Blogs Archives - ACLSports https://aclsports.com/blogs/ Your Sports Memo Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:32:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://aclsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-ACL-Sports-Logo-32x32.jpeg Blogs Archives - ACLSports https://aclsports.com/blogs/ 32 32 156891022 The Triumph of Athletic Comebacks https://aclsports.com/the-triumph-of-athletic-comebacks/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-triumph-of-athletic-comebacks https://aclsports.com/the-triumph-of-athletic-comebacks/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:32:27 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=46436 The Triumph of Athletic Comebacks, The Epic Return to Sports: A Journey of Resilience… Delving into the captivating stories of athletes who faced adversity and made triumphant comebacks. Explore the unparalleled drive and determination that fuels a glorious return to the sports arena. The Anatomy of a Successful Comeback The world of sports is peppered […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/the-triumph-of-athletic-comebacks/feed/ 0 46436 AFCON 2024: The journey to consistency begins for Taifa Stars https://aclsports.com/afcon-2024-the-journey-to-consistency-begins-for-taifa-stars/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afcon-2024-the-journey-to-consistency-begins-for-taifa-stars https://aclsports.com/afcon-2024-the-journey-to-consistency-begins-for-taifa-stars/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:43:37 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=46084 The Taifa Stars of Tanzania qualify for the 2024 AFCON in Ivory Coast following a hard-fought goalless draw in Algiers vs 2019 African Champions Algeria. Consistent, solid and track record would not be the nearest words to anyone’s diction when they decide to think about Tanzania football, a story that continues to be rewritten through […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/afcon-2024-the-journey-to-consistency-begins-for-taifa-stars/feed/ 0 46084 Nigeria vs Sao Tome: A window wasted by NFF https://aclsports.com/nigeria-vs-sao-tome-a-window-wasted-by-nff/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-vs-sao-tome-a-window-wasted-by-nff https://aclsports.com/nigeria-vs-sao-tome-a-window-wasted-by-nff/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:12:09 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=46025 The more the Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe dead rubber Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying game draws closer, the more it is difficult not to see how the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has wasted a window of opportunity to make the national team more competitive. The Super Eagles face unarguably the worst team […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/nigeria-vs-sao-tome-a-window-wasted-by-nff/feed/ 2 46025 Rizespor star Olawoyin set to shine in Super Lig https://aclsports.com/rizespor-star-olawoyin-set-to-shine-in-super-lig/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rizespor-star-olawoyin-set-to-shine-in-super-lig https://aclsports.com/rizespor-star-olawoyin-set-to-shine-in-super-lig/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:33:23 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=45418 When the 2023/24 Turkish Super Lig season get underway this weekend, the name Ibrahim Olawoyin will be on the lips of fans of newly promoted Çaykur Rizespor as they will be counting on the Nigerian star to shine according to his potentials. Nicknamed the Nigerian Hazard, Olawoyin has been a revelation in Turkey ever since […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/rizespor-star-olawoyin-set-to-shine-in-super-lig/feed/ 0 45418 Finidi George is the answer to Peseiro conundrum https://aclsports.com/finidi-george-is-the-answer-to-peseiro-conundrum/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finidi-george-is-the-answer-to-peseiro-conundrum https://aclsports.com/finidi-george-is-the-answer-to-peseiro-conundrum/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:23:16 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=44641 Our Chief Football Writer Fisayo Dairo today writes on the dilemma facing the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the future of Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro and believes that in Finidi George, they have an answer to the conundrum.   June ends today and so does the contract of Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro with […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/finidi-george-is-the-answer-to-peseiro-conundrum/feed/ 8 44641 Ngozi Okobi pays price for not reading the room https://aclsports.com/ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room https://aclsports.com/ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:07:01 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=44492 After her surprise omission from the Super Falcons squad heading to Australia and New Zealand for the World Cup next month, our Chief Football Writer Fisayo Dairo posits that Ngozi Okobi simply pays the price for not reading the room soon enough. The most significant weakness of a successful army veteran is usually that of […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room/feed/ 12 44492 NPFLSuper6: Referees Watch by Ferdinand Udoh https://aclsports.com/npflsuper6-referees-watch-by-ferdinand-udoh/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=npflsuper6-referees-watch-by-ferdinand-udoh https://aclsports.com/npflsuper6-referees-watch-by-ferdinand-udoh/#respond Sun, 04 Jun 2023 13:56:25 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=44161 Three matches were decided on the opening day of the NPFL Championship Playoff in Lagos on Saturday and as it is the norm in every football competition, the matches served us thrills and controversies in mixed proportions. With many referees decisions under scrutiny, Anietie Ferdinand Udoh, a respected referee who was on the FIFA list […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/npflsuper6-referees-watch-by-ferdinand-udoh/feed/ 0 44161 Open letter to Brigadier General Abdulrahman Bello https://aclsports.com/open-letter-to-brigadier-general-abdulrahman-bello/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-to-brigadier-general-abdulrahman-bello https://aclsports.com/open-letter-to-brigadier-general-abdulrahman-bello/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:22:07 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=44026 First and foremost, I want to congratulate Brigadier General Abdulrahman Bello on his appointment as the Acting Director of Physical Training in the Nigerian Army. The reason for this congratulatory message is due to your track record as commandant of the Army School of physical training; you were able to construct the fifth-world highest Military […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/open-letter-to-brigadier-general-abdulrahman-bello/feed/ 1 44026 Argentina vs Nigeria: Redondo vs Okocha and other key battles https://aclsports.com/argentina-vs-nigeria-redondo-vs-okocha-and-other-key-battles/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argentina-vs-nigeria-redondo-vs-okocha-and-other-key-battles https://aclsports.com/argentina-vs-nigeria-redondo-vs-okocha-and-other-key-battles/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 09:44:06 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=43969 The seeming football rivalry between Nigeria and Argentina will be rekindled at the U20 World Cup on Wednesday when both nations’ youngsters clash in a tasty round of 16 fixture. The Flying Eagles are looking for their first ever win against the Junior Albicelestes at this level and the outcome of these five key battles […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/argentina-vs-nigeria-redondo-vs-okocha-and-other-key-battles/feed/ 0 43969 Arsenal season not a failure – but they bottled title race https://aclsports.com/arsenal-season-not-a-failure-but-they-bottled-title-race/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arsenal-season-not-a-failure-but-they-bottled-title-race https://aclsports.com/arsenal-season-not-a-failure-but-they-bottled-title-race/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 13:36:14 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=43816 “It’s not a failure” Giannis Antetokoumpo. Different sport, different country. But those words could well have come from the lips of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta following his team’s late season capitulation in the Premier League title race. Many Arsenal fans would surely concur, if the social media reaction to accusations of “bottling” the title challenge […]

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