Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi will embark on a talent hunt across the 23 Local Government Areas of Benue on July 15. This is contained in a statement issued by the club’s Secretary, Terhemen Saawuan and head coach, Eugene Agagbe on Monday in Makurdi. The club said...
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Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham saved England from defeat against Slovakia in a 2-1 victory after extra time on Sunday. The Three Lions have been hyped as one of the favourites to end a 58-year wait for major tournament glory but looked set to go out with a...
Abia Warriors Coach, Bethel Orji, said his team’s 0-2 loss to El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri in Saturday’s finals of the President Federation Cup was due to fatigue. Orji said this in an interview on the sidelines of their defeat in the finals of the oldest Cup competition in...
A brace by Nasiru Salihu on Saturday earned resilient El-kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri a win against Abia Warriors in the finals of the 2024 President Federation Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was the third in the finals of the oldest cup competition...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa said on Saturday that plans were on to construct a brand new stadium in the state to help nurture talents who would represent the state and the country at international competitions. Governor Aiyedatiwa made this known in his speech at an event...
Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the 2024 Paris Olympics Games. The Court Arbitration of Sports (CAS) dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision to clear her of a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State football team, Elkanemi Warriors, has been charged to lift the 2024 federation cup which the final match was fixed for 29th June, 2024, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena (Onikan), Lagos. The NNL football competition tagged the “Battle of the Warriors’’ would be...
Georgia stunned former champions Portugal 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the knockout stage at Euro 2024 —- their first ever major tournament. The match was settled by an early Khvicha Kvaratskhelia strike and a Georges Mikautadze penalty kick. The win, albeit against a largely second-string Portugal who had...
Olympics debutant, Fatima Bello on Wednesday, said that her dream is to make an appreciable impact at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, Bello, a 2023 African Games silver medalist gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos while speaking on her...
Below are the final standings of clubs in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, following the conclusion of Match Day 38 fixtures on Sunday: Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Rangers International FC 38 21 7 10 56 33 23 70 Remo Stars...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a change of venue for the President Federation Cup finals, which will now take place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos on June 29. The NFF’s Head of Communications, Ademola Olajire, who disclosed this in a...
Ex-International, Mutiu Adepoju has said nothing is impossible, and Nigeria’s Super Eagles can still qualify for the 2026 World Cup with determination, hard work and seriousness. Adepoju told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the players needed resilience, as there was no magic but to win...
Following are the results of Match Day 38 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Gombe United FC 1-2 Rangers International FC Akwa United FC 3-1 Rivers United FC Kano Pillars FC 3-2 Lobi Stars FC Kwara United FC 4-0 Heartland FC Bendel...
Portugal swept into the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after comfortably seeing off Turkey 3-0 and guaranteeing first place in Group F. Bernardo Silva’s fine finish in the 21st minute, a comical Samet Akaydin own goal shortly afterwards and Bruno Fernandes’s second-half tap-in gave Portugal...
Enyimba International FC midfielder, Elijah Akanni, has said his team must defeat visiting Plateau United on Sunday to stand a chance of playing in the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. Akanni spoke with newsmen after the team’s morning training on Saturday, describing the game as a must-win for Enyimba....
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for the CAF TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) billed for Morocco. CAF Executive Committee ratified the dates at a meeting on Friday and published them on its website, with AFCON scheduled...
Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by eight points from 30th to 38th in the FIFA World Ranking for June after lacklustre performances in the World Cup Qualifying matches. According to the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria dropped from 1,520.27 points...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked reports circulating on online platforms that Super Eagles player Victor Osimhen has been banned from the team due to his recent social media outburst. It will be recalled that Osimhen recently went on a rant on...
Nigeria’s international Table Tennis player, Offiong Edem, has said she is targeting a quarter-final berth at the Paris Olympic. Edem said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday at the opening of World Table Tennis Contender 2024 in Lagos. ”It is a...