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ENGLISH Championship side Birmingham City have opened contract talks with Nigerian central defender Chris Ogor with a view to extending his stay at the St Andrew's Stadium after impressive performances for the club's U18 and U21 teams.

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[1] Nigeria failed to cash in on the passing of Diego Maradona despite being in the unique position of being the last team Maradona played against before he retired. His last football match was against the Super Eagles in the 1994 World Cup

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  to take disciplinary action against him and his fellow G5 group of governors for refusing to back the party's presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

FORMER pope and head of the catholic Church Benedict XVI has passed away at the ripe old age of 95 almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries citing ill health for his decision.

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has expressed his displeasure at having to sit on the bench at his English Championship clubside Watford  adding that he recent move to the Hornets has not worked out as planned.

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100 greatest footballers of all times

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the five disaffected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors known as the G5 appear to have reached an agreement on working together during next year's elections.

ENGLISH Premier League giants West Ham are considering making a January transfer bid for Super Eagles fullback Ola Aina in a bid to revive their flagging season which has become derailed due to multiple injuries.

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[1] Pele

[2] Mohammed Ali

[3] Diego Maradona

[4] Jesse Owens

[5] Shelly-Anne Fraser-Price

[6] Florence Joyner-Griffiths

[7] Carl Lewis

[8] Michael Johnson

[9] Lionel Messi

[10] Serena Williams

BRAZILIAN footballing icon Edson Arantes Do Nasemento popularly known as Pele has passed away at the age of 82 in a Sao Paulo hospital after finally losing an ongoing battle against colon cancer.