Coach Kuforiji Olusola Warns Flamingos Against Defensive Lapses Ahead of Benin Return Leg
Head Coach of Samba Tornadoes Football Club, Coach Kuforiji Olusola, has expressed concerns over the defensive performance of Nigeria's Flamingos despite their 3-2 victory...
Nigerian Trio Sign First Professional Contracts with Portsmouth FC
Three young footballers with Nigerian roots, Chinedu Agu, Michael Ani, and Nathaniel Chioma, have taken a significant step in their careers after signing their...
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifier: Flamingos Edge Benin’s Young Amazons 3-2 in Five-Goal...
Nigeria's Flamingos claimed a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Benin Republic's Young Amazons in the first leg of the final qualifying round for the...
FIFA World Cup 2026: Morocco Become First African Team to Reach Quarter-finals, Thrash Hosts...
Morocco kept Africa's hopes alive at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after an impressive 3-0 victory over co-hosts Canada in Houston, becoming the first...
Oyo State Final Of Samuel Okwaraji National U16 Cup Comes Up On Monday; Izunaso...
The stage is set for the grand finale in Oyo State zonal qualifiers for the maiden Samuel Okwaraji Memorial U16 Schools Football Championship, with...
Honourable Ayo Omidiran Reiterates Federal Government’s Determination To Protect ‘Clean Athletes’
Executive chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Honourable Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran has reiterated the Nigerian government's determination to protect 'clean athletes' and ensure...
Favour Ashe, Patience George-Okon, Folashade Oluwafemiayo Among 54 Early Arrivals At Nigeria’s Training Camp...
Nigia's new men's 100m champion, Favour Ashe as well as female quarter-miler, Patience George-Okon and para-powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo were among 54 early arrivals at...
Olopade Admits: Our Responsibility Is To Eliminate Every Avoidable Distraction For Team Nigeria Athletes
Director general of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade has admitted that his responsibility and that of other officials in the country's...
D’Tigers Turn Focus On Last Game Versus Rwanda, After Eviction Scare At FIBA World...
Nigeria's men's senior basketball team, D'Tigers have turned their attention fully towards their last game of the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualification tournament in...
Africa’s First Professional Flag Football Stadium Takes Centre Stage As Showtime Arena Hosts Team...
The Nigeria Federation of American Football chooses Showtime Arena for the official Team Nigeria Showcase, reinforcing the venue's status as the home of elite...
Moses Itauma Faces Tough Decision After IBF Orders Manadatory Title Fight With Sanchez
Fast-rising Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer, Moses Itauma is facing a huge dilemma of choice, following a directive by World Boxing Federation (IBF) that he must...
D’Tigers’ Second Victory At FIBA World Cup Qualifiers In Luanda Ignites Bolts Of Excitement...
Nigerian basketball stakeholders and the country's general sporting fratenity went into a frenzy of excitement on Friday evening, following their national team, D'Tigers' second...
Para-Powerlifting President Kingsley Awodi Pledges: We Are Committed To Introducing Impactful Reforms
Recently elected president of Para Powerlifting Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), Kingsley James Awodi has come out with a stong pledge that his tenure at...
Ola Aina Targets English Premier League Top-4 Spot This Season With Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest of England defender, Ola Aina has set his mind o achieving a top-four end to the coming season in the English Premier...
Team Captain Harmony Chidi Confident as Flamingos Takes on Benin Republic Today in Ikenne
Nigeria's U-17 women's national team captain, Harmony Chidi, has expressed confidence in the Flamingos' readiness ahead of Saturday's crucial first-leg clash against Benin Republic...
Bolaji Oki’s March 14th Loss To Manoel Sousa Ranked Among Biggest Knockout Fights This...
Nigerian-born mixed martial arts (MMA) contender, Bolaji Oki's loss to Manoel Sousa on March 14th this year has been ranked among the biggest knockout...
‘We Are Prepared for a Tough Game ‘ Coach Busari Says No Easy ...
Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere Busari has expressed confidence in his team's readiness ahead of Saturday's crucial FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying clash...
SSA Adeboye Celebrates NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko at Birthday, Commends Transformational Leadership in Nigerian...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye, has congratulated the Chairman of the National Sports Commission...
“Bayo Adegboyega’s Appointment Will Strengthen Sports Communication” — Majekodunmi Congratulates NSC Consultant on Media
Chairman of the Ogun State Football Association and Executive Board Member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi, has congratulated seasoned sports...
Time, How to Watch as Golden Eaglets Begins China Four-Nation Tournament Against Tanzania on...
Nigeria's U-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, will begin their campaign at the 2026 China International Youth Football Tournament with an opening clash against...
Egypt Make World Cup History, Cape Verde Earn Global Praise Despite Argentina Defeat as...
Egypt kept Africa's FIFA World Cup dream alive with a historic victory over Australia, Cape Verde won the admiration of the football world despite...
Saheeto Signature Joins Inside Naija Sports as Official Hospitality Partner, Sets New Standard For...
Nigeria's leading hospitality and catering brand, Saheeto Signature, has officially partnered with Sports247Naija as the Official Hospitality Partner of the highly rated weekly television...
Beyond Stadium: Tinubu Urges Media to Reject Terrorists’ Propaganda, Says ‘We Must Protect Our...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian journalists and media organisations to resist becoming channels for the propaganda of terrorists and kidnappers, urging...
D’Tigers: David Fizdale Reveals What Inspired Nigeria’s Dramatic Win Over Tunisia
D'Tigers head coach David Fizdale has hailed his players' resilience and fighting spirit after Nigeria secured a hard-fought 84-81 victory over Tunisia in the...
D’Tigers: Stanley Gumut Reacts To Fizdale’s Winning Debut, Predicts Bigger Things For Nigeria
Former D'Tigers player Stanley Gumut has praised Nigeria's hard-fought victory over Tunisia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers, describing it as the...
Super Eagles: Dimeji Lawal Challenges NFF To Stop Talking, Start Planning For 2030 World...
Former Super Eagles winger Dimeji Lawal has challenged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to move beyond words and begin concrete preparations for the 2030...
Commonwealth Games 2026: Shehu Dikko Reveals Team Nigeria’s Gold Medal Target, Explains Early Preparations
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has revealed that Team Nigeria is targeting between 16 and 20 gold medals at...
Super Eagles: Ex-International Urges NFF To Start 2030 World Cup Plans Now
Former Nigeria international Taiwo Oloyede has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to begin preparations for the 2030 FIFA World Cup immediately, insisting the...
FIFA World Cup: Ex-Super Eagles Star Backs African Champions Despite Painful Knockout Exits
Former Nigeria international Abiodun Obafemi has praised the overall performance of Africa's representatives at the ongoing FIFA World Cup despite the heartbreaking elimination of...
Super Eagles: Moses Simon Breaks Silence On World Cup Heartbreak, Sends Message To Nigerians
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has opened up on Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, insisting the players are still...
Anthony Joshua, Moses Itauma Receive Surprise Chance For World Heavyweight Boxing Title Fight In...
The Nigerian-born duo of Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua and Moses Itauma have both received a surprise opportunity to fight for the World Boxing Council...
Philip Shaibu Hails Early Preparations For Team Nigeria Ahead Of 2026 Commonwealth Games
Director-general of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu has hailed what he described as early preparations of Nigeria's contingent for the...
Flamingos: Akeem Busari Sends Strong Warning Ahead Of Benin Republic Qualifier
Flamingos head coach Akeem Busari has warned his players against complacency ahead of Nigeria's CAF U-17 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin...
Team Nigeria Seeks Better Outing At Glasgow Commonwealth Games Than Africa’s Top Placement Achieved...
Team Nigeria will be at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland with an aim to finish better on the medals table them their...
Gusau/Ahlan Cup Contributes To Development Of Football In Nigeria – Alhaji Abahuraira Dahiru
Coordinator of the annual Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president’s pre-season competition popularly known as Gusau/Ahlan Cup, Alhaji Abahuraira Dahiru has disclosed that the contest...
Road to Botswana: Nigeria’s Billie Jean King Cup Team Begins Africa Group III Preparations
Nigeria's Billie Jean King Cup team has officially commenced preparations for the 2026 Africa Group III Qualifying event scheduled to take place at the...
Seun Shark Strikes! Ogunsakin Makes History with Wimbledon Main Draw Berth
Nigerian tennis prodigy Seun Ogunsakin has etched his name into the history books after defeating Canada's eighth-seeded Benjamin Azar 6-3, 6-1 to qualify for...
D’Tigers: David Fizdale Reveals What Inspired Nigeria’s Dramatic Win Over Tunisia
D'Tigers head coach David Fizdale has hailed his players' resilience and fighting spirit after Nigeria secured a hard-fought 84-81 victory over Tunisia in the...
Algeria Joins African Teams Round of 32 Exodus as Ghana, Egypt, Cape Verde...
Algeria has become the sixth African nation to exit the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in the Round...
Golden Eaglets: Agege Wonderkid Abdussalam Lands Nigeria Squad As China Tournament Beckons
Spartan FC midfielder Abdussalam has taken another giant step in his rapidly rising career after earning a place in Nigeria's Golden Eaglets squad for...
EAGLE EYE: Godson Oghenebrume’s Jail Sentence Highlights ‘Take Back America Policy’
Convicted Nigerian sprinter and former Olympic Games prospect, Godson Oghenebrume has been cited as a victim of USA president, Donald Trump's controversial 'take back...
From Supporting Star to Game Changer: Why Oluwakemi Adegbuyi Is Nigeria’s Biggest Weapon Against...
As Nigeria's Flamingos prepare for a decisive showdown against Benin Republic in the final round of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers,...
Oba Femi Scheduled For Third Bout With Brock Lesnar, Instead Of ‘Automatic’ WWE World...
Nigerian professional wrestler, Isaac Odugbesan (aka Oba Femi) has sensationally been scheduled for a third epic bout with maverick American grappler, Brock Lesnar instead...
Folarin Balogun’s Red Card During USA’s Round Of 32 World Cup Victory Over Bosnia...
Many eyebrows are being raised over a red card shown to USA’s Nigerian-born striker, Folarin Balogun during the hosts' 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina at...
Nmecha Reaps From Germany’s Disastrous World Cup Outing With Transfer Opening At Manchester United
Borussia Dortmund of Germany midfielder, Felix Kalu Nmecha is set to reap from his personal efforts at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, as an...
Heart Of Lion Football Academy Seek Corporate Sponsorship For Summer Camp At Remo Stars...
Heart Of Lion Football Academy of Igando-Ikotun, Lagos have sent out a passionate appeal for corporate sponsorship of their proposed summer training camp at...
Desmond Agidiogun Gains Massive Inspiration From Declan Rice’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Exploits
The amazing exploits and impact of Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice in England’s squad at the ongoing FIFA World Cup is serving as a huge...
Jeff Ekhator Bound To Stick With Juventus Of Italy Until 2031 In 5-year Long...
Juventus of Italy’s newly signed 19-year-old Nigerian-born attacker, Jeff Osayuki Ekhator is bound to stay put at The Old Lady of Turin until 2031,...
“Desire Will Be Key to NWFL Promotion Race” Says Ghetto Tigers Ladies Manager Azeez...
Manager of Ghetto Tigers Ladies, Azeez Mustapha, has expressed confidence in his team's ability to secure promotion to the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL)...
Enabulele Applauds Falokun’s Elevation to Super Falcons Team Coordinator
The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, has congratulated Mrs. Folashade Falokun on her appointment as Team Coordinator...
