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Olamide O. Abe

Abeokuta, Lagos

Reporter at The Punch

@IOCMedia Young Reporter for @Dakar2026. FIFA/FIBA/CAF Accredited journo using data to provide solution to African sports underdevelopment with @madeinafricaweb

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  • 1 day ago | punchng.com | Olamide O. Abe

    World record holder in the women’s 110m hurdles, Tobi Amusan As the 2024 National Sports Festival approaches, anticipation is building not only for the spectacle of athleticism but also for the possibility of history being rewritten.

  • 1 day ago | punchng.com | Olamide O. Abe

    Nigerian track stars Favour Ofili and Ese Brume have been listed to compete at the 2025 Adidas Atlanta City Games alongside world record holder Tobi Amusan, following the release of the updated start lists for the street athletics event scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at Piedmont Park, Atlanta, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

  • 1 day ago | punchng.com | Olamide O. Abe

    Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare has set his sights on finishing the season as top scorer in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League after being named the 2024/25 Best African Player in the country, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The KRC Genk forward, who won the prestigious Ebony Shoe Award on Monday, is currently second on the goalscorers’ chart with 20 goals, just one behind Sint-Truiden’s Belgium-born Adriano Bertaccini, who leads with 21.

  • 1 day ago | punchng.com | Olamide O. Abe

    Chelsea have entered pivotal negotiations with Victor Osimhen’s representatives this week to resolve his €12m-per-year salary demand, which is a key issue standing in the way of a summer transfer for the Nigerian striker. According to FootballTransfers, the wage package remains the principal stumbling block preventing Osimhen from completing a move to Stamford Bridge ahead of the 2025–26 season. Although both parties are eager to finalise the deal, aligning on personal terms has proven difficult.

  • 1 day ago | punchng.com | Olamide O. Abe

    Match-day three of the 2025 Nigeria Women’s Football League Premiership Super Six brought fresh drama to Ikenne on Tuesday, with defending champions Edo Queens recording their first win, Nasarawa Amazons edging a tight contest against Rivers Angels, and Bayelsa Queens ending Remo Stars Ladies’ perfect run, The PUNCH reports. In the early kick-off, Edo Queens defeated Naija Ratels 2-0. The Benin Arsenals had gone two games without a win but wasted no time in settling into the match.

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Ọlámìdé O. Abé @MrJoyoung
10 May 25

FULL-TIME RESULT Naija Ratels 1-2 Nasarawa Amazons Rita Tsebee 12' Janet Akekoromowei 40' Josephine Mathias 55' #NWFL #NWFL25 #NWFLSuper6

Ọlámìdé O. Abé
Ọlámìdé O. Abé @MrJoyoung

The 2024/25 NWFL Super Six playoffs begins with Naija Ratels facing Nasarawa Amazons in the first game. Here is how Samson Keshi and Christopher Danjuma lined up their team for encounter. #NWFL #NWFL25 #NWFLSuper6 https://t.co/QnriPEkuco

Ọlámìdé O. Abé
Ọlámìdé O. Abé @MrJoyoung
10 May 25

The 2024/25 NWFL Super Six playoffs begins with Naija Ratels facing Nasarawa Amazons in the first game. Here is how Samson Keshi and Christopher Danjuma lined up their team for encounter. #NWFL #NWFL25 #NWFLSuper6 https://t.co/QnriPEkuco

Ọlámìdé O. Abé
Ọlámìdé O. Abé @MrJoyoung
9 May 25

I want to be as popular as @BIGGYBOSS_sport. We've been together all day and everybody just dey hail am. Nobody sabi my papa 😭🤣.