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Chukwueze Stands Out In Nigeria’s 2-0 Loss To Libya
Villarreal of Spain winger, Samuel Chukwueze on Wednesday received another lift to his fast-rising profile, as he was rated the best performer in an...
Edozie’s BBL Best 11 Listing Excites Bristol Flyers
Bristol Flyers of England have sent a message of congratulations to their Nigerian-born forward, Daniel Edozie, after he was named to the latest British...
Gumel: Nigeria Needs More IOC Athletes’ Scholarships
Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) president, Engineer Habu Gumel has expressed happiness with the selection of 11 sports stars from the country for the International...
AFCON 2019: Eagles’ll Beat Seychelles With Russia 2018 Spirit – Ighalo
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of China striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has declared that he and his colleagues in the Super Eagles will use the spirit...
NRA: PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREES VISIT LATE OKEBUKOLA OFFER MONEY TO THE...
Premier League referees in Nigeria have showed high level of comradeship to the family of one of their late colleague, Femi Okebukola of the...
Etebo, Ndifreke Prove Fitness In Eagles’ Training
Stoke City of England midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo and Akwa United of Uyo defender, Ndifreke Effiong both proved that they have overcome recent knocks, as...
Omeruo Reiterates Pellegrino’s Impact On His Game
Leganes of Spain stopper, Kenneth Omeruo has again harped on the impact the club's coach, Mauricio Pellegrino has had in bringing vast improvements to...
Ross Barkley Hears Update In Coin Throwing Incident
Chelsea's Nigerian-born midfielder, Ross Barkley has received an update in the coin throwing incident that hit him last weekend, as England's Football Association have...
Balogun Gets Brighton’s Clearance For Asaba Matches
Brighton & Hove Albion of England defender, Leon Aderemi Balogun has received an all-clear from his club to star for the Super Eagles against...
Onuachu Receives High Personal Rating With Eagles
FC Midtjylland of Denmark tall striker, Paul Onuachu has received very high rating and lofty scorecard from Super Eagles' coach, Gernot Rohr, as the...
Ibitoye: Eagles Want To Keep Winning Momentum
Super Eagles' media officer, Toyin Ibitoye has declared that the team will go all out for victory against Seychelles on Friday, because the players...
Nwora Plans Towards Future Glory For D’Tigers
Nigeria's men's basketball senior national team, D'Tigers' coach, Alex Nwora is looking beyond this year's FIBA World Cup in China, as he says he...
Antetokounmpo Stays Out Of Bucks’ Latest Win
Milwaukee Bucks' Nigerian-born in-form star, Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out his team's latest match, but got a pleasant surprise that they still managed to beat...
Joshua Stays Modest In Build-up To June 1 Fight
Nigerian-born British world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua has revealed that he prefers staying modest in everything he does while preparing for...
Edo State Plans Sports Festival Test Run In Oct/Nov
The government of Edo State has hinted that they will undertake a test run of facilities for next year's National Sports Festival in either...
Okpekpe Road Race 2019 Receives May 25 Date
The 7th Okpekpe International Road Race is scheduled to hold on May 25, ahead of which registration has officially been declared open.
Sports247.ng gathered that...
AFCON 2019: Rohr Cancels Training For Discussion With Players
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr took a different approach to team building on Wednesday, as he cancelled a training session that had earlier been...
TRIBUTE TO RAMLOCHUN, REFEREE OF AFCON 1982 FINAL
It is with great sadness we learned our friend and fellow Mauritian, Sohan Ramlochun, referee of the final of the 1982 Ghana-Libya African Cup...
NNL SETS TO HOLD AGM WEDNESDAY AS 3SC KNOW OPPONENTS
Annual General Meeting of the Most Important League is scheduled to hold Wednesday all things been equal. The meeting will roll out date for...
D’Tigers Can Upset Argentina, Russia – Abdulrahman
Nigeria men's basketball national team, D'Tigers' former assistant coach, Abdulrahman Mohammed has expressed confidence in the ability of the squad to pull off shock...
Civil Defenders Get March 30 Africa Elite Date In Abuja
Nigeria's remaining continental campaigners, Civil Defenders Basketball Club of Abuja will set the ball rolling in their maiden Africa Elite 8 League campaign at...
Refugee Kid, Tanitoluwa, Wins Chess Contest In USA
A Nigerian refugee child in United States of America, Tanitoluwa Adewumi has brushed aside all daunting odds to emerge winner of a major chess...
Ikeja Golf Club Captain’s Send Forth Ends Saturday
Action will come to an end on Saturday in the chain of events and games lined up to mark the exit of Ikeja Golf...
Nigeria’s U-19 Cricket Team’s Victories Awe ICC Official
Nigeria's under-19 cricket team have received high recommendation from International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament director, Kuben Pillay, following their winning run at the Africa...
Masebinu Appeals To Ekiti Govt For Sponsorship
National boxing champion, Adewale Masebinu (aka Masevex) has sent out a passionate appeal to the government of Ekiti State for financial support and sponsorship...
Nnacheta Plans Eagles’ USA ’94 World Cup Anniversary
A former member of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) executive board, Ogbuefi Tony Nnacheta has set in motion plans to stage an anniversary to commemorate...
Tammy Targets Chelsea’s Main Team Next Season
Aston Villa of England striker, Tammy Abraham has confessed that he is targeting relevance in the main team of his parent club, Chelsea, as...
Ozornwafor: Eagles Invitation Is My Dream Come True
Enyimba of Aba defender, Valentine Ozornwafor has described 'a dream come true' his invitation to the Super Eagles.
Sports247.ng reports that the towering central defender...
NPFL: MFM’s Joshua Akpudje Set To Start In Tunisia
Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministry (MFM) FC of Lagos defender, Joshua Akpudje has received a strong tip for a starting role with the...
Nwakali Downplays Worries Over Blending Against Libya
FC Porto of Portugal midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali has downplayed any worries harbored by Nigerians over the possibility of poor blending affecting the under-23 team...
Azubuike Returns As U-23 National Team Captain
Caykur Rizespor of Turkey midfielder, Azubuike Okechukwu is back as skipper of Nigeria's under-23 national team, to be assisted by ex-Golden Eaglets and Flying...
Dennerby Invites 30 Women League Players To Camp
Female national team, Super Falcons' coach, Thomas Dennerby has put his FIFA Women's World Cup programme into another gear by inviting 30 home-based players...
Amapakabo Gives Home-based Hope For Libya Clash
Olympic Eagles coach, Imama Amapakabo has downplayed insinuations that he is depending wholly on foreign-based players for Wednesday's Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier...
NFF Scribe Parries Worry Over Stephen Keshi Stadium
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretary-general, Mohammed Sanusi has parried worries in certain circles that Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba is not big enough to accommodate...
Ighalo, Iwobi Open Super Eagles’ Camp In Asaba
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of China striker, Odion Jude Ighalo was joined by the England-based duo of Alex Iwobi from Arsenal and Semi Ajayi from...
Semi Ajayi Sits Atop Championship Top-50
Rotherham United of Engfland defensive midfielder, Semi Ajayi has received a massive boost, heading into his outing with the Super Eagles across the international...
Nigeria’s U19 Cricket Coach Relishes Victory Over Namibia
Nigeria's under-19 boys cricket team coach, Uthe Ogbimi has expressed immense relish with his side's shock victory over Namibia in the Africa Division 1...
AFCON 2019: Ighalo, Iwobi, Ajayi early birds in Eagles’ camp
Forward Odion Ighalo and midfielders Alex Iwobi and Semi Ajayi were among the first arrivals in the Super Eagles’ camp in Asaba on Monday...
Bonaventure, Okereke, Ezeh Join Olympic Eagles
Nigeria's under-23 national team, Olympic Eagles have received more highly rated foreign-based players, as Club Brugge of Belgium striker, Dennis Bonaventure and David Okereke...
Kelechi John Affirms Avaiability Against Libya In Asaba
Rio Ave of Portugal defender, Kelechi John has declared that he is very much available to line out for the under-23 national team, Olympic...
Fanendo Humble In Victory Over Portland Timbers
FC Cincinnati of USA striker, Fanendo Adi opted to stay humble and modest in victory against his former club this past weekend, as his...
Asaba Matches Will All Commence At 4pm – NFF
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have confirmed 4pm kick-off for all three matches coming up at Stephen Keshi International Stadium in the coming days, sports247.ng...
Ndifreke Makes It Four NPFL Stars In Eagles’ List
Akwa United of Uyo defender, Ndifreke Effiong has taken the number of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) players in the Super Eagles' list for...
Kalu Yet To Recover From Mum’s Kidnap Trauma – Coach
A hint has emerged that Girondin-Bordeaux of France winger, Samuel Kalu's latest injury might have been induced by effects of the mental and psychological...
Azubuike Denies Misgivings Over U-23 Team Call-up
Caykur Rizespor of Turkey midfielder, Azubuike Okechukwu has denied speculation in some sectors of Nigerian football that he is not happy with his invitation...
Iwobi, Chukwueze, Ebuehi Kept Apart In Europa League
Nigerian soccer fans will be excited to learn that all three of their remaining star players in the UEFA Europa League this season -...
Oliseh Faces Juventus, Ajax Dilemma In UCL Last-8
Former Super Eagles captain and head coach, Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh will have dilemma of who to support between Ajax Amsterdam of Holland and Juventus...
Mikel’s Miss, Others Haunt Middlesbrough’s Coach
Middlesbrough of England midfielder, John Mikel Obi has come under knocks from his coach, Tony Pulis, after failing to convert a chance that came...
Anichebe Hints At Racism In Sack Of West Brom’s Coach
Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Anichebe (The Beast) has come out with a hint that the sack of Darren Moore by West Bromwich Albion...
Semi’s Goals Were Amazing, Special – Rotherham Boss
Rotherham United of England defensive midfielder, Semi Ajayi has won sweet words of praise from the lower division club's coach, Paul Wayne, who said...
