 2019 AFCON

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Super Eagles of Nigeria for the first time since 2013 are through to African Cup of Nations to be played in Cameroon next year. Nigeria senior team topped group D after they played out a 1-1 draw in Soweto against Bafana Bafana of South Africa. Gernot Rohr tutors side benefitted from Samuel Kalu cross which was deflected in by Mkhwanazi to give Super Eagles the lead. With today's results, it is now glaring that Nigeria will finish either on the first or second spot of the table with a match at hand against Seychelles to be played in uyo, Nigeria. Mothiba Lebo tapped in  Percy Tau pass after the talented striker dribbles past two Eagles defenders to level the game and keep the hope of South Africans alive Two Super Eagles  of Nigeria's goals were wrongfully disallowed by the Assistant Referee which many believed could give the away team the edge of securing the maximum three points on the road. In another encounter, Libya defeated Seychelles heavily away from h