A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Feb. 6 for the mention of a suit filed against the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and former President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick. The matter, which was scheduled for Monday, could not go on, hence, counsel to the...
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Nigeria won their first-ever FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup bronze medals on Sunday in Mumbai after a 3-2 penalty kicks shootout win over Germany. Both teams had started the competition against each other, with the Germans coming back from a goal down to win 2-1 at the Pandit Jawaharlal...
Coach Rasheed Adegbenro says Somalia football league is better organised than Nigeria’s in terms of preparations and welfare. The ex-Kano Pillars player declared this shortly on returned to Nigeria after three seasons in the highly competitive league in Somalia. Adegbenro, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The manager of Tanzania Team, Ahmed Maroko, says his boys lost by 2-0 in the second leg of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match due to their inability to read the game. Maroko, in a post-match interview with newsmen, said that his team could not accurately read...
Football enthusiasts in Enugu have hailed the Olympic Eagles 2-0 victory against Tanzania to reach the final qualifying round of the 2023 African Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, Alhasan Yusuf and Success Makanjuola sealed the win for Nigeria in the...
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja – Ahead of Saturday’s Africa U-23 Cup of Nations cracker between Nigeria and Tanzania, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have changed the narratives by swelling the money pot of the Olympic Eagles with the sums of $55,000 and N10 million....
Taiwo Olowu, the National and West African welterweight champion, will be slugging it out for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title with Charles Shinima of Namibia on Saturday in Windhoek. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shinima, undefeated in 14 bouts, is the current WBO Africa welterweight...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) football team on Friday defeated its Navy counterparts by a lone goal to emerge winner of the 2022 edition of the Ships & Ports Maritime Cup Competition. This is the second time the NPA team would lift the Maritime Cup. The team first won...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Free-scoring, attacking full-back, Chidera Eze, who has retraced his steps back to the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C after two seasons of sojourn to three premiership sides has stated that he came back to help the team win trophies and play continental football again...
On-loan Arsenal footballer Pablo Mari underwent successful surgery on Friday after being stabbed during a deadly knife attack in an Italian supermarket, his Serie A club Monza said. Monza confirmed to AFP that “everything is OK” with the 29-year-old Spanish defender, who Arsenal loaned to Monza this summer. Mari...
Patrick Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), on Thursday expressed sadness at the level of decay at the two mini-stadiums in Onitsha due to several years of abandonment. Onyedum, who visited the facilities in company of some Commission officials, said allowing them to disintegrate in spite of...
Napoli have dismissed the idea they could offer Cristiano Ronaldo refuge in January as the Italian Serie A leaders insist they “don’t have to fix anything.” Sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli indicated the prospect of any major incomings or outgoings was remote, given Napoli are confident they have a strong...
Antonio Conte’s frustration is set to increase with the Tottenham manager expected to be banned for next week’s crucial UEFA Champions League match at Marseille. The Italian was sent off by referee Danny Makkelie in the closing stages of Wednesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Sporting Lisbon. His offence...
Bayern Munich have sealed FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League misery with a 3-0 win at the Camp Nou which secured the Bavarians as Group C winners. Former winners Liverpool also clinched a spot in the last 16 with a 3-0 victory at Ajax on Wednesday. Sadio Mane, Eric Maxim...
The Oyo State Government has commenced mobilisation, ahead of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifier match between the U23 National Team and Tanzania, on Saturday in Ibadan. Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Seun Fakorede, disclosed at a news conference, held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)...
Flamingos are out of the 7th FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India after they lost to Colombia through a penalty shootout on Wednesday at Goa in their semi-final clash. Defender Comfort Folorunso hit her kick against Luisa Agudelo in sudden death to send the South Americans into the...
Nine-times champion Novak Djokovic says there are “positive signs” that his three-year ban on entering Australia will be waived so he can play at the next Australian Open in January. The 35-year-old Serbian was deported from Australia in the lead-up to the Grand Slam tournament this year on the...
Former world number one player Angelique Kerber plans to return to tennis at next year’s US Open at the latest, after giving birth to her first child. The three-time grand slam winner has not played since summer due to her pregnancy. The baby is expected in March and the...
Juventus winger Angel Di Maria wants to finish his playing career where it started, back in Argentina with Rosario Central. Di Maria, 34, joined Rosario as a four-year-old, spending the next 15 years with the club before a starring performance in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup saw Benfica come...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo lit the Torch of Unity on Tuesday in Abuja signalling the beginning of its movement for the 21st Edition of the National Sports Festival. The festival is scheduled to hold in Asaba for Nov. 28 to Dec. 10. Performing the exercise at an arena in the...