Al-Ameen Onilemarun Joins Alsancak Yeşilova SC on Four-Year Deal
Former ABS Ilorin FC winger Al-Ameen Onilemarun has completed a move to Northern Cyprus, joining Alsancak Yeşilova SC on a four-year contract.
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Falconets’ Coach Moses Aduku Pledges: My Girls will Come Out Stronger Against China On...
Nigeria's female youth national team, Falconets' coach, Moses Aduku has pledges that his players will come out stronger in order to beat China this...
NSC Thanks 4 Ministers For Their Roles In Disbursement Of President Tinubu’s Rewards To...
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has expressed profound gratitude to four ministers in Nigeria's federal cabinet for the roles they played in the successful...
National Institute For Sports New Tracks Suits Go Viral With Flood Of Comments On...
Social media is agog with various reactions trailing an array of new track suits that many students of the National Institute of Sports (NIS)...
Rugby 15s Match To Wrap Up NRFF’s Capacity Building Technical Programme On Saturday In...
A high-profile rugby 15s exhibition match has been outlined to wrap up a three-day capacity building course that is being organised in Abuja by...
FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup: Janet Akekoromowei Eventually Lands In Falconets’ Camp
New signing at Benfica Feminino of Portugal, Janet Akekoromowei (aka Semenya) has eventually arrived at the camp of Nigeria's youth female national team, Falconets...
Oluwaseun Peter Ogunsakin Exits US Open, Makes Nigerian Grand Slam History
Nigeria’s Oluwaseun Peter Ogunsakin has exited the US Open Junior Championships in the Round of 32 after losing to South Africa’s Connor Doig in...
Nigeria’s Junior Handball Team ‘Show Character’ To Defeat Guinea In African U20 Championship Quarter-finals...
Nigeria's handball youth national team 'showed character' worthy of gold medals in their victory over Guinea on Wednesday at the African qualifiers and pick...
Folarin Balogun’s FIFA World Cup Red Card Controversy Continues, As Belgium Presses Case Against...
AS Monaco of France's Nigerian-born striker, Folarin Balogun is in the news again regarding the red card he got while playing for USA at...
Ambassador Obi Lifts Falconets’ Spirits After Spain Defeat, Brings Taste of Home to Poland
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Poland, Ambassador Margareta Mary Obi, has moved to lift the spirits of the Falconets following their disappointing 0–2 defeat to Spain...
“An Unprecedented Gesture” — D’Tigress Hail Tinubu as Presidential Rewards Finally Arrive
Players and officials of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have expressed their appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the payment of the...
Nigeria’s U20 Team Receives Commendation For Sterling Outing At African Men’s Junior Handball Championship
Nigeria’s under-20 men’s handball national team has received a splash of commendations for their sterling outing at the ongoing African junior championship in Abidjan,...
Odaudu Blames Wakama’s Late Arrival for D’Tigress’ World Cup Exit
D’Tigers assistant coach and Rivers Hoopers head coach Ogoh Odaudu has attributed the D’Tigress’ early exit from the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup to...
“The Commitment Goes Beyond Immediate Rewards” — Akpata Applauds Junior Yellow Greens’ World Cup...
President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Uyi Akpata, has praised the Nigeria Junior Female Yellow Greens following their outstanding campaign that secured the...
Dikko: NFF Reforms Were Long Overdue as Resignation Opens Door for Change
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has revealed that the idea of reforming the administration of Nigerian football had been...
Elumelu: NFF Congress Must Open Its Doors Wider in Nigeria’s Football Reform
Former member of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Austel Elumelu, has called for greater representation of stakeholders in the...
Okogie: D’Tigers Can Qualify for World Cup Even Without Me
D’Tigers and Houston Rockets guard Josh Okogie has played down concerns over his possible absence from Nigeria’s final round of FIBA Basketball World Cup...
Babangida: NFF Reform Must Give Players a Voice in Football Administration
Former Nigeria international and President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Tijani Babangida, has thrown the full weight of the players’ union...
Fuludu Welcomes Akwuegbu’s NFF Presidential Ambition, Backs Ex-Players for Leadership
General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) and former Nigeria international Edema Fuludu has welcomed former Super Eagles forward Ben Akwuegbu’s...
AFN Counts On Speed, Experience, Youthful Talent To Excel For Nigeria At World Athletics...
As the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship comes up from this Friday to Sunday in Budapest, Hungary, Nigeria is already counting on a team...
Shooting Stars Depart for Tunisia Ahead of CS Sfaxien CAF Confederation Cup Decider
Shooting Stars Sports Club have departed Nigeria for Tunisia as they step up preparations for the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary-round...
Samuel Achibong Pushes Misgivings Aside After Missing MVP, Top Scorer Awards During League Championship
Seamoriow Football Academy of Ikotun striker, Samuel Achibong (aka Alvarez) has pushed aside any suggestion of misgivings on his part for not getting the...
God’s Miracle Brought Me Into Coaching Kids At Ijeshatedo Market, Lateef Gafaru Reveals
An exuberant grassroots football coach in the Ijeshatedo area of Lagos, Lateef Gafaru (aka Tunde), has revealed how he ventured into training young boys...
Transfer: Suleman Sani Completes Permanent Move from RB Leipzig to Al-Qadsiah
Nigerian winger Suleman Sani has completed a permanent transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah, bringing his spell with German club RB Leipzig to...
U20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets’ Players Believe They’ll Defeat China On Thursday, Says Christianah...
Nigeria's female youth national team, the Falconets, captain Christianah Uzoma has disclosed that all players in the squad believe they will defeat China this...
Super Eagles Test Await, George Ilenikhena Fires Again As Al-Ittihad Edge Al-Fayha
Nigerian forward George Ilenikhena continued his impressive start to the season, scoring and winning the Man of the Match award as Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Fayha...
Heartland FC’s Former Coach Chijioke Osuagwu Raises Doubt Over NFF’s Acceptance Of Ikpeba’s Suggestion...
Heartland FC of Owerri's former head coach, Chijioke Gabriel Osuagwu, has raised doubts over the possibility of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical buffs accepting...
Africa’s U20 Women’s World Cup Campaign Under Pressure as Benin, Tanzania Suffer Heavy Defeats
Africa’s representatives endured another difficult day at the 12th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, with Benin Republic and Tanzania suffering heavy defeats...
16-Year-Old Nigerian-Heritage Prospect Timoni Gbalajobi Making Waves at Philadelphia Union
At just 16 years old, Nigerian-heritage prospect Timoni Gbalajobi is steadily making his mark in the American youth football system, with his development at...
Two Nigerian Teenagers Knock on Slavia Praha’s Champions League Door
Nigerian youngsters Mubarak Suleiman and Samuel Isifie have earned a place in Slavia Praha’s squad for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League campaign, marking another...
“I Want to Help Zbrojovka Win” — Afolabi Soliu Makes Czech Move to Brno...
Nigerian winger Afolabi Soliu has completed a move to Czech top-flight side FC Zbrojovka Brno, joining from Slovan Liberec on loan until the end...
“More Than Likely Out for the Rest of the Year” — Okoronkwo Hit by...
Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury that has so far defied a definitive...
“This Is a Rescue Mission” — Oluwadare Backs Eguavoen to Steady Super Falcons
Football enthusiast Oluwadare Oluwaseyi Emmanuel has thrown his weight behind the appointment of Austin Eguavoen as interim head coach of the Super Falcons, describing...
Flamingos Thrash Diamond Stars Sporting Queens 11-0 As Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco Preparation Continues
Nigeria’s Flamingos continued their preparations for upcoming international assignments with a commanding 11-0 victory over Diamond Stars Sporting Queens in a dominant friendly encounter.
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Osimhen, Onuachu, Nnadi Add to Super Eagles Injury Concerns Ahead of AFCON Qualifiers
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been hit by a growing injury concern ahead of their September 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures,...
Abdulmumeen Jimoh Cited As Great Example About Many Benefits From Early Engagement In Scrabble...
An outstanding player and current champion at Lekki Scrabble Classics, Abdulmumeen Jimoh has been cited as a great example of the benefits that come...
“Cerezo” Returns to the Falcons: Eguavoen Handed Olympic Qualifying Mission
Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has been handed the responsibility of guiding the Super Falcons on an interim basis as Nigeria begins...
“The Time for Sports Reform Is Now” — SSA Adeboye as President Tinubu Endorses...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeyinka, has said the time has come for Nigeria to...
Dolphins Basketball Team’s Coach Okechukwu Ottah States Satisfaction With Performance In Women’s League, Despite...
Dolphins women’s basketball team's coach, Okechukwu Ottah has stated satisfaction with their performances so far in the ongoing league, despite suffering three straight defeats...
“Hard work and Dedication Brings Great Rewards” – Monday Austine Celebrates Double Outstanding Awards
Seamoriow FA U15 goalkeeper Monday Austine Peter has described his double individual triumph at the Seamoriow Sports U15 League Championship 2026 as a special...
NFF Needs Scouts Across All Of Nigeria’s Geo-political Zones To Spot Talents For Golden...
As Nigerian football stakeholders, fans, followers and analysts continue asking questions regarding a revival of the under-17 national team, Golden Eaglets, a product of...
Governor Monday Okpebholo Promises More Support For Edo Queens After Emerging WAFU-B Champions
Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo has promised more support for the female squad following their emergence as West African Football Union (WAFU)-B champions, which...
LSFCA Chairman David Dosu Charges Grassroots Football Tacticians To Affiliate With Coaches’ Councils Nearest...
The chairman of Lagos State Football Coaches Association (LSFCA), David Dosu has sent out a clarion call to handlers of grassroots teams and academies...
D’Tigress’ Coach Rena Wakama Thinks Towards 2028 Olympics, Following Three Defeats At FIBA Women’s...
Nigeria's female basketball national team, D'Tigress' head coach, Rena Wakama is already thinking about how to marshal her squad to heroics at the 2028...
Coach Martinez’ Sets Great Example In Youth Development With Seamoriow Football Academy
A young tactician fondly called 'Coach Martinez,' Tolulope Matthew is showing a great example for others to follow in youth development at Seamoriow Football...
Musa Osilama Hails Legit Footer’s Resilience After ‘Best Loser’ to Champions Triumph
Legit Footer Football Academy coach Musa Osilama has praised the resilience, persistence and determination of his players after their remarkable journey from “best loser”...
“We Moved From Best Loser to Champions” — Aphoun Revels in Legit Footers’ Historic...
Legit Footers Football Academy youngster Daniel Aphoun has described his side’s triumph in the U10 category of the Late Major R.A. Owolabi Memorial Cup...
Breaking: Smart City FC Unveil Eddy Lord Dombraye as Technical Adviser in Fresh NPFL...
Smart City Football Club of Lagos have unveiled former Super Eagles international Eddy Lord Dombraye as their new Technical Adviser, adding considerable experience and...
Adepoju Backs Ex-Internationals for NFF Leadership, Calls for Footballers to Help Shape Nigeria’s Future
Former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has thrown his weight behind the growing call for former Nigerian internationals to play a greater role in...
Oyedeji Sounds Alarm After D’Tigress World Cup Collapse: “Nigeria Must Act Before Africa Catches...
Former D’Tigers captain and Nigeria Basketball Federation board member Olumide Oyedeji has described D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup...
