Libya Fix October 11 For Trip To Nigeria
Libya's national team, Mediterranean Knights will fly into Nigeria on October 11th, ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations first leg qualifier against the Super Eagles on October 13 in Uyo. Information in this regard was provided by Libyan Football Federation (LFF) spokesman, Fatih Chaboulos, who said the squad will camp in Tunisia for seven days before boarding a chartered...
Absence Won’t Affect Eagles – Amoo
Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Fatai Folorunsho Amoo has downplayed rising worries over the non-inclusion of China-based midfielder, John Mikel Obi in the Nigerian squad list to battle Libya next month. Mikel's name is conspicuously missing in a list of 24 players invited by Eagles' coach, Gernot Rohr for the double-fixture Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya, but Amoo...
Owena Queens’ Coach Blames Defeat On Fatigue
Owena Queens of Akure coach, Tommy Olalude has blamed fatigue for his team's loss to Edo Dynamos of Benin City at the National Handball League in Lagos. Olalude said his players were tired, following their exertions so far during the competition at Mobolaji Johnson Sports Hall, Rowe Park, Yaba, Lagos. The coach was full of lamentations, after Edo Dynamos defeated his...
Kwese Premier Basketball League Ends October 8
Action will come to an end on Monday, October 8 in the final eight ties of this year's Kwese Premier Basketball League, following the start of hostilities in the Savannah and Atlantic Conferences on Tuesday. Kwese Premier Basketball League, which is organised by Tijani Umar's faction of Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) dunked off in the sports hall of Sani Abacha...
Marseille Gets 2020 European Club Rugby Final
The French city of Marseille was on Tuesday selected to host the 2020 European Club Rugby Championship final. While the 2019 finals will be in Newcastle, England, attention will shift in 2020 to Marseille's Velodrome on May 22 and 23, according to the competition organisers, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). The Velodrome is run by football club Marseille and is used...
Pinnick In Forefront Of CAF Backing For Infantino
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Melvin Amaju Pinnick is in the forefront of support from Confederation of African Football (CAF) for FIFA president, Gianni Infantino's pursuit of a second term. Infantino's current tenure will end in June next year, but Pinnick and other CAF top shots on Sunday backed the FIFA boss for a second term in office. This came at...
Akhator Nominated For FIBA World Cup MVP Award
Nigerian female basketball national team, D'Tigress star, Evelyn Akhator is in a list of star performers nominated for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup’s most valuable player (MVP) award. The 23-year-old Besiktas of Turkey new signing will, however, have to contend with 13 other players to get the award, which will be decided by fan votes before the competition...
Hughley: Better Shooting Gave America Victory
Nigeria’s female basketball national team, D’Tigress coach, Otis Hughley has put his side’s loss to USA in the quarter finals of the FIBA Women’s World Cup on the Americans’ ability to shoot better to get crucial points. While admitting he would have loved to beat his own country in Friday’s quarter-final clash in Tenerife, Spain, Hughley admitted his players fell...
Super Falcons Still Africa’s Top Team In Rankings
Nigeria's female football squad, Super Falcons remain top among Africa's women teams, but down in 38th position on the global scales, according to latest rankings by world soccer governing body, FIFA. Nigeria's team are still number one in the continent, though the African champions have been largely inactive this year, and they will seek to defend their Africa Women Cup...
Ahmed Musa’s Scoring Form Scares Libya’s Coach
Sensational form for club and country from Ahmed Musa in recent time has left worries running down the spine of Libya's national team coach, Adel Amrouche. With the Algerian-born tactician set to line his squad out against Nigeria on October 13, in the first leg of their Africa Cup of Nations double-clash, Amrouche is already apprehensive of what his side...
