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World Cup
Eden Hazard criticizes Germany for their World Cup protest, saying, “We’re here to play football.”
Before their World Cup opener against Japan, Germany protested by covering their mouths with their hands, according to Belgium captain Eden Hazard. Threats of sanctions caused the four-time champions to decide against donning the “OneLove” armband, and the players reacted by covering their mouths in the team photo before the game. The Samurai Blue of Japan will ultimately defeat the Germans 2-1 in the match. In light of Qatar’s anti-homosexuality laws, other nations like England, Wales, and the Netherlands were also planning to wear the armband to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, but they also decided against it. Hazard poked fun at the Germans and emphasized their defeat. “They would have done better not to do it and to win,” he said.…
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2022 W/Cup: African Teams Have Yet To Score Or Win A Match After Four Games
At the current World Cup in Qatar, none of Africa’s teams have a goal or even a victory after four games. The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon lost 1- 0 to Switzerland on Thursday in a Group G match, becoming the latest African team to leave the international soccer extravaganza. Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon, and Ghana are the five teams representing the continent in Qatar. Only the Black Stars of Ghana have yet to play a game in the Middle Eastern county. Even though all African countries are now being led by homegrown head coaches, the continent’s efforts to advance past the competition’s quarterfinal ceiling have not yet yielded favorable results. The Netherlands defeated Senegal, the first African team to compete in Qatar, in a Group A matchup. Tunisia then drew a barren match with Denmark in Group D. In Group F, Morocco kept Croatia scoreless once more. African teams have given up three goals overall, and fans across the continent anticipate Ghana to give Africa its first victory when they face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal later in Group H play. Fans worry that the recent results may be an indication of how the continent will perform at the upcoming World Cup. Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal, Africa’s quintet, failed to advance past the group stage four years ago. With four points, only the Teranga Lions came close to advancing past the round of 16. However, they fell short of Japan in terms of discipline after receiving more yellow cards than the Blue Samurai. Since the start of the competition, no African team has advanced to the semifinals. Only three countries—Cameroon, Ghana, and Senegal—have advanced further in the World Cup, reaching the round of eight. In the 1990 edition, Cameroon accomplished that feat, and Senegal did so in spectacular style by defeating the reigning champions France in their first match and moving on to the quarterfinals of the 2002 competition. When they did so in South Africa twelve years ago, Ghana’s Black Stars became the most recent country from Africa to reach that mark. For…
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Politics
Wike, Makinde, and other G5 governors are hosted by Ikpeazu in Abia.
Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State, met with the G5 governors, who are urging Iyorchia Ayu to step down…
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PHOTOS: Peter Obi and Soludo meet in Awka
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for president, and Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra state, met in…
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PDP crisis: We’re trying to work things out with the G5 – Okowa
Ifeanyi Okowa, vice presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated that the group is making serious efforts to…
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Soludo devalued Peter Obi to less than 10 Kobo, so no one will buy him, according to Governor Sule.
According to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nassarawa State, Peter Obi’s value has decreased to less than 10 kobo as a…
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Wike is absent as South-South PDP Governors Support Atiku-Okowa’s Run.
At a meeting on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
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Rivers 2023: Amaechi says the APC will combat poverty and hunger
PORT HARCOURT — When the All Progressives Congress, or APC, wins back control of Rivers State government in 2023, they’ll…
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I kept my promises to the judiciary. —Wike
Port Harcourt — Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has expressed his satisfaction with his administration’s steadfast efforts to strengthen…
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PDP crisis: A PCC spokesman says Atiku’s chances won’t be harmed by Wike’s lack of support.
Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, is not supporting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but that will not have…
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