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Olopade Believes Training Grants Will Bring Better Results For Nigeria At...
National Sports Commission (NSC) director-general, Honourable Bukola Olopade has expressed optimism that the release of training grants to athletes will bring better results for...
EAGLE EYE: Lamentations For Rivers United!
A 4-1 loss by Rivers United of Port Harcourt to Pyramids FC of Egypt last weekend in the CAF Champions League confirmed the Garden...
Chidi Okezie Places Second Again In His Third Indoor 400m Race...
Nigerian quartermile athlete, Chidi Okezie continues showing huge promise ahead of this year’s Commonwealth Games, as he placed second at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting...
Anthony Joshua Receives Special Commendation After Patronising Tattoo Company In London
Nigerian-born former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua has received a special commendation from a tattoo company he recently patronised in London.
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Antetokounmpo Knocked Out Of NBA All Stars’ Games By Calf Injury
Milwaukee Bucks' star, Giannis Antetokounmpo (Adetokunbo) has been ruled out of this weekend’s National Basketball Association (NBA) All Stars’ games in the USA due...
Nigerian Player’s Death Causes Postponement Of League Match In England
The death of Nigerian-born player, Saburi Olayinka Adeniji has led to the postponement of his English club’s league match that had initially been scheduled...
Ethan Nwaneri Comes Under Fire In France, Following Poor Performance Versus...
Olympique Marseille of France January loan signing, Ethan Nwaneri has come under fire from critics, following his poor performance last weekend against Paris Saint-Germain...
Lookman Made Right Choice In Dumping Fenerbahçe For Atletico – Okpara
Atletico Madrid of Spain’s January signing, Ademola Lookman has been praised for making ‘the right choice’ in dumping an offer from Fenerbahçe of Turkey...
Mikel Obi Declares: Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos Are World...
Former Chelsea of England midfielder, John Mikel Obi has refuted media reports that he once slammed Real Madrid of Spain’s stars, Luka Modric, Dani...
Carney Chukwuemeka Commences Switch In Allegiance To Play For Austria At...
Nigerian-born former Chelsea and Aston Villa of England attacker, Carney Chukwuemeka has commenced the process of switching his national team allegiance in order to...
Samu Aghehowa Puts Hope On Medical Report To Revive His World...
FC Porto of Portugal’s Nigerian-born striker, Samu Aghehowa is hanging unto hope for a favourable medical verdict from checks on the injury he copped...
Leeds United’s 2-2 Draw With Chelsea Was Huge Result – Okafor
Leeds United’s Nigerian-born striker, Noah Okafor has described his side’s come from behind 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the English Premier League as a...
Daniel Dubois Gets Confirmation Of World Title Fight On May 9th
Nigerian-born former world heavyweight boxing champion, Daniel Dubois has received confirmation of his quest to regain the belt in a title fight against fellow-British...
Emmanwori Receives Congratulatory Message From His Former School After NFL Super...
Nigerian-born American Football star, Nicholas Ovundah Eze Emmanwori has received a congratulatory message from his former high school in the United States, following his...
Goals 4 Girls Project Announces Two Days In February For 2026...
A gender empowerment project that focuses on young females, Goals For Girls has announced February 24th and 25th for its 2026 summit, Sports247 reports.
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Nwokeji Victor Ezuchukwu Hunts For Talented Kids In Orlu
A youthful football coach named Nwokeji Victor Ezuchukwu is hunting for talented kids in the nooks and crannies of Orlu in Imo State, Sports247...
Kola Daniel: Why I Quit My Lecturer Job For Journalism, Despite...
National Sports Commission (NSC) director-general, Honourable Bukola Olopade's special assistant media, Kola Daniel has revealed reasons behind his decision to resign as a lecturer...
Chelle Can Achieve All His Dreams With Super Eagles – Gusau
The president of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau says Franco-Malian tactician, Eric Sekou Chelle will not dump the Super Eagles, because...
Aduku Admits: Falconets Must Defend Resolutely Against Senegal On Saturday
Nigeria’s female under-20 national team, Falconets’ coach, Moses Aduku has declared that his players must defend resolutely against Senegal in this weekend’s second leg...
Favor Ayodele Sues Coach Alongside Five Other Former University Basketball Female...
A Nigerian-born female basketball player, Favor Ayodele has joined five of her colleagues in suing their former coach at University of Pittsburgh in the...
Maro Itoje Gets ‘Best Couple Tag’ With His Wife, After Mum’s...
Bereaved Nigerian-born rugby star, Maro Itoje has gained off-field acclamation alongside his glamorous wife, Mimi, as they have been named England’s best sports couple...
Olu Oluwatimi Makes History In Seattle Seahawks’ NFL Super Bowl Success
Seattle Seahawks’ zone-blocking ace, Olusegun ‘Olu’ Oluwatimi made history for the second time in two years, as he played a key role in the...
Rocket FC Step Up Preparations For Busy 2026 Grassroots Football Programme...
The coach and players of Rocket FC of Ihioma in Orlu, have stepped up their training routines at Central School ahead of a busy...
Onigbinde Represents Discipline, Courage, Football Intelligence – Philip Shaibu
Former Super Eagles' head coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has been described as a Nigerian icon who symbolised discipline, courage and football discipline, Sports247 reports.
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Immanuel Feyi-Waboso In Doubt For England’s Rugby Six-Nations Fixtures
Nigerian-born England rugby national team wing, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been cast in doubt for any further appearance in the Six Nations outing by Steve...
Nnadozie Seeks Redemption With Brighton Versus Arsenal Ladies This Sunday
Brighton & Hove Albion Ladies’ goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie will be all out to redeem herself this weekend in England’s Women’s Super League, when her...
Former Eaglets’ Battler King Osanga Dazzles With Akwanga All Stars
Nigeria 2009 FIFA U17 World Cup silver medalist, King Osanga tolled back the hands of time, as he dusted his boots to play in...
Dele Alli Allegedly Loses £25,000-per-night In Late Night Gambling Spree
Former Tottenham Hotspur of England dazzler, Bamidele ‘Dele’ Alli has been cited in a controversial gambling spree that costs him at least £25,000-per-night, even...
Uchenna Nwosu Excels In Seattle Seahawks’ NFL Super Bowl Success
Nigerian-born linebacker, Anon Uchenna Nwosu Jnr was at the centre of the heroics on Sunday in the United States of America, as Seattle Seahawks...
Josh Abe Stuck In Stern Battle Between Liverpool, Chelsea
A stern battle of ownership has erupted between English Premier League giants, Liverpool and Chelsea over the ownership of Nigerian-born youngster, Josh Abe, Sports247...
Weightlifting President Ibrahim Abdul Reveals Progressive Strides Towards Commonwealth Games
Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) president, Dr. Ibrahim Aladi Abdul has disclosed a number of progressive strides that have been achieved by the body ahead...
Former Super Falcons Captain Onome Ebi Opens Up on Being Single...
Former Super Falcons captain, Onome Ebi, has revealed that she is not in a rush to marry, explaining that she has yet to meet...
Rayan Oyebade Thanks West Ham’s Coaches For Approving His New Contract
West Ham United of England defender, Rayan Oyebade has sent words of gratitude out to his coaches at the London-based English Premier League club...
Dorgu Will Come Back Stronger – Carrick
Manchester United of England winger, Patrick Dorgu will bounce back stronger from the injury that has kept him out of action for two weeks,...
Aghehowa Faces Summer Transfer Dilemma Over Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle
FC Porto of Portugal striker, Samuel Aghehowa is set to face a serious dilemma of choice in his transfer options this summer, as three...
Rio Chima Ngumoha Makes Liverpool Lose £6.8m For Snatching Him From...
Liverpool of England will have to cough out a princely £6.8m to their English Premier League rivals, Chelsea, for snatching Nigerian-born youngster, Rio Chima...
Ethan Nwaneri’s Younger Brother Moves Closer To English Premier League Action
Olympique Marseille of France’s Nigerian-born attacker, Ethan Nwaneri will be delighted to learn that his 15-year-old younger brother, Emerson, is heading closer to a...
UNSCRIPTED: Kola Daniel’s Testimony – I Don’t Allow Distractions To Slow...
Sports247 spoke with National Sports Commission (NSC) director-general, Honourable Bukola Olopade's special assistant on media, Kola Daniel on various issues that cut across the...
Olopade Declares: Our Initiative At NSC Is To Support All Sports
The director-general of Nigeria's National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade has declared that the umbrella body's focus is for all events that Nigerian...
Lookman Promises To Avoid ‘Selfish Play’ At Atletico Madrid Of Spain
New signing at Atletico Madrid of Spain, Ademola Lookman has pledged to be a team player and avoid any form of ‘selfish play’ while...
Joe Aribo Eulogizes Leicester City, Says: I Always Knew Their Squad...
New arrival at Leicester City of England, Joseph Ayodele Aribo is singing praises for The Foxes, with a revelation that he always knew the...
Ayo Dosunmu Moves To Timberwolves In USA’s NBA
Nigerian-born fast-rising star, Ayo Dosunmu has completed an unexpected transfer from Chicago Bulls to Minnesota Timberwolves in USA’s National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Samuel Ikpefan Makes History As Nigeria’s Lone Competitor At 2026 Winter...
Cross country skiing competitor, Samuel Ikpefan is making history in Milan, Italy as Nigeria’s lone competitor in the country’s fourth consecutive appearance at the...
Social Media Has Polluted Ethics Of Traditional Journalism – Kola Daniel
The National Sports Commission (NSC) director-general, Honourable Bukola Olopade's special assistant on media, Kola Daniel has posited that the advent of social media has...
Nigeria Needs Strong, Robust League To Keep Best Players At Home...
Another clarion call has gone out for development of a very strong and robust domestic league in order to keep Nigeria's best players at...
Grassroots Football Stakeholders Congratulate NGFF Secretary’s Wife On Her Birthday
Many grassroots football stakeholders are sending congratulatory messages to celebrate the birthday of Mrs Merit Ijeoma Oscar Emmanuel, who adds another year to her...
80% Of African Countries’ Leagues Are Better Than NPFL – SSA...
The senior special assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on grassroots football development, Prince Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye has come out with a startling verdict...
NSC Director-general’s Special Assistant Kola Daniel Reveals: I Learnt How To...
Director-general of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade's special assistant on media, Kola Daniel says he has worked successfully with many top...
Super Falcons Won’t Find WAFCON 2026 Easy – Bala Nkiyu
Veteran female football coach, Bala Nkiyu has warned that Nigeria's Super Falcons will not find it easy to win the forthcoming continental tournament, Sports247...
Nick Emmanwori Battles Injury Blight Ahead Of USA’s NFL Super Bowl
Seattle Seahawks’ Nigerian-born rookie safety, Nick Eze Emmanwori is desperately battling an injury blow, in order to feature against New England Patriots in this...
