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Paris 2024: Team Nigeria’s 4×400 Men disqualified despite qualifying for Olympic Final

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Paris 2024: Team Nigeria?s 4�400 Men disqualified despite qualifying for Olympic Final
Team Nigeria’s 4×400 Men have been disqualified despite qualifying for the relay final at the ongoing 2024 Olympics Games in Paris on Friday.

The quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene and Chidi Okezie earlier qualified for the final of men’s 4x400m, finishing 2nd in heat 2 with a Season’s Best of 2:59.81 behind host France.

However, the Nigerian team has now been disqualified for stepping on the line during their heat. It was adjudged that one of the Nigerian runners crossed lanes and that led to the tripping of a South African runner

 

Team Nigeria will no longer participate in the 4×400 men’s event as the South African men’s 4x400m relay team has now taken Nigeria’s spot.

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Transfer: AC Milan ready to offload Chukwueze in summer

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Serie A giants, AC Milan will listen to offers for their Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze this summer.

Chukwueze, according to reports is no longer in AC Milan’s plans for next season.

The 25-year-old has struggled to impress since arriving at the San Siro from Spanish club Villarreal three years ago.

The Nigeria international was close to joining Premier League club, Fulham in January.

Chukwueze also turned down a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia last summer.

Clubs in the Premier League, LaLiga and Saudi Arabia are still interested in the pacy winger.

He has scored thrice in 24 league appearances for AC Milan this season.

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Flamingos qualify for 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

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Nigeria’s Flamingos sealed a place in the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after holding Algeria to a 0-0 draw in Blida.

Bankole Olowookere’s side won the final qualifying round contest 4-0 on aggregate.

The Flamingos dominated the second leg tie but were let down by their poor finishing.

The wintry conditions in Blida also made things difficult for the girls.

Algeria came close to winning the game one minute from time but were denied by the woodwork.

The Flamingos were eliminated by the United States of America at the quarter-final stage of the last edition of the competition.

This year’s edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will kick off on October 17 in Morocco.

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Copa del Rey final: Flick unveils Barcelona’s squad to face Real Madrid

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Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick has named his side’s squad to face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday night.

This year’s Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid will take place at Seville’s Estadio La Cartuja.

Barcelona head into the game following a 1-0 victory over Mallorca in their last LaLiga fixture, while Real Madrid also secured a 1-0 win against Getafe.

Flick has named a squad that includes the likes of Lamine Yamal, Ter Stegen, and Pedri to face Carlo Ancelotti’s men.

Barcelona’s squad to face Real Madrid:

Ter Stegen, Cubarsí, R. Araujo, I. Martinez, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Christensen, Fermín, Pau Víctor, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde, Eric, Szczęsny, H. Fort, and Gerard Martín.

Kick-off is scheduled for 9 pm, Nigerian time.

Meanwhile, Barcelona currently sit atop the LaLiga table, ahead of second-placed Real Madrid.

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