Napoli – AfricaCelebrities.Com https://africacelebrities.com Breaking News, Daily Original News Reporting and Analysis Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:47:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.17 https://i0.wp.com/africacelebrities.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-ICON.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Napoli – AfricaCelebrities.Com https://africacelebrities.com 32 32 165505648 Napoli Renames Stadium After Diego Maradona https://africacelebrities.com/2020/12/04/napoli-renames-stadium-after-diego-maradona/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:42:22 +0000 https://africacelebrities.com/?p=200910 Authorities of Italian football club, Napoli has okayed a suggestion by the Naples mayor to rename their stadium after the club’s legend, Diego Armando Maradona. The stadium which was known as Stadio Sampaolo will now be changed to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. READ ALSO: Full List Of Nominees In This Year’s Headies Awards The club […]

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Authorities of Italian football club, Napoli has okayed a suggestion by the Naples mayor to rename their stadium after the club’s legend, Diego Armando Maradona.

The stadium which was known as Stadio Sampaolo will now be changed to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

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The club released a statement on Friday, 4th December, 2020 where they confirmed the decision. The club listed some of the achievements of the Argentine during his 7-year stint with the club.

He helped Napoli to two Serie A titles and he’s considered a demigod within the Napoli family.

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“With his immense talent and his magic, he honoured the Napoli shirt for seven years, giving it two historical championships and other prestigious cups, and receiving in exchange from the whole city an eternal and unconditional love,” a statement on Friday from the council read.

“Through the football victories of the Argentine champion, it was not only the Napoli team that won but the whole city, which fully identifies with him,” it read.

“Always on the side of the weakest and the common people, Maradona fought the prejudices and discrimination that Neapolitans were still subjected to inside the stadiums, becoming the idol of the entire city.”

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]]> 200910 Napoli Confirms Signing Of Nigerian Striker https://africacelebrities.com/2020/07/31/napoli-confirms-signing-of-nigerian-striker/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:46:58 +0000 https://africacelebrities.com/?p=190114 Italian club SSC Napoli has officially confirmed the capture of super eagles striker, Victor Osimhen after weeks of speculations. The Napolitan club confirmed the news on their twitter page with a welcoming post of the now former Lille striker. Victor joins the Italian club for a reported €50M initial fee off the back of a […]

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Italian club SSC Napoli has officially confirmed the capture of super eagles striker, Victor Osimhen after weeks of speculations.

The Napolitan club confirmed the news on their twitter page with a welcoming post of the now former Lille striker.

Victor joins the Italian club for a reported €50M initial fee off the back of a stellar campaign in Ligue 1 where he was adjudged the best African player in the league and also won the Lille player of the season.

The 21 year old ended last season as Lille’s top scorer with 18 goals in 38 appearances.

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