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  SGFC Athletics have emerged the champions of the maiden edition of Evolution Cup after defeating Beyond Limits in the final 5-4 on penalties. The final of the NLO pre-season invitational tournament played on Saturday at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne  saw a display of soccer artistry at its best. Beyond Limits drew the first blood in the game when Dimeji Dada fired them to the lead with a sublime strike in the 32nd minutes. It was all Beyond Limits affairs in the first half as they dictate the pace of the game from end to end- even as they failed to make most of their chances. The SGFC boys would have their goalkeeper, Sdoje Daniel thanked as he stood between the sticks, saving them a lot of damages SGFC regained their hope in the game when their second half substitute, Hyginus Wisdom scored in the 46th minutes to give them a leveler. The game would later be stretched to the spot kicks after a 1-1 draw in the regulation time. The final event was witnessed by the Chief operating off

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and England, Dele Ali of Everton and England, David Alaba of Real Madrid and Austria, Tammy Abraham of AS Roma and England, Karim Adeyemi of Salzburg and Germany alongside Noah Okafor of Salsburg and Switzerland. The list goes on and on.  On Wednesday evening, in one of the knockout games of the lucrative UEFA champions league, another Nigerian born striker, Chikwubuike Adamu scored the first goal for RedBull Salzburg, few minutes after coming on for Nigerian born, Swiss international, Noah Okafor.  A nation blessed with human and material resources, Nigeria can boast of over two thousand footballers scattered across Europe. Some ply their trade in obscure leagues while a few others are esterblished professionals who have distinguished themselves in the line of duty.  Unfortunately, majority of these players can no longer trace their root back to Nigeria and those who at some point thought of it, are discouraged by the negative stories of kidnapping, terrorism, r

  The Nigerian national women's basketball team, D'Tigress are to receive a cash reward of N25 million from the Federal Government for winning the 2020 Afrobasketball Championships in Cameroon. Nigeria's D'Tigress beat Mali in the final of the Championships in Cameroon last year to win the Afrobasketball women's title for the third time in a row. After the victory, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare recommended that a token of appreciation be given to the African queens of the courts for doing the nation proud, a request that has now received the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari. Apart from their dominance on the continent, D'Tigress have also become a global force. Only last week, they qualified as Africa's sole representatives to the FIBA women's World Cup holding in Sydney, Australia in September. After losing their first game to China, the Nigerian queens beat the World number five ranked team, France and their bitter Afr