Ebenezer Bajela
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- Sep 16, 2026
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My chess ambitions got bigger after World Rapid amateur title — Omoruyi (opens the original)
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At 16, Nigerian chess player Sandra Omoruyi is aiming higher after winning the World Rapid Amateur Chess Championship in Abuja in August. In this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA, she reflects on her journey, sacrifices, training and ambitions in chess and medicine How did you first get introduced to chess, and who were the people who helped shape your early development? I come from a chess family where my dad, mum and siblings all play chess, so my dad was my first coach. My siblings then taught
30 years after Atlanta gold, I’m yet to be rewarded – Bonfrère Jo (opens the original)
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Thirty years after guiding Nigeria to its first and only Olympic football gold medal, former Dream Team coach Johannes “Bonfrère” Jo has expressed disappointment that the Nigerian government is yet to recognise or reward his role in one of the nation’s greatest sporting achievements, The PUNCH reports. Bonfrère led a talented generation featuring Nwankwo Kanu, Austin Okocha, Daniel Amokachi, Taribo West, Celestine Babayaro, Garba Lawal and Emmanuel Amuneke to one of football’s greatest Olympic s
Nigerian stars spark ‘lesser clubs’ transfer debate (opens the original)
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Kelechi Iheanacho’s decision to join Turkish second-tier side Bursaspor has reignited a familiar debate in Nigerian football: are Super Eagles players taking backward steps in their careers? Once regarded as one of Africa’s brightest attacking talents after winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Premier League title and FA Cup, Iheanacho has now swapped the glamour of England and Scotland for Turkey’s second division in a move that many supporters see as symbolic of a worrying trend. The 29-year-old s
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