Onyekuru happy to be back in action
Super Eagles of Nigeria attacker and Galatasaray of Turkey loanee, Henry Onyekuru has expressed happiness as he returns to training this week. The Galatasaray winger...
COVID-19: NVBF donates palliatives to state associations
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has donated palliatives to the 37 states associations' in order to cushion the effects of the Corona Virus (COVID-19)...
EX-UI FOOTBALLERS SALUTE NPFL @ 30, SUGGEST WAYS FORWARD
The group of Ex- Footballers of the Premier University in Nigeria, University of Ibadan has congratulated the League Management Company on the 30 years...
Players’ union appoints Abdul Sule, Chikelue Iloenyosi to lead task force
Nigeria's players union, the National Association of Nigerian Professional Footballers (NANPF), has followed up the selection of its 19- members task force with the...
NPFL: 30 years and still bouncing
The NPFL celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday after the word 'professional' was first added to the league's name in 1990. Since then, the league had...
FIFA postpones U-17 world cup till 2021 as Flamingo coach reacts
World football governing body FIFA, yesterday released a statement postponing the November scheduled under 17 women world cup till February 2021. Coach of...
SWAN Congratulates NFF, LMC, Club Owners, Others, As Professional League Clocks 30
The National Secretariat of Sports Writers' Association of Nigeria, SWAN; an affiliate of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has felicitated with the Nigeria Football...
Kanu pips Aubameyang as Wenger’s best January signing
Nwankwo Kanu has been named Arsene Wenger's best January signing ahead of Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang having joined the London based club in 1999...
Amokachi appreciates Sports Minister for his kind gesture
The last mothers day was filled with joy for the mothers of Nigeria's fallen heroes as the minister of youth and sports Sunday Dare...
Ighalo, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Ndidi prepares EPL return as UK Govt gives league green light resumption
The UK Government has given the Premier League the green light to restart the season from June 1 Football following the indefinite suspension in...
Eni Aluko backs Jill Ellis to succeed Phil Neville as England Women head coach
Eni Aluko has backed Jill Ellis to succeed Phil Neville as England Women head coach when his contract expires in July 2021 as the...
UK-based sports strategist, Drew Uyi enjoins African athletes expert branding legacy
Dr Drew Uyi, FA licensed agent, has advised African athletes to engage brand experts with a knowledge of their backgrounds, countries, cultures, inclinations and...
My aim is to pepper Kaduna big clubs – Simon
The newly appointed coach of Kaduna based club, Treasure Sports Management Football club, Jonathan Simon has revealed his objectives for taking the job. Simon...
Sport Minister has lots of plans – Shittu
Days after reaching out to families of late Nigerian sports personals notably that of Rashidi Yekini, Samuel Okwaraji and Sunday Bada, there has been...
Nigeria Professional Football League at 30, Let the reforms continue – Alloy Chukwuemeka
History will continue to bear witness that the Nigeria Professional Football league, is 30 years today Tuesday, 12 May 2020. On this day 12th ...
Media industry to cut staff, no assurance of job stability by the government
Walter Saltos Munoz, CPDE President The virus attacked at lightning speed most of the countries of this planet, some are from the first world, others...
Ocheho Heap Praise On Prudent Energy and Sevices Ltd For Pallatives to Handball Players
The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Samuel Ocheho has praised oil and and gas company Prudent Energy and Services Ltd...
Lack of online journalism drags Liberian sports writers down
Sportswriters Association of Liberia You will not find many sports journalists in the country online at the moment as many lack computers at home and...
Shanghai Shenhua waiting on Ighalo’s loan spell return as season eyes July comeback
Shanghai Shenhua are expecting Nigerian Striker, Odion Ighalo, 30, to return from his loan spell at Manchester United in time for the start of...
We look forward to seeing Yobo coach Super Eagles in future – Pinnick
President of the Nigerian football ruling body Amaju Pinnick says the Nigeria Football Federation is grooming Joseph Yobo to take up the managerial...
Adu Uremu: Athletics Federation pays tribute
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has paid tribute to the late coach of the Federation, Adu Uremu. Coach Uremu passed on Sunday 10th May, 2020...
Humphery Gabriel Sparkles in Vanung University Flying Start to Second Round Playoffs
Humphery Gabriel had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Vanung University held off a strong challenge in a 62-59 victory over the from ...
Tosin Omoyele To Gernot Rhor, Give NPFL Players More Opportunities In The Super Eagles
Plateau United forward Tosin Omoyele has claimed that Nigeria Professional Football League players have enough quality to represent the Super Eagles at international level. The...
Nigeria players’ union immortalises Okwaraji, Yekini with soccer tourneys
The National Association of Nigerian Professional Footballers ( NANPF) has disclosed plans to relive the unforgettable memories of late Nigeria iconic footballers, Samuel Okwaraji...
Lanre resumes K-League action with optimism
Korea-based Nigerian striker, Kehinde Lanre, was full of optimism to lift his Korea Premier League club, Incheon FC, as the season resumed after a...
Bordeaux announce Nigerian international Josh Maja highest goal scorer
As the seasons across Europe are gradually winding up, some subscribing to total cancelation while others are thinking of resuming back their leagues, the...
Dare Extends Kind Gesture to Sunday Bada’s Mother, Donates Cash, Foodstuff
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has extended his benevolence towards the matriarch of the Bada family Mrs. Fumilayo Bada, whose...
Ighalo doesn’t worth £20million – Gary Neville
Former Manchester United player Gary Neville has advised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the entire Manchester united management against the purchase of Odion Ighalo for...
Minister, Atheletics World Pay Tributes to Adu
Youth and Sports Development Minister Mr. Sunday Dare has expressed deep shock over the death of athletics coach Adu Uruemu, describing it as a...
Just-In: Ighalo’s stay at Manchester United in doubt
Chinese based Manchester united loanee Odion Ighalo is set to return to his parent club for the start of a new Chinese league season...
Sports Minister extends hands of love to fallen heroes mothers on mother’s day
Nations around the world utilized Sunday to celebrate mothers around the world. Nigerian sports was not left out of the party as various mothers...
Covid-19: Handball Federation get 5 million palliative from Prudent Energy
The Handball Federation of Nigeria has been given the sum of 5.5 million naira as palliative to be shared among handball players in the...
Alger 2020 to now hold a month before Olympics
The postponed 2020 African Athletics Championship will now hold a month before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which will be held in 2021. The championship originally...
EDO 2020: We are yet to determine what will happen – Sunday Dare
The minister of sports and youth development, Sunday Dare has assured that the ministry is still hoping to host the postponed Nigerian Sport Festival...
THE GREATEST GAME: Rangers v IICC – Nov 1977 – 2nd Leg African Champions Cup By Falcao Cerezo and Iwedi Ojinmah
It is Saturday the 19th of November, 1977, and the Nigerian Air Force MIG Fighter above the Kaduna Stadium performs slow, lazy double ikebes,...
Let the sleeping dog lie, Haji Gafar warns in wake of Chinedu Obas bribery claims
Hajj Gafar, President, 36 Lion FC has spoken out on the bribery allegations made by former Super Eagles star, Chinedu Obas which has generated...
THE BRIBERY SAGA…The fault and blames by Deacon Akin Bolarinwa
I am not unaware of some allegations flying about but the truth is naked and nobody can dress it up with lies. Some allegations are...
Players’ union sets up 19- man task force
Nigeria's foremost players union, the National Association of Nigerian Professional footballers(NANPF), led by former Nigeria international Tijani Babangida, MON has constituted a 19 member...
Newscastle eyes shock move for Ighalo
The stocks of former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo continues to rise with the unending battle for his services between his Chinese team, Shanghai...
Nigerian players lack honesty, Mohammed Lawal cries out
Renowned football agent, Muhammad Lawal who Manages Super Eagles and Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi among many other African players has...
Duke Udi Reveals His Greatest Regrets As A Footballer.
Olayinka Olawole Former Super Eagles winger Duke Udi has revealed some of the vices that hindered him from attaining a very great height during his...
BLAZERS MAKES TACTICAL ADJUSTMENT IN TRAINING STYLE
In other to maintain proper caution and avoid crowded areas and also sessions,the blazers makes some adjustment to their train time,location and style. . The academy...
Football action begins after covid19 as Nigerian gets first game
Former Nigerian under 17 forward Lanre Kehinde is now the first Nigerian footballer abroad to play professional football since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted and...
Minister Lifts Okawaraji’s Mother with Gifts, Cash, Places Her on Monthly Allowance
After long years of neglects and abandonment as a result of the demise of her son Samuel Okwaraji who died while playing for...
Kwara United GM Bashir Badawiy visits his community, gives Onira and dwellers Ramadan gifts
People of Ira in Oyun Local Government of Kwara State were on Saturday, May 9, in joyous momentum when their son Bashir Badawiy paid...
Buruj Academy Look Beyond First Round Ahead Lagos FA Cup
Chief Executive Officer of Buruj Football Academy,Dr Waheed Buruj Salaudeen has expressed confidence that his tean will go beyond first round of Lagos State...
CHERIF OUDJANI, THE UNFORGOTTEN FOE WHO BROKE THE HEARTS OF NIGERIANS IN AFCON 1990
Friday 16th March, 1990 was a black day for ardent Nigerian football lovers at the famous Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers where the...
WORKING HARD FOR MY FOOTBALL COACHING LICENSE – OSAZE ODEMWINGIE
Not every accomplished retired professional footballer eventually turns out to be a successful coach when he/she hands up the boots. In the Nigerian football clime,...
Heart break for Olayinka in Czech Republic
Despite being without football since coronavirus outbreak, Nigerian Czech republic based forward, Peter Olayinka would be out of action for another three months. The 24-year-old...
Ekiti F.A Boss Olalenge Committed To Do More In Grassroot Football Development
Ekiti State Football Association Chairman, Bayo Olalenge has reiterated his commitment to grassroot football development in the state. The young and astute football noted that...
