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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐀 , 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 ! ⭐️

One star shone a little brighter than the others this season...

Tabitha Chawinga logically wins the UNFP Trophy for best player @D1Arkema🏆

Congratulations Tabitha 👏
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The 11 TYPE of @Ligue1UberEats is...

62 goals
40 assists
a good number of miraculous rescues
49 clean sheets

Well done gentlemen ⭐️

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He had to wait eight years... 🍾

First winner in 2016 of the UNFP Trophy for the best French player abroad, Antoine Griezmann, consistency made footballer, doubles the stake 🏆

Great Antoine! 👏

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𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐏𝐏𝟓 ⭐️ 5th consecutive UNFP Trophy for best player of @Ligue1Ubereats for @kylianmbappe


Congratulations, goodbye and see you soon Kylian 📷

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She was also named in the team of the season.

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From Paris to Lyon via Le Havre 🚆

Here is the 11 type of @D1arkema 🏆

Congratulations ladies! 👏

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The Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) is the footballers union in France.

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A remarkable and remarkable season.

XXL performances, spectacular saves, Chiamaka Nnadozie wins the UNFP Trophy for best goalkeeper @D1Arkema🏆

Congratulations Chiamaka 👏 #TropheesUNFP

Campos Square Mini Stadium.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRW1DHFTuEs?si=SaCEJk95v0aBgvWh

Mckraz01:
We like to celebrate mediocrity
First of all, of what economic importance

Stadium wey dem go later turn to crusade ground.

Teslim still needs serious work
At least each state should have a standard stadium 🏟️

"Each state should have a standard stadium" but "of what economic importance is a stadium".

Hahahahahahahaha

You see why I don't take you people seriously? You only exist for jokes.

Football stadiums.

1) The old Onikan Stadium.

2) The new Onikan Stadium

3) Sharks Stadium, Port-Harcourt

4) Kano Pillars Stadium

Sports cities.

Most of these stadia have a football field and training pitches, an athletics track and a warm up track, an indoor sports hall for basketball and other indoor sports, a swimming pool and diving pool and some have hockey pitches, a velodrome, etc.

These are the National Stadium Abuja, the National Stadium Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu.

I am not responding to posts on this thread because I believe that most of those people are simply trolling. They are not being serious and they are simply pretending for whatever reason.

However, for those that truly do not know, I am going to reproduce an old post from memory.

Types of stadiums in Nigeria.

Anybody that has lived in Nigeria automatically knows the various types of stadiums in Nigeria (that's why I said that those people are not being serious). In this post I will limit myself to the relevant types.

A) Sports cities: There are many stadiums in Nigeria that are what I call sports cities. They have a main bowl that consists of a football pitch and an athletics track and they also have other sports facilities, most notably a sports hall that is used for basketball and other indoor sports and an aquatic centre.

Some people complain about these sports cities because they do not understand why there's a track around the football pitch. They watch the English Premier League and other European football competitions and they don't see athletics tracks around the pitches and so they wonder why there are tracks around the pitches at these sports cities.

This issue isn't new to me, but I assumed that everybody understood it, however, I discovered on Nairaland in the early 2010s that not everybody understands the issue.

The answer is very simple. These sports cities were built by government. Governments want to develop multiple sports in order to improve the chances of their citizens winning medals at multi-sports events. They need to have the facilities in which to train these athletes. Some governments also hope to host events like the Nations Sports Festival, the National School Sports Festival, Youth Games, All Africa Games, Commonwealth Games, the Olympics, etc. It is more cost effective and efficient to build a sports city than to build separate football stadiums and athletics stadiums. This is the reason that governments build the sports cities. Track and Field Athletics was once Nigeria's second sport, it is the one sport that every school takes part in and there must be facilities to host such competitions.

The football stadiums that you see being used in the English Premiership and similar competitions are owned by wealthy football clubs. They have no responsibility to develop track and field athletics and they want to ensure that their fans can get very close to the action by having the seats/stands very close to the pitch.

Examples of sports cities include the National Stadium Lagos, the National Stadium Abuja, Liberty Stadium Ibadan, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu and the Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna.

B) Single use stadiums: There are also single use stadiums in Nigeria. When I say "single use" I mean that the stadium comprises just a football pitch, although that same pitch can be used for association football, rugby and American football.

Most of the single use stadiums are the older stadiums like the Onikan Stadium in Lagos, Sharks Stadium in Port Harcourt and the Kano Pillars Stadium. Most of these stadia are associated with a particular football club and it is not the club's responsibility to develop other sports like track and field athletics or swimming. Besides, most of these older stadia are smaller than the sports cities and there's no space to put an athletics track.

C) Mini stadiums: Mini stadiums are very small stadiums that are designed to be used by a community. Most of these stadiums are not used by any professional sports team, rather they are used by the youths in the area.

Mini stadiums are built to provide an outlet for youths in the area, so that they can hone their skills, to provide them with something to do and keep them away from crimes and other vices.

Mini stadiums also serve as a community centre. They are a place where schools can hold their inter-house sports competitions, nearby companies can have bonding sessions, etc.

A great example of a mini stadium is the Campos Square Mini Stadium. It was basically just a playground once upon a time. There were no stands and there was no grass (it was just sand). People played football there, it was used as a prayerground during Eid and some people had parties there. In 1987 a part of the square was partitioned off and converted into a school.

However, Governor Babatunde Fashola converted it into a mini stadium with stands, an electronic scoreboard and an outdoor basketball court.

Nowadays there are activities at the stadium every day. It is used by the Lagos State Government to train primary and secondary school students, teams of youths rent the stadium for their football matches and it was the site of the Channels Television primary school football competition.

D) Playgrounds: What I call playgrounds are community sports facilities that have no stands, in some cases they have no grass, but they are used by youths in the area to play football in the evenings and at weekends. They are also used for social occasions like parties and for political gatherings. A good example of a playground is the old Campos Square.

Photos of Campos Square Mini Stadium.

The French super 4 fixtures.

Atletico Madrid are now in position to qualify for the Champions League.

Rasheedat Ajibade is Atletico Madrid's player of the month for April. This is the third straight month that she has been their player of the month.

Highlights.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbpEM-cZtK4?si=1k2ft5DXyiubVXFQ

Rasheedat Ajibade: Super Falcons star the hero as Atletico Madrid beats Real Madrid

Tosin Abayomi • 09:05 - 12.05.2024

Rasheedat Ajibade was the hero for Atletico Madrid in the derby win against Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid won the derby against Real Madrid 2-3 at the Alfredo Di Stéfano.

With these three points, the club expanded its lead over Levante to three points and remained in third place with three days left in the league.

After a half-hour of play, Caroline Møller gave Madrid the lead.

But the equalizer came just three minutes later when Ana Vitória's imperial header met Menayo's corner kick to draw the match at halftime.

The second half could not have begun better for Atletico Madrid, as Rasheedat Ajibade stood alone against Misa and beat her high to make it 1-2.

Real Madrid's Kathellen Sousa equalized in the 70th minute, following a corner.

Vilde Boe Rosa scored a stunning goal into the top corner late in the game, giving Atletico Madrid a 2-3 victory at the Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Ajibade who was the Player of the Month did not feature for the entirety of the game.

She was in for 76 minutes and was substituted for Risa who scored the winning goal.

Ajibade will aim to continue her good form as Atletico Madrid wrap up their league campaign in a few weeks.

https://www.pulsesports.ng/sports-gist/story/rasheedat-ajibade-super-falcons-star-the-hero-as-atletico-madrid-beats-real-madrid-2024051208020871756

Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs

Gbagada Mini Stadium also known as Gbagada Araromi Youth Hub.

Renovated by Coca Cola in 2016

ONGOING full Rehabilitation Work of Governor @jidesanwoolu

New Spectator stand

Brand New Pitch

#GreaterLagosRising

The government had previously announced that ten mini stadia across the state will be renovated, while the Teslim Balogun Stadium is being upgraded (all covered stands) and there are plans to build new stadia.

Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs

Igbogbo Stadium, Ikorodu…. Loading 🔥🔥

Undergoing serious work by the Administration of Governor @jidesanwoolu

Picture 2) This actually happened during the Olympic qualifiers when the Cameroonians thought that we used juju to stop the ball from going into our goal. It wasn't juju, it was Chiamaka Nnadozie.

3 & 4) French superstar Marie-Antoinette Katoto.

The playoffs is like the Super 4 in the Nigerian League. The top 4 teams at the end of the regular season take part in the playoffs.

Perennial champions Olympique Lyon do not like the playoffs and they say that it's unfair (they would have already won the league if not for the playoffs. See the table below).

Highlights: PSG 2-2 Paris FC (5-4 on penalties).

Save from Tabitha Chawinga's bicycle kick at 8:04 minute.

Double save from French superstar Marie-Antoinette Katoto at 9:46 minute.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_1GnBiIVIo?si=bwVrsxXNhXIRPMD5

Nnadozie Named Player Of The Match In Paris FC’s Defeat To PSG

Chiamaka Nnadozie was named Player of the Match in Paris FC’s defeat to PSG in the French women’s league playoffs semi-final game on Saturday night.

After regulation time ended 2-2, PSG went on to win 5-4 on penalty shootout.

Nnadozie was outstanding in the encounter as she made seven saves and also two clearances.

The other semi-final of the playoffs will see Olympique Lyon take on Stade de Reim today (Sunday).

Nnadozie and her teammates will face either Lyon or Stade de Reim in the third-place playoffs on Friday, 17 May 2024.

The two teams that advance to the playoffs final will qualify for the UEFA women’s Champions League for next season.

Paris FC stand a chance of also qualifying for next season’s Champions League if they win the third-place playoffs.

https://www.completesports.com/nnadozie-named-player-of-the-match-in-paris-fcs-defeat-to-psg/