Olusola Adebayo
CAF School Football Championship: Nigeria Names 19-Man Boys’ Team, Releases Full...
Nigeria has unveiled a 19-man squad for the WAFU B zonal qualifiers of the 2025 CAF Schools Football Championship, with the schedule for group-stage...
PANASA Reviews Scrabble Honours in Africa, Introduce Two New Badges
The Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) has sent shockwaves through the continent with the unveiling of its 2025 Player Awards, introducing two brand-new badges...
Promoter Says Joshua Must Defeat Paul or Consider Retirement
Matchroom Boxing promoter, and chairman Eddie Hearn has declared that Anthony Joshua must emphatically defeat Jake Paul in their December 19 showdown in Miami...
NPFL Matchday 15 Ignites with Seven High-Stakes Super Sunday Clashes
Matchday 15 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) resumes today with seven explosive fixtures across the country, promising drama, intensity, and pivotal moments...
NFF President Gusau Inspects Kwara Stadium, Applauds Ongoing Renovation Works
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing renovation and upgrading of the George Agbazika...
West Africa Para Games Will Produce New Generation of Champions —...
President of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Mr. Sunday Odebode, has expressed confidence that the maiden edition of the West Africa Para Games...
21 Days to AFCON: ITRI Set for a Grand Debut on...
With the countdown officially at 21 days, anticipation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is reaching fever pitch across the continent. Africa’s finest...
FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: D’Tigers Face Elimination in Decisive Clash with...
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, face a must-win encounter today as they take on Rwanda in a crucial winner-takes-all fixture at the ongoing...
Future Eagles in Burkina Faso for WAFU African Schools Championship
Nigeria’s U-15 boys’ national team, the Future Eagles, have arrived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, ahead of the 2025 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone...
Osimhen Returns to Full Training Ahead of Istanbul Derby
Galatasaray have been handed a significant boost with the return of Victor Osimhen to full training ahead of Monday night’s highly anticipated Istanbul derby...
CAF Champions League: Rivers United Suffer Added Minutes Collapse as RS...
Rivers United suffered a late setback on Friday as Moroccan giants RS Berkane snatched a 2–1 victory in their CAF Champions League group-stage clash...
FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria Fall to Tunisia After Overtime Thriller
Nigeria’s men’s national basketball team suffered an overtime defeat to hosts Tunisia, losing 78–88 in their opening FIBA World Cup African Qualifier clash on...
CAF Champions League: Finidi Assures Mistakes From Cairo Won’t Repeat as...
Rivers United head coach Finidi George has assured fans that the errors made in Cairo will not be repeated as the Nigerian champions prepare...
More Applause Trails Nigeria’s WESPAC Triumph as Oshanugor Promises Big Support...
Nigeria’s dominance of global Scrabble has once again been stamped in bold ink and one of the sport’s biggest admirers, Charles Oshanugor, is leading...
Ikorodu City Dethrones Beyond Limits FC to Claim Lagos Supremacy Cup...
Ikorodu City triumphed over Beyond Limits to claim the title of champions in the Lagos Supremacy Cup on Thursday morning.
The match at the Legacy...
Homeboy Ani Chidozie Relishes Homecoming Tie Against Rangers FC
Ani Chidozie will take centre stage on Sunday as Niger Tornadoes face Rangers International in an NPFL Matchday 14 showdown at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...
Warri Wolves Recall Suspended Coach Napoleon Aluma After Two-Month Ban
Warri Wolves have reinstated head coach Napoleon Aluma, marking the end of the two-month suspension he received in September.
Aluma officially returned to his post...
FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers: Final Roasters Locked In as Window...
The journey to the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup officially gets underway today in Rades, Tunisia, where eight African nations will open their campaigns...
CAFCL: RS Berkane Arrive in Uyo for Rivers United Clash, Coach...
Moroccan heavyweights RS Berkane have arrived in Uyo ahead of their CAF Champions League Group A Matchday Two showdown against Rivers United, set for...
Nigeria Returns With 18 Gold Medals From African Masters Athletics Championships...
Team Nigeria marked a sensational comeback to international Masters athletics with an exceptional outing at the 15th Open African Masters Athletics Championships in Tunis,...
NWFL: Robo Queens Snatch Precious Away Win, Bayelsa Queens Grab Late...
The 2025/2026 Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Premiership season kicked off on Wednesday with drama, goals and strong opening-day statements from some of the...
CAFCL: Rivers United Seek Redemption Against RS Berkane in Uyo on...
Rivers United_ will look to bounce back from their opening‑match defeat when they host Renaissance Sportive de Berkane of Morocco on Friday, 28 November, at...
NPFL: Ikorodu City Coach Bright Ozegbagbe Reflects on “Painful” Loss, Cherishes...
Ikorodu City head coach, Bright Ozegbagbe, has described his team’s 2–1 defeat to Kano Pillars on Monday as “painful,” but says the disappointment was...
2025 West Africa Trophy to Hold in Abuja, Tournament to Strengthen...
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced that the 2025 West Africa Trophy will take place in Abuja, beginning on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
This...
Lagos Supremacy Cup: Beyond Limits Reach Final Despite Loss to Real...
Beyond Limits sealed their place in the final of the 2025 Lagos Supremacy Cup on Wednesday, despite suffering a surprise defeat to Real Sapphire...
Dakkada FC Heed Counsel, Avert Contractual Crisis After NNL Confirms Withdrawal...
Dakkada FC have moved swiftly to prevent a looming contractual crisis following the Nigeria National League’s (NNL) confirmation of the club’s withdrawal from the...
Lagos Listed For 2026 All-Electric E1 Raceboats World Championship
The E1 Series, the world’s first all-electric raceboat championship, has officially confirmed its return to Lagos, Nigeria, for the 2026 season.
This follows the successful...
Big Sports Dialogue 1.0: Pinnick Rattled, Grilled on Nigeria’s Gains from...
The maiden edition of the Big Sports Dialogue in Ikoyi, Lagos, reached a defining moment on Monday when former President of the Nigeria Football...
AFCON 2025: CAF, LOC Unveil Key Regulations Ahead of Morocco 2025
The road to Morocco for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has been formally set after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the...
Aquatics Federation Sends Two Emerging Swimmers to Guinea Conakry for Africa...
The Nigeria Aquatics Federation, under the leadership of its President, Dukwu Nnamdi Chamberlain, has confirmed the participation of two emerging swimmers, Olaiya Timileyin and...
NWFL: ‘We Are Not Relegated’ — Castmog Ladies FC Insists As...
Castmog Ladies FC has refuted claims suggesting the club has been relegated from the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), reaffirming its active status ahead...
Big Sports Dialogue 1.0: Chris Green Identifies the Bane of...
Rivers State Commissioner for Sports and former NFF Technical Committee member, Barrister Chris Green, has attributed Nigeria’s stagnant sports development—particularly in football—to a persistent...
Karate Boss Zainab Saleh Confident in Team Nigeria’s Chances as Squad...
Karate Federation of Nigeria (KFN) Board Member, Hajiya Zainab Saleh, has expressed strong confidence in Team Nigeria’s prospects as the national karate squad departed...
Big Sports Dialogue 1.0 Speaks ‘Truth to the Powers’ Egg Heads...
Nigeria’s sports community, Big Sports Dialogue delivered a powerful message in Lagos on Monday: if the nation intends to compete globally, it must overhaul...
HerGame Girls Football Championship Returns With Second Edition
The HerGame Girls Football Championship 2025 returns for its second edition, now featuring 20 teams from across the North Central region - up from...
Enyimba Interim Coach Ukaegu Laments Painful Loss in Ilorin Against Katsina...
Enyimba Interim Head Coach, Lawrence Ukaegu, has expressed deep disappointment after watching his side fall 3–2 to Katsina United in a tense NPFL Matchday...
Nigeria Crowned Champions of 2025 ITTF-Africa Para Championship, Book World...
Nigeria and Egypt reaffirm their continental dominance, winning multiple gold medals at the 2025 ITTF-Africa Para Championships, which came to an end on Sunday,...
NWFL Premiership 2025/2026: Matchday One Fixtures Set the Tone for an...
The countdown is officially over as the 2025/2026 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership season kicks off on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
Fans across the...
Bayelsa Queens Begin Title Defence Against Edo Queens in Explosive NWFL...
Defending champions Bayelsa Queens will kick off their 2025/2026 Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Premiership campaign with a high-profile home clash against former champions...
First Bank Crowned Zone 3 Champions, Secure WBLA Qualification
First Bank Basketball Club of Nigeria have been crowned champions of the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Qualifiers after finishing...
PANASA President, Adegbesan Charts a Bold New Future for African Scrabble...
Fresh off the electrifying World English-Language Scrabble Players Championship (WESPAC) in Accra, Ghana, President of the Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA), Adekoyejo Adegbesan, says...
WBLA: First Bank Records Successive Win in FIBA Zone 3 Qualifier
First Bank of Nigeria strengthened their impressive run at the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Zone 3 Qualifiers in Abidjan, securing a second consecutive...
Lagos Supremacy Cup: Coach Kayode Praises No-Offside Format After Opening-Day Victory
Dosu Joseph FC head coach, Kayode Agboola, has hailed the no-offside format of the 2025 Lagos Supremacy Cup, which kicked off on Monday in...
NWFL Confirms Castmog Ladies’ Relegation Over Registration and Licensing Non-Compliance
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Secretariat has formally confirmed the relegation of Castmog Ladies from the 2025/2026 NWFL Premiership after the club failed...
NPFL Matchday 14 Preview: Table-Toppers Ikorodu City Target Kano Pillars Fall...
Matchday 14 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) arrives with excitement at fever pitch, and all eyes swing toward the bottom-versus-top showdown in...
First Bank Overrun CSA, Begin WBLA Zone 3 Qualifier on a...
The visitors stole the show on the opening day of the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Zone 3 qualifiers in Abidjan, as First Bank...
‘Why We Lost’ — Rivers United Coach Finidi George Explains Heavy...
Rivers United head coach Finidi George has offered a candid assessment of his team’s 3–0 defeat to Egyptian giants Pyramids FC in their TotalEnergies...
University Don, Ken Gaddafi Unveils Seven-Point Blueprint to Revive Nigerian Football
In the wake of Nigeria’s continued struggles on the continental and global stage, most notably the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the FIFA...
CAF Women Champions League: AS FAR Crowned Champions Edge ASEC Mimosas...
AS FAR reclaimed their position at the pinnacle of African women’s club football after defeating ASEC Mimosas 2–1 to win the 2025 CAF Women’s...
Group Stage Kicks Off This Weekend in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions...
Africa’s premier club competitions roar back to life this weekend as the Group Stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation...
