ORGANISERS RELEASE DETAILED PROGRAMME FOR AMBODE’S TESTIMONIAL MATCH AT AGEGE STADIUM
Organisers of the much talked about ceremonial international match planned to celebrate the contribution of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to sports development of Lagos State during his tenure have been made public to show how Saturday, 18 May, 2019 will look at. The event tagged The Match International will see selected African football legends taking on their Nigerian counterparts in a...
Rohr lists Mikel Obi, Musa, 23 others for AFCON 2019 camp… Idowu, Utin, 4 others on standby
Coach Gernot Rohr on Tuesday listed midfield enforcer Mikel John Obi, pacy winger Ahmed Musa and defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Abdullahi Shehu in a 25-man squad to prepare for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt this summer. Six other players are on standby. Mikel Obi, who captained the team at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia...
Why Dennerby dropped Courtney Dike from Falcons World Cup squad
Thomas Dennerby has left out US-based Nigerian striker Courtney Dike in the recently released list of 27 players for camping in Austria ahead of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (FIFAWWC) in France. The US-based forward made her return to the team this year but has now been considered surplus to requirement with other forwards taking her place. With Dike out...
CAF moves Sudan vs Nigeria U-23 AFCON Qualifier To September
CAF has moved the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Sudan earlier scheduled for June to September, 2019. The Dream Team VII were scheduled to play Sudan in the first leg, third round qualifying fixture on June 5 in Omdurman. Sports247 can report authoritatively that the first leg will now take place on September 2nd, while the...
IAAF: Tobi Amusan returns to Diamond League circuit
Commonwealth 100m hurdles queen,Tobi Amusan is expected to return to the Diamond League circuit when it makes its third stop at the 44th edition of Athletissima in Stockholm, Sweden on May 30,2019. Tobi was in action at the opening leg of the competition in Doha where she ran 12.73 seconds to place second in a race Jamaica’s Danielle Williams ran...
Dennerby not impressed with Falcons’ 15-0 thrashing of Niger
Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby has insisted that he is not impressed with his teams 15-0 thumping of the Niger Republic. The African champions set a tournament record on Saturday evening after beating the senior women team of Niger Republic 15-0 at the Parc des Sports in Treichville, effectively sealing a place in the tournament last four. United States of America...
Egypt 2019: Success vows to give more to Eagles
Watford striker Isaac Success has vowed to keep improving himself in a bid to do more for the Nigeria National team ahead of the 2019 Cup of Nations holding in Egypt. In a chat with Sports247, the Watford Number 10 said he is always proud of himself whenever in the Eagles colours. ’Making the Super Eagles squad these days is something...
Onuachu nets 17th goal of the season, joins Osimhen in top spot
Super Eagles forward, Paul Onuachu scored his 17th league goal of the season to inspire FC Midtjylland to a comprehensive 4-0 thrashing of København. The battle for Nigeria's hottest goal poacher in Europe has now become tighter with Victor Osimhen also on 17 goals. The 24-year-old broke the deadlock on the 21st minute when he raced unto a long ball from...
Good News – Mikel confirms Eagles return
Super Eagles Skipper, Mikel John Obi has confirmed to Sports247 that he will be in the squad traveling to Egypt for the 2019 AFCON after meeting with Coach Gernot Rohr. The Chelsea legend's availability for AFCON has been in doubt after he did not feature in any of the Super Eagles qualifying matches. Mikel, has now confirmed exclusively that he had...
Police seals off Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday sealed off state-owned Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere Lagos. Sports247 gathered that the action was necessitated as the leadership crisis that rocked The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) brewed. Since Monday morning, a detachment of policemen and other security officials were stationed at the entrance of the stadium, preventing people from gaining entrance into...
