Two-time runners-up, Nigeria’s under-20 women football team, the Falconets, on Thursday lost 1-3 to Germany in their second Group D match at the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match was played at the Estadio Metropolitano...
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Victor Osimhen will receive €6 million net seasonal salary at Galatasaray following his season-long loan to the Turkish Super League club from Napoli. The Turkish club disclosed this on Wednesday in an official statement announcing the deal for the current reigning African Footballer of the year. This means that...
Team Nigeria on Wednesday won its second medal in powerlifting events at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris. Esther Nworgu won silver medal in the women 41kg category. Eniola Bolaji had earlier won bronze medal in badminton events. Nworgu was narrowly beaten by China’s Zhe Cui, who lifted 119kg...
First Lady of Edo, Betsy Obaseki, on Tuesday announced a total prize money of N32.5 million for the 4th Edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament. Mrs Obaseki, at a news conference in Benin, said the tournament, scheduled for Oct. 2-13, would feature 14 teams, including two international...
Super Eagles Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen, says the Super Eagles have all it takes to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria is in Group D alongside Benin Republic, Rwanda and Libya. Eguavoen...
Some Football fans in Abuja have expressed optimism that Nigeria`s Women under 20 national football team, the Falconets will beat Germany in their second group D match at the 2024 FIFA Under 20 women’s World Cup in Bogota, Colombia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Falconets...
A one-year loan deal has been sealed between Napoli and Turkish club Galatasaray for Victor Osimhen. The Super Eagles of Nigeria forward is already on his way to Turkey for presentation to Galatasaray fans. According to a post by Fabrizio Romano on his X handle on Monday night, Napoli’s...
Team Nigeria has won her first medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The medal was won as Mariam Bolaji defeated Kozyna Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 in the bronze medal match of the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event. With this feat, Bolaji became the first...
Nigerian Para badminton sensation, Eniola Bolaji, on Sunday lost her semi-final match in the Women Singles SL3 category to Xiaoc Zuxian of China,at the ongoing Paralympic Games in France. Zuxian defeated Bolaji with a 2-0 victory (16-21 and 17-21). The match was played at Porte de La Chapelle Arena...
Arne Slot passed his first major examination as Liverpool manager with a statement 3-0 win at Manchester United thanks to Luis Diaz’s double and a Mohamed Salah strike on Sunday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp but has made a perfect start with a 100 percent...
Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a second consecutive hat-trick in a 3-1 win at West Ham on Saturday. The Norwegian put Ipswich to the sword last weekend and followed up with another treble to take his tally to 70 goals in...
Becky Danladi of TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja, on Saturday emerged overall winner of Africa’s first ever indoor golf championship in Abuja. The championship which was organised by Olusegun Runsewe, the President of Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), had no fewer than 150 lady golfers participating at...
Victor Osimhen will remain at Napoli after transfer talks with Chelsea broke down, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. Despite a new proposal from Chelsea just hours before the summer transfer deadline, the two clubs failed to reach an agreement. Romano reported that the negotiations ended with no deal,...
Novak Djokovic said the pursuit of Olympic gold left him without much in the tank for his U.S. Open title defence. This was after he crashed out of the Grand Slam in a shock third-round defeat to Australian Alexei Popyrin on Friday. The Serb closed out his trophy case...
Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record 25th Grand Slam title ended at the U.S. Open on Friday. This was after the defending champion was sent packing from the third round by Australian Alexei Popyrin, while Coco Gauff overcame a big scare to advance. Djokovic searched in vain for the...
The following is a list of major signings during the 2024/2025 pre-season transfer window, which closed on Aug. 30 (transfer fees reported by club or media include add-ons): ENGLAND Raheem Sterling: From Chelsea to Arsenal (loan) Jadon Sancho: From Manchester United to Chelsea (loan) Dominic Solanke: From Bournemouth to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected Egyptian referee, Amin Omar, for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic. The Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire,...
Team Nigeria athlete, Mariam Bolaji, has booked a place in the quarter final of the women’s SL3 badminton event at the ongoing paralympic games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Bolaji defeated Australia’s Celine Vinot 2-0 (21-8, 21-14), in the women’s SL3 badminton event. The latest victory...
Italian Serie A side Napoli have reached an agreement with Saudi club side Al Ahli for African Footballer of the year Victor Osimhen. According to a tweet from sports journalist, Fabrizio Romano, on his official X handle, the deal is worth €75/80m. Osimhen would be signed onto the club...
Nigeria has jumped four places in the latest edition of the FIBA World Ranking Women, moving into the top 10 of the rankings and into eighth place. Nigeria, represented by D’Tigress, the senior national women basketball team, had entered the history books few weeks ago at the Paris Olympic...