Olympic Eagles Intensify Training Ahead Of Tanzania Clash
The U23 Boys’ National Team, otherwise known as Olympic Eagles, on Friday continued their build-up ahead of the upcoming 2023 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Tanzania clash against Tanzania. Gold medallists in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Atlanta, USA in 1996, silver medallists 12 years later in China and bronze medallists in Brazil six years...
Wydad Casablanca Stops Rivers United Training With Police Officers
Nigeria Professional Football League champions Rivers United have been prevented from leaving their hotel by Moroccan police officers ahead of their crucial return leg in the first round of the CAF Champions League. The Pride of Rivers who landed in Morocco in the late hours of Thursday had secured a facility for training this afternoon in preparation for the game....
Nigeria Trash New Zealand 4-0, Ready To Face Chile
Nigeria bounced back into contention at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup on Friday after a 4-0 trouncing of New Zealand in Goa. The scoreline would have been much higher had the girls from Nigeria converted more of their scoring opportunities. The Flamingos, who lost narrowly 2-1 to Germany on Tuesday, started spritely and had come close a number...
PLATEAU UNITED LANDS IN TUNISIA AHEAD OF RETURN LEG OF CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Plateau United Football Club of Jos has landed safely in Tunisia ahead of the return leg, second round preliminary stage of the CAF Champions League against four time winners, Esperance of Tunisia this Saturday. The thirty-seven man contingent which touched down few minutes after four Tunisian time, at the Carthage International Airport, Tunis aboard a Turkish Airline was led by...
Rivers United Arrive In Morocco For CAF Champions League Clash With Wydad AC
Players of Rivers United FC and their officials on Thursday night arrived Casablanca, Morocco full of enthusiasm, ahead of Sunday’s CAF Champions League second preliminary round second leg match against Wydad Athletic Club. The Pride of Rivers 35 man contingent arrived at the Mohammed V International Airport at about 11:52pm on Thursday after a brief stopover in Cotonou, Benin...
2022 IASC Unity Cup: “Battle Of Quantum Leaps”, President Ikenna Maduagwu Tags This Edition
The most prestigious annual Allstar football competition in Lagos, Nigeria and Africa gets set for the 2022 edition which the President of Island Allstars Club themed the “battle of quantum leap” Sports247 reports. Mr Ikenna Maduagwu, President of the Island Allstar Club chose the theme as it depicts the meteoric rising profile of the club; while the Leader of the...
Abia Valliants , Delta Force Play Out Draw On Day 4 Of National Division One Handball League
Abia Valliants and Delta Force played lit up the indoor sports hall of the Samuel Ogbemudiah Stadium in Benin City with exhilarating handball on day 4 of the National Division One Handball League. The two teams who are gunning for promotion into the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League, played out intense 29-29 draw in the women category to the delight...
Francis Uzoho Rates His Europa League Performance Against Manchester As Best In His Career
Manchester United defeated Omonoia Nicosia 1-0 courtesy of a late added-time goal by McTominay to give the Red Devils 3points in the Europa League with two grow-up games to go. Nigerian Goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho put up a stellar performance, making 12 saves in the game before being beaten late to earn the Man of the match award Uzoho who is...
Referee Appointment Committee Chairman: A Call for Implementation of FIFA Circular …Open Letter to the NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau
By Danjuma Zubair Federation of International Football Association, FIFA had last year served a final warning to all members of the Associations to ensure that whoever would be appointed as Chairman Referees Appointment Committee must be a retired Referee. It did not stop at that, it added that the occupier of such an exalted seat must be a retired FIFA...
FFCN President, Ambassador Ogunfuwa Thumps Up Hon. Soname On Valuejet Launching …Says It’s A new Dawn in Aviation Industry
The National President, of Football Fans Club of Nigeria, FFCN, Ambassador Oluwakemi Ogunfuwa Football has sent a congratulatory message to the Chief Executive Officer of Bet9ja who doubles as Patron, of Remo Stars Football Club, Hon. Kunle Soname on his officially launching of modern aviation Valuejet airline. Honorable Soname who has been a major stakeholder in the sporting business in...
