Victor Osimhen’s late effort for the Super Eagles against Benin Republic on Thursday ensured that Nigeria qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco as Group winners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was after Mohamed Tijani opened scoring for the Cheetahs in...
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Super Eagles’ Captain William Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Moses Simon and 19 other players on Tuesday participated in the team’s first training session in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that only Spain-based forward Sadiq Umar was being expected. The team were in high spirits ahead of a...
Countries will file out over the weekend to jostle for places in the qualification race for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The games will be played between Thursday and Tuesday across the continent in the last round of matches. AFCON 2025 Qualifiers FixturesBelow is the list of...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its former President, Amaju Pinnick on Monday, urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out a suit filed against them by Harrison Jalla and Chief Victor Rumson Baribote, among others. NFF and Pinnick, through their lawyer, Jibrin Okutekpa, SAN, told Justice...
Enyimba International Football Club’s Chief Coach, Yemi Olanrewaju, on Monday in Aba described his team as the best in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Olanrewaju said this was in view of their achievement in the league over the years. “In spite of the poor result of today (Sunday),...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has hailed the State’s female football team, Edo Queens, for their 3-0 victory over CBE FC of Ethiopia in the CAF Women’s Champions League in Casablanca, Morocco. In a statement in Benin on Monday, Obaseki celebrated the Nigeria Women’s Football League champions for their...
Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The draw keeps the London sides level in the Premier League, but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool. In a finely balanced game, the sides enjoyed almost equal possession and both had...
The following are the results of Match Day 11 in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday. Shooting Stars FC 3-0 El Kanemi Warriors FCKatsina United FC 1-2 Ikorodu City FCHeartland FC 1-0 Sunshine Stars FCEnyimba international FC 0-0 Remo Stars FCNiger Tornadoes FC 1-0 Akwa...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Calabar Canaan City Leo Club Youth affiliate of the Calabar Canaan City Lions Club, District 404A2 Nigeria of Lions Clubs International has recognized the outstanding contributions of Mr. Mfon Uwa, Founder of Yiieldy Technologies Ltd. Mr. Uwa, represented by the Leo Advisor, Lion...
Manchester City’s misery continued with a 2-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. This was after late goals from substitutes Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley handed the champions their fourth consecutive loss in all competitions. The defeat marks the first time City coach...
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ fastest goal in their English Premier League history set up a long-awaited league victory as they beat fellow strugglers Southampton 2-0 on Saturday. The win moved them off the bottom of the table. The hosts celebrated not only the win but also their first clean sheet of...
Liverpool opened a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as breakaway goals by Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah sealed a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa on Saturday. Manchester City’s earlier defeat was the perfect pre-match tonic for Liverpool and Nunez’s 20th minute strike following...
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday. This follows shock defeats by Barcelona and AC Milan, their first back-to-back home losses in over three years. Real...
Second-half goals from Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Nicolo Zaniolo earned Atalanta a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League on Wednesday. The result means the Italian side are still yet to concede a goal in this season’s competition. The opener came in the 51st minute when Ademola...
The Super Eagles are set to welcome reigning Africa Player of the Year Victor Osimhen back to the squad for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osimhen, who has been in sensational form was ruled out...
AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw, Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders all got on the scoresheet in a surprise 3-1 win at holders Real Madrid in their Champions League clash on Tuesday. Thiaw gave seven-times European champions Milan the lead with a header from a corner in the 12th minute but...
Sporting Lisbon marked the final home game of coach Ruben Amorim’s reign in stunning fashion as Viktor Gyokeres’ hat-trick saw them come from behind to thrash Manchester City 4-1. The result meant that Sporting continued their superb start to the Champions League on Tuesday. The Portuguese league leaders...
Flying Eagles head coach, Aliyu Zubairu says the men’s national U-20 football team is still a work in progress. Zubairu stated this on Monday in Ilorin at a meeting with members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara Chapter. The gaffer noted that in spite of their...
El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri head coach, Ali Zubairu, has credited the team’s current unbeaten run in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to strong team structure, rather than individual players’ development. Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, Zubairu emphasised that he was focused on...
The head coach of Tony International Gymnastics club (TIG), Anthony Asuquo, has said 11 female and two male gymnasts will represent Nigeria at the International Continental Cup 2024 (Artistic Gymnastics) in Anadia, Portugal. Asuquo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the gymnasts would...