Nigeria’s Cricket Team To play 10 Friendlies in Zimbabwe Ahead of ICC Africa Division 1 qualifiers
The Nigeria senior men's Cricket team, the Yellow Greens, are expected to play ten T-20 friendly matches during their tour in Zimbabwe ahead of their participation in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Africa Division 1 qualifier taking place in Uganda from May 15-23, 2019. The Yellow Greens who left the country on Saturday will be playing against various club sides...
Falcons Depart For Abidjan on Tuesday
The Nigeria senior women's team will depart for Abidjan on Tuesday ahead of their first match in the WAFU Women’s Cup. The Falcons who started training in Abuja on Monday ended their camp with a 1-0 victory against Squad One Academy on Saturday to conclude their buildup for the tournament. Esther Sunday’s first half goal was all the ladies needed to...
NWPL: AGM postponement hinders league resumption.
The resumption of the Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) has been hindered following the postponement of the 2019 Annual General Meeting by its management last weekend. This means that the commencement of the Nigerian Women’s League remains uncertain and no reason has been given for this abrupt delay. A new date is also yet to be announced. The meeting scheduled to...
Galatasaray interested in Enyimba youngster.
Flying Eagles and Enyimba defender, Valentine Ozornwafor is attracting the interest of Turkish Super Lig giant, Galatasaray, Sports 247 can confirm. Ozornwafor was part of the CAF Team of the tournament at the 2019 Africa Youth Championship in Niamey, Niger Republic alongside team captain and club teammate Ikouwem Udoh - where the Nigeria U20 team finished fourth. After the tournament he...
Nigerians Abroad: Mikel breaks duck, Onyekuru and Awoniyi add to their goals
Nigerian midfielder, John Obi Mikel scored in Middlesbrough 2-1 win over Rotherham United to end the season with a win. The victory leaves Boro seventh in the English Championship standings, just one point shy of a play-off spot that would have earned them a chance of qualifying to the Premier League. Assombalonga had opened the scoring for Middlesbrough from the penalty...
Saudi Arabia 2 Nigeria 1: Henry Offia scores again, but Flying Eagles disappoint
The Flying Eagles lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in an international friendly on Sunday as they seek to beef up preparations for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland. The Saudi Arabians were the better side in the first half and were unlucky not to score. However, their hard work paid off early in the second half as Al Qadisiyah...
Nigeria and Wydad Casablanca midfielder Michael Babatunde is looking forward to playing in the CAF Champions League final after his team defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-final. Wydad will be up against defending champions, Esperance in the final later this month and Babatunde expects it to be a different challenge from what they faced in the semi-final. “It’s...
Rohr could drop Balogun, Uzoho from Eagles AFCON squad
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr could be forced to drop regulars Leon Balogun and No 1 Goalkeeper Francis from his Super Eagles AFCON squad due to lack of game time at their club sides. The Brighton centre-back has been inactive for three months and his fitness level should be a major concern for Rohr and his backroom staff. Due to his...
Remo Stars Boss Kennedy Boboye nowhere to be found
Remo Stars’ head coach, Kennedy Boboye may have abandoned the club following reports that he has not handled the team’s training session in the past week. It is gathered that Boboye was not even on the technical bench when Remo Stars travelled to Katsina to play Katsina United in a Match day 17 game on Sunday. A source revealed that the...
Galatasaray plan to stay atop – Onyekuru
Super Eagles forward, Henry Onyekuru continued to remind his parent Club Everton of his huge potentials as he netted his 15th goal of the season to propel Galatasaray to a 2-0 win over rivals Besiktas Undefeated in their last 17 league games, the hosts were hoping to avenge a December 1-0 loss to their perennial rivals. The 21-year-old was on for...
