Sports

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have qualified for the semi-finals of the WAFU U-17 Cup tournament taking place in Lome, Togo. The five-time world champions advanced to the next round on Tuesday after Group B leaders – Cote d’Ivoire thrashed…
Read More...

Nigeria’s national under-17 male team, on Saturday, drew 1-1 with the Black Starlets of Ghana in the ongoing WAFU- U17 Tournament in Lome, Togo. With the draw, Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament hangs in…
Read More...

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has revealed that it will cost the ministry N81m to cut the grass and clear the weed that have taken over the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. He stated this recently while…
Read More...

The following is the latest ranking for African countries as published on Thursday by FIFA from its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. 1. Senegal 2. Tunisia 3. Algeria 4. Nigeria 5. Morocco 6. Egypt 7. Cameroon 8. Ghana 9. Mali…
Read More...

Football icon Diego Maradona has passed away aged 60 after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest on Wednesday. Maradona underwent surgery earlier this month to remove a blood clot from his brain. He was released from the clinic in…
Read More...

A former Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo, who was allegedly abducted on Sunday by unknown gunmen in Refinery Road, Effurun, Delta State, has been released. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta Command, DSP Onome…
Read More...

Eager to mobilise enough supporters to cheer the Super Eagles to victory in their 2021 AFCON qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Benin City, Governor Godwin Obaseki has decided to throw all gates leading to the main bowl of…
Read More...

It was a poor start for the Super Eagles in their new away strip as the side laboriously slumped 1-0 to an undoubtedly better organized Algerian side in the friendly encounter played in Austria on Friday night. Starting with two…
Read More...

Kwara United have snapped up exciting Brazilian winger Lucas Ribeiro Alves on a one-year loan deal. According to The PUNCH, the new arrival will be unveiled soon, according to the player’s Greece-based Nigerian agent Peter Denise Alade.…
Read More...

The UFC middleweight champion and Nigerian-born, Israel Adesanya, ‘The Last StyleBender’ in a second-round knockout victory over Brazilian Paulo Costa to retain his UFC middleweight title in Abu Dhabi. Israel’s win marks his 20th career…
Read More...