By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it would launch online tickets sales for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation on Nov. 11. CAF in a statement on its website on Thursday, said it is aimed at attracting football fans across...
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“MTN Champs” is a national development intervention that will surely achieve its lofty aims, an official of the event’s sponsors has said. Ifeanyi Udom, MTN’s Senior Manager, Sales and Trade Development, South West, said on Wednesday in Ibadan that the championship was established to unearth and groom future...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Head Coach of Nigeria’s U20 girls, Christopher Musa Danjuma has selected three goalkeepers, six defenders, five midfielders and five forwards for next Sunday’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifying match against their Tanzanian counterparts. Goalkeeper Faith Omilana,...
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is 100 per cent ready to face FC Copenhagen in Wednesday’s Champions League trip after missing last weekend’s 1-0 win at Fulham, manager Erik Ten Hag said. However, United have been hit with a double injury blow as Brazil midfielder Casemiro and Argentina...
Erling Haaland scored twice as holders Manchester City cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining. This was after a 3-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side maintained their 100 percent record and lead Group G with...
Excited fans on Monday swarmed around Kano Pillars’ captain, Rabiu Ali, after his team’s Match Day 7 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match against Sporting Lagos FC on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023/2024 Match Day 7 played at Mobolaji Johnson Arena,...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Development Committee/Unit have placed 14 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees on preliminary suspension over poor officiating. This is contained in a letter by Faith Irabor, Head of NFF’s Referees’ Development Committee/Unit and addressed to Davidson Owumi,...
A former Kano Pillars player and highest goal scorer, Junior Lokosa, now playing for Sporting Lagos FC on Monday described his brace against his former club as an emotional moment. Lokosa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier...
The committee set up by the Ondo State Football Association (Ondo FA) to organise the second edition of Bet9ja Ondo State Football League has held draws for 60 teams that would be participating in the competition. The Chairman of Bet9ja Ondo State Football League, Yomi Seriki, at...
Kaduna based polo team Kangimi on Sunday won the 103rd edition of the annual First Bank Kaduna International Polo Tournament, Georgia Cup. Pious Eromosele, the tournament’s Media Consultant, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The victory came...
Day 7 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Shooting Stars FC 4-1 Niger Tornadoes FC Abia Warriors FC 2-1 Katsina United FC Rangers International FC 2-0 Heartland FC Akwa United FC 0-0 Plateau United FC Bendel Insurance FC 1-0 Remo Stars FC Rivers...
Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan on Sunday whipped visiting Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna 4-1 in their 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 7 fixture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hosts braced up to the task at hand from the opening...
The finals of the second edition of the Prime Atlantic Squash Tournament on Saturday saw Onaopemipo Adegoke and Rofiat Abudulazeez winning in the male and female categories, reminding spectators why they are Nigeria’s number one ranked players. The tournament, which served-off Oct. 31 at the Teslim Balogun...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and StarTimes have signed a five-year broadcast rights deal worth one billion naira to bring the country’s elite league back on television. This was confirmed during the contract signing ceremony in Abuja, with officials of NPFL and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in...
The following are the results of Match Day 6 fixtures played on Wednesday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Akwa United FC 1-0 Gombe United FC Sunshine Stars FC 2-1 Abia Warriors FC Niger Tornadoes FC 0-0 Enyimba International FC Remo Stars FC 3-0 Shooting Stars...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced nominees for the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2023 scheduled for Dec. 11 in Marrakech, Morocco. A statement on the CAF website on Wednesday said a panel of CAF Technical Experts, African Football...
The Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped Ethiopia 4-0 (5-1 on aggregate) to reach the third round of the African qualifiers for next year’s Women Olympic Football Tournament A brace by captain Rasheedat Ajibade and one each by Uchenna Kanu and Asisat Oshoala saw the Super Falcons...
Super Falcons Coach, Justine Madugu, says his team are battle ready to face the best in Africa and ensure qualification to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped their Ethiopian counterparts 4-0...