CAF Snubs Madugu in Women’s Coach of the Year Award
Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has missed out on the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year award, despite leading Nigeria to a historic...
Super Falcons Star Esther Okoronkwo Signs New NSL Contract with AFC Toronto
AFC Toronto have secured the future of Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo after announcing a contract extension that will keep the Nigerian international at...
WAFCON 2026: Super Falcons to Begin Title Defence in Tricky Group
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been handed a challenging Group C draw ahead of the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), scheduled to...
“I’m Proud of My Players” – Chelle Reflects on Super Eagles’ AFCON Semi-Final Defeat...
Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has expressed pride in his squad following Nigeria’s exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a...
ADUSTECH Rewards Athletes After Historic Medal Haul at University Games
Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil (ADUSTECH), on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, celebrated a landmark moment in its sporting history by honouring...
Ibadan Set to Host Sun Open Amateur Golf Qualifier for Qatar Championship
Ibadan will take centre stage in Nigerian amateur golf as the city prepares to host the second edition of the Sun Open Amateur Golf...
AFN Cracks Down on Age Cheating, Sanctions 21 Athletes, Coaches, Ogun and Delta States
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has launched its toughest crackdown yet on age falsification, imposing sweeping sanctions on 21 athletes, several coaches, and...
AFCON 2025: SSA Adeyinka Adeboye Backs Super Eagles After Penalty Heartbreak Against Morocco
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Adeboye, has urged Nigerians to stand firmly with the Super Eagles...
Rio Ngumoha Faces Time Out At Liverpool, Following Injury In FA Cup
Liverpool of England youngster, Rio Ngumoha faces some time out on the sidelines, following an injury he copped in The Reds’ FA Cup victory...
Gavin Bazunu Happy To Join Stoke City’s Hunt For ‘Something Big’
Republic of Ireland’s Nigerian-born goalkeeper, Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu is excited with his move to Stoke City, as he will now join the club in...
Kelechi Iheanacho Cited Among Injured Players Giving Celtic’s Coach Sleepless Nights
Celtic of Scotland attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho has been cited among a growing list of players whose injuries are giving the club’s returnee coach, Martin...
Brentford’s Michael Kayode Identified As Role Model For Roma’s Latest Whiz-kid
Brentford of England's Nigerian-born right-full-back, Michael Olabode Kayode has been identified as a role model and inspiration for AS Roma of Italy's new signing,...
Shooting Stars Claim Emphatic 3–0 Victory Over Enyimba in Ibadan
Shooting Stars SC produced a dominant display to defeat Enyimba FC 3–0 in their NPFL encounter, delivering a statement win in Ibadan and exacting...
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Fall Short Again Via Penalties
For the second time in two months (as it had been versus DR Congo in November), the Super Eagles fell short via the lottery...
Kano Pillars Edge Nasarawa United in Lafia to Secure Back-to-Back NPFL Wins
Kano Pillars continued their resurgence in the Nigeria Premier Football League with a hard-fought 1–0 away victory over Nasarawa United in their Matchday 20...
Haruna Hadi Strike Hands Remo Stars Crucial Home Win Over Ikorodu City
Defending champions Remo Stars secured a vital 1–0 victory over Ikorodu City at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, thanks to a second-half strike...
FC Robo Queens Maintain Perfect Record with Away Win Over Abia Angels
FC Robo Queens continued their flawless start to the 2025/2026 NWFL Premiership season with a composed 2–0 away victory over Abia Angels at the...
Confluence Queens Claim First Win of the Season with Convincing Away Victory in Lagos
Confluence Queens secured their first victory of the 2025/2026 NWFL Premiership season with an emphatic 3–0 away win over Dannaz Ladies in Lagos on...
Coach Jeff Laments Missed Opportunity as Sporting Lagos Settle for Home Draw
Sporting Lagos head coach, Jeff Buter, expressed disappointment after his side was held to a 1–1 draw by Solution FC on Sunday, as the...
Pacesetter Queens’ Winless Run Continues After Home Defeat to Ekiti Queens
Ekiti Queens continued their impressive run in the NWFL Premiership with a 2–0 away victory over Pacesetter Queens in their Matchday 6 encounter played...
AFCON 2025: Falcons’ Victory In WAFCON Final Will Motivate Super Eagles To Beat Morocco...
The president of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has suggested that the Super Eagles can take the victory of their female...
AFCON 2025: Lookman Ranks Among Five Former African Best Player Award Winners Left In...
Atalanta of Italy winger, Ademola Lookman has been ranked high in a roll call of five former African Footballer of The Year award winners...
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Tipped To Improve, Play Better Against Morocco
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been tipped to improve and play much better in Wednesday’s semi-final fixture against Morocco at the 2025 Africa Cup of...
AFCON 2025: Morocco Face Nations Cup Semi-finals Jinx Versus Nigeria
Despite being the hosts of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, The Atlas Lions of Morocco enter their semi-final against Nigeria with lots of...
Raja Casablanca, Orkuma Locked in Contract Standoff Ahead of Winter Window
Raja Casablanca have been plunged into a contract dispute with Nigerian midfielder Moses Orkuma following a decision by head coach Davies Fadlo to place...
Moses Itauma’s Highly Publiciced Boxing Bout Receives New Date
The much talked about international heavyweight boxing bout between Nigerian-born fast-rising youngster, Moses Itauma and USA’s Jermaine Franklin has been moved to March 28th.
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Israel Adesanya Gets March 28th Date For Career Revival In UFC
Nigeria’s former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder, Israel Adesanya (The Last Style Bender), who features under New Zealand's flag, will get a chance...
Swiss-Based Coach Adeyemi Adeyemi: How Nigeria Can Overcome Morocco in AFCON 2025 Semi-Final
Swiss-based Nigerian coach Adeyemi Adeyemi has expressed confidence in the Super Eagles’ ability to defeat hosts Morocco when both sides clash later tonight in...
AFN Upholds Integrity in Athletics, Cracks Down on Age Manipulation
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) reaffirms its commitment to the principles of integrity, fairness, and athlete welfare as set out in the World...
“I Almost Gave Up… Then I Talked to God”- Rivers United Legend Festus Austin...
Rivers United legend Festus Austin has opened up on one of the darkest chapters of his life — a journey marked by pain, fear,...
Babaganaru Targets Strong Start as Kano Pillars Face Nasarawa United
Kano Pillars Technical Adviser, Muhammad Babaganaru, has shared his expectations ahead of the mid-week NPFL 2025/26 Matchday 20 encounter against Nasarawa United, as the...
Raphael Onyedika on the Brink of €23m Switch to Galatasaray
Turkish giants Galatasaray and Club Brugge have reached a verbal agreement for the transfer of Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika.
The deal is valued at €23...
AFCON 2025: Morocco’s Coach Declares – We Must Not Allow Super Eagles Breathe
Atlas Lions of Morocco coach, Walid Regragui has revealed his strategy for Wednesday's semi-final versus Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations, with a...
AFCON 2025: My Players Want To Make Nigerians Proud – Chelle
Super Eagles' coach, Eric Sekou Chelle has declared that the most important factor spurring his squad towards victory against hosts Morocco in Wednesday’s semi-final...
AFCON 2025: We’ve Created Brotherhood Through Family Environment In Super Eagles’ Camp – Iwobi
Fulham of England midfielder, Alex Iwobi has revealed that a major reason why he believes Nigeria will defeat hosts Morocco on Wednesday at the...
AFCON 2025: We’re Going to Give Everything We Have Against Morocco – Osimhen
Galatasaray of Turkey striker, Victor James Osimhen has pledged that he and his colleagues in Nigeria's national team will give everything they have in...
AFCON 2025: Osayi-Samuel Prays For Full Recovery Ahead of Nigeria’s S/F Versus Morocco
Birmingham City of England defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel has given himself hope of featuring in Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final versus Morocco and prayed...
Nigeria Winger Suleman Sani Secure his Move to German League Side RB Leipzig
Nigeria winger Suleman Sani has completed a transfer to German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, securing a long-term move that will keep him at the...
Aliyu Zubair Guides Telecom SC to Historic Egyptian Cup Quarter-Finals
Aliyu Zubair has continued his impressive start as manager of Telecom SC after leading the Egyptian side to their first-ever quarter-final appearance in the...
New Sports Minister Lifts Ban on Gabon Panthers, Aubameyang Reinstated
Gabon’s new Sports Minister, Paul Ulrich Kessany, has moved swiftly to overturn the sanctions imposed on the national football team, lifting the ban on...
All Eyes on Five African Footballers of the Year as AFCON 2025 Returns with...
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 has reached a decisive stage, with the semi-finals set to showcase not only Africa’s...
Nigerian Boxer Sulaiman Jafaru Set to Take on Kiwitt With WBO Global, WBF World...
Freddy “King” Kiwitt is set to return to the ring this Saturday, January 17, 2026, when he faces Suleiman “Armor Tank” Jafaru in a...
NPFL: Remo Stars Host Ikorodu City in Ikenne as 2025/2026 Second Half Begins
Reigning Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Remo Stars, will return to their home ground in Ikenne for the second stanza of the 2025/26...
“I Will Go to the Mosque” — Eric Chelle Speaks on Penalty Shootout Possibility...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has admitted that Nigeria are mentally prepared for the possibility of a penalty shootout as they take on...
Northwest Badminton Championship Serves Off In Zaria As 50 Clubs Battle For Honours
All is set for the Northwest Badminton Championship scheduled to hold from January 29 to 31 at the Noble Badminton Club (FEUZ), Zaria, Kaduna...
NWFL PREMIERSHIP – Matchday6 Preview: Race of Supremacy Continues
The NWFL Premiership returns this Wednesday with Matchday 6, serving up nine exciting fixtures across the country as the race for supremacy continues to...
Regragui Issues Strong Warning Ahead of Nigeria Clash
Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has delivered a confident and defiant message ahead of his side’s highly anticipated showdown with Nigeria, insisting the Atlas...
NFF Set to Reward Eric Chelle With New Deal After AFCON Semi-Final Milestone
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is preparing to offer Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle a new and improved contract following his impressive turnaround...
Chelle Admits Wilfred Ndidi’s Absence as Iwobi Insists Super Eagles Remain Focused Ahead of...
Eric Sekou Chelle has admitted that Wilfred Ndidi will be missed while Alex Iwobi said the team is focused on getting the job as...
Tijani Returns to Slavia Praha After Sigma Olomouc Loan Spell
Nigerian international forward Muhamed Tijani has officially returned to SK Slavia Praha following the conclusion of his loan spell with SK Sigma Olomouc.
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