Team Nigeria recorded a clean sweep of gold medals on Sunday at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, after six female wrestlers won in their various categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mercy Genesis kick-started the gold medal rush; winning Nigeria’s first wrestling gold medal...
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John Stones proved an unlikely scorer for Manchester City in a sizzling Sunday showdown at Liverpool. However, he was left deflated after a 1-1 draw prevented Pep Guardiola’s side from taking over at the top of the table. Stones turned in Kevin De Bruyne’s low corner in the...
LaLiga leaders Real Madrid cruised to a 4-0 home win over relegation-threatened Celta Vigo on Sunday. This was made possible by goals from Vinicius Jr and Arda Guler as well own goals from Carlos Dominguez and keeper Vicente Guaita. Real Madrid were dominant in the first half but...
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has gushed about Sunday’s breathless 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City, calling it the best his squad has ever played against the reigning champions. He was, however, adamant his team were robbed of a penalty. Alexis Mac Allister fired home a second-half penalty as...
The following results were recorded on Match Day 24 played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Sporting Lagos FC 4-1 Remo Stars FC Enyimba International FC 1-0 Doma United FC Shooting Stars FC 3-0 Akwa United FC Abia Warriors FC 1-1 Lobi Stars FC...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has named two new players to join the Super Eagles squad ahead of two scheduled friendly matches in March. The England-based defender Gabriel Osho and Tanzania-based Benjamin Tianimu are teaming up with the group for the first time. Nigeria will take on Ghana’s...
Nigeria’s Nworie Emmanuel in on Saturday won a bronze medal in the 77kg in Greco-Roman event at the ongoing African Game in Accra, Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nworie defeated Hattingh Johannes of South Africa 11-0 superiority, after what seemed to be a controversial...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has advocated for more inclusion of women professionals in strategic positions within the sports ecosystem as a way of engendering the needed gender inclusiveness. SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, in a statement to mark this year’s...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigeria and Egypt will clash in the team event finals at the ongoing 13th African Games in the table tennis event in Accra, Ghana. A statement issued by the International Table Tennis Federation Africa (ITTFA), said the teams will clash on Friday The two...
An early penalty by Alexis Mac Allister and a Darwin Nunez brace helped Liverpool to thrash Sparta Prague 5-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday. After Mac Allister was taken down inside the box, the Argentine gave Liverpool the lead from the spot...
Real Madrid withstood an onslaught from RB Leipzig to secure a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. The result meant that they scaled through to the quarter-finals with a slim 2-1 aggregate victory at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. RB...
Holders Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals for the seventh consecutive season with a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday in their last-16 second leg. The result wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate triumph for the hosts at the Etihad Stadium. City, who started the game...
Africa’s highest ranked table-tennis player, Aruna Quadri on Wednesday won a second medal for Nigeria at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. This was after the 35-year-old Quadri fell 4-3 to Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the men’s table tennis singles event. The contest...
Offiong Edem became the first athlete to earn Nigeria a medal at the 13th African Games after finishing in top three in the Women’s Singles event. According to a statement by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday the...
A resilient Abia Warriors on Monday defeated Kano Pillars by a lone goal at home in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match. The NPFL Week 23 fixture played at the Sani Abacha stadium was watched by a massive crowd. Abia midfielder, Daniel Ijeh scored the in...
Christopher Danjuma, Head coach of the Falconets, Nigeria’s Under 20 female football team, assured on Monday that they are focused on a podium finish at the 2023 African Games in Ghana. Danjuma also told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that 20 out of 29 players,...
The following are results of Match Day 23 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Lobi Stars FC 2-0 Katsina United FC Plateau United FC 2-0 Bendel Insurance FC Niger Tornadoes FC 0-2 Rangers International FC Heartland FC 1-1 Sunshine Stars FC Kwara...
It was a derby delight for Manchester City who came from a goal down to cruise to a comfortable win over rivals Manchester United on Sunday, thanks to the star of the show Phil Foden who netted twice before Erling Haaland put the icing on the cake....
Chairman of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has said that the newly introduced Under 17 Youth League would help the country to select and prepare players for international tournaments. Elegbeleye said this on Saturday while speaking to newsmen in Benin City, the Edo State capital,...
Bright Omokaro, a former Nigerian international, on Saturday said a Nigerian coach would perform better than foreigners, following the resignation of Jose Peseiro from the Super Eagles job. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team’s Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen, has been appointed Super Eagles interim...