Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp said their stunning Champions League comeback against FC Barcelona in 2019 provided the inspiration for his injury-hit squad to beat Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday. Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo scored two minutes apart in the second half to open the floodgates....
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reached an agreement in principle for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be played in July and August next year in Morocco, a CAF official told AFP. Earlier this month, CAF president Patrice Motsepe refused to confirm the...
The Biennial Sports Fiesta of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has opened in Abuja on Sunday with athletes from the company’s three zones participating. The athletes will compete for laurels in football, basketball, volleyball, chess, squash, scrabble, 8-ball pool, golf, tennis, table tennis, badminton, swimming and Athletics....
As Lagos Polo Tournament climaxed with the 2024 Silver Cup, Ibadan Durante on Sunday emerged winners in a fiercely contested final match on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five-member Ibadan Durante team defeated the Kano MSR sponsored by BUA Group 7 1/2 –...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former Super Eagles Captain, Austin Okocha will lead his former teammates to tackle the football team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), as the 13th NNPC Sports Fiesta gets underway in Abuja on Sunday. The NNPC Ltd Chief Corporate Communications Officer,...
The Enyimba International FC of Aba, on Saturday, defeated visiting Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan 1-0 at the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match day 20. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chijioke Mbaoma became the hero of the day as his 43rd minute goal...
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe seems to be edging towards a Real Madrid move, with excitement already building in the Spanish capital. The 25-year-old France captain informed PSG officials he intends to leave in the summer at the end of his contract, a source close to the Ligue...
Two of Africa’s representatives, Nigeria and Egypt have suffered defeats at the ongoing ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) taking place in Busan, South Korea. The Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), sOlalekan Okunsan, said in a statement on Saturday, that while Nigeria lost 0-3...
Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has extolled the Super Eagles for making the country proud with their impressive performance at AFCON 2023. Dabiri-Erewa gave the commendation during the reception and conferment of National Diaspora Merit Award on the Team Captain, Ahmed Musa, on...
Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by 14 spots to placed 28th in the world in the February FIFA ranking. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, the team garnered 1,522 points as...
Head Coach for the Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso, has called up 30 Under-20 Flying-Eagles players to resume camp on Thursday (today) in Abuja, in preparation for the games in Accra, Ghana in March 8 to 24. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stated...
Nigeria’s high-flying, football team, Super Eagles, returned to a hearty welcome, and their visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, 13th February, turned into an icing on the cake of a successful outing in the tournament. Apart from the cheers, hugs, handshakes and selfies that heralded their entry...
Nigeria’s veteran Table Tennis player, Quadri Aruna, has gained one step up the ladder of the new International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) ranking to become the world’s 12th best player. The ITTF, quoting from the Week 7 ranking of 2024, released on Tuesday, stated that the African champion...
Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa has called for a stop on the cyber bullying of Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi over his performance at the finals of the AFCON 2023. Ahmed, in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, said the defeat of Nigeria by host Cote d’Ivoire...
The Minister of Sports Development John Enoh is rallying Nigerian star Alex Iwobi after the player was subjected to cyberbullying in the wake of the country’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) loss. Cote D’Ivoire defeated Nigeria 2-1 in the final of the 2023 AFCON late Sunday with...
Super Eagles Head coach, Jose Peseiro has credited the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire for being the better team on Sunday night. This was after the hosts came from behind to seal a 2-1 victory in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’ivoire 2023 in...
The Sporting Director, Enyimba International FC of Aba, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, says the club is ambitious to carry the 2023/2024 league trophy and ultimately pick a continental ticket. Ekwueme said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday, adding that the club...
Former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and ex-Member House of Representatives,Sani Ahmed Toro, has commended the Super Eagles resilience at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ahmed Toro in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the aftermath of the Super Eagles...
Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Sunday that Africa was the ultimate winner of the just concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON), held in Côte d’Ivoire. Shettima stated this while reacting to the outcome of the finals between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, in a statement by his Media...
les captain, William Troost Ekong has been named the AFCON 2023 Man of The Competition Ekong was instrumental in Nigeria’s progression to the final of the competition even notching in a header to give his side the lead before Franck Kessie and Sebastian Haller overturned the deficit. More...