Super Eagles Turn Focus Towards Tuesday’s Match Versus Jordan
Players, coaches and backroom staff of the Super Eagles will have to quickly turn their focus towards their second match of the four-nation competition in Antalya, Turkey, where they will face Jordan on Tuesday night. READ ALSO: Otega Oweh Ranks Second Among NCAA Men’s Basketball League Point Earners Sports247 reports that it promises to be a tough game against another Arab...
Otega Oweh Ranks Second Among NCAA Men’s Basketball League Point Earners
University of Kentucky youngster, Otega Oweh is ranking second among points earners in USA’s National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) men’s basketball league, behind only Darius Acuff Jnr of Arkansas. READ ALSO: Super Eagles Struggle To Defeat Iran 2-1 Inside Antalya’s Empty Stadium Sports247 reports that, while Acuff Jnr tops the log with 36 points, Oweh is joint second on 35 points...
Super Eagles Struggle To Defeat Iran 2-1 Inside Antalya’s Empty Stadium
The much-anticipated international friendly between Nigeria and Iran passed by on Friday in an anti-climax, as the Super Eagles struggled to get a shaky 2-1 victory against the wartorn Middle East country. READ ALSO: Nigerian-born Heavyweight Boxer Moses Itauma Honours Akwa Ibom State, Ahead Of Clash With Franklin Sports247 reports that the Eagles initially appeared heading for an easy ride, when...
Nigerian-born Heavyweight Boxer Moses Itauma Honours Akwa Ibom State, Ahead Of Clash With Franklin
Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer, Moses Itauma has spoken about the inspiration he gains from thinking of his roots in Akwa Ibom State, as he prepares for his next major night in the roped square READ ALSO: AFN’s Technical Director Gabriel Okon Extends Gratitude To National Sports Commission Sports247 reports that, as the British Young Boxer of The Year 2025 prepares for his...
Israel Adesanya Faces ‘Potential Banana Peel Opponent’ Joe Pyfer On Saturday At UFC Seattle
Nigerian-born former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion, Israel Adesanya will have a stern test to his status this Saturday, as he faces a much younger and 'potential banana peel opponent,' Joe Pyfer in Seattle, USA. READ ALSO: AFN’s Technical Director Gabriel Okon Extends Gratitude To National Sports Commission Sports247 reports that Adesanya steps back into The Octagon after slumping to...
AFN’s Technical Director Gabriel Okon Extends Gratitude To National Sports Commission
The technical director of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Gabriel Okon has sent words of gratitude to the National Sports Commission (NSC) for unflinching support of the country’s delegation to the World Relays Championship qualifiers. READ ALSO: Record 15 Marketing and Merchandising Partners to Support 2026 Basketball Africa League Season Sports247 reports that, as the Nigerian delegation of 15 athletes and...
Record 15 Marketing and Merchandising Partners to Support 2026 Basketball Africa League Season
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that a record 15 marketing and merchandising partners, including five new partners, will support the 2026 BAL season that tips off today at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa. READ ALSO: Etim Urges Financial Discipline, Strategic Funding for Growth in Sports Administration New partners Amazon Web Services; FLEXX; PUMA; Qatar Foundation; and South...
Etim Urges Financial Discipline, Strategic Funding for Growth in Sports Administration
Financial expert Samuel Etim has emphasised the need for transparency, proper record-keeping, and strategic funding approaches as critical pillars for sustainable sports administration in Nigeria. READ ALSO: Arsène Who? Why Football Keeps Doubting Visionaries Until It’s Too Late Etim, who served as an external facilitator at the Olympic Solidarity/NOC Sports Administration Course organised by the Nigeria Olympic Committee, shared his insights...
Arsène Who? Why Football Keeps Doubting Visionaries Until It’s Too Late
There is a particular kind of silence that follows a joke nobody quite understands. A hesitation. A shrug. A glance around the room to see if anyone else is laughing. And then, slowly, the laughter begins — not because the joke has landed, but because nobody wants to be the only one who didn’t get it. In October 1996, when...
Still Carrying Africa’s Hopes: ‘I Feel The Responsibility’ — Oshoala Vows To Keep Delivering Despite Career Twilight
Nigerian football icon Asisat Oshoala has reaffirmed her commitment to representing not just Nigeria, but the entire African continent, as she approaches what appears to be the final phase of her illustrious career. READ ALSO: Super Eagles Edge Iran 2–1 in Antalya Friendly as Simon, Adams Shine The Super Falcons star, widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest female footballers, admitted...
