Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has condemned the attack on Sebastian Onwe, the referee for the final match of the 2023 governor’s cup competition on Sunday said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that players and supporters of the Ishielu Local Government Area (LGA) team swooped on the...
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The Super Eagles Chief Coach, Jose Peseiro, has said that his team played wth maximum commitment to win the last group match against the Falcons and True Parrots of Sao Tome and Principe by 6-0. Peseiro said this in a post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International...
Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 win over Sao Tome on Sunday. The Ballon d’Or nominee has now taken his goal tally to 10 in the 2023 AFCON qualifying campaign, and also...
Germany beat Serbia 83-77 on Sunday to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time. The Germans, who went unbeaten through the tournament and were appearing in their first final, broke clear of Serbia in the third quarter in Manila. Serbia launched a furious fourth-quarter fightback...
Victor Osimhen scored thrice as the Super Eagles dispatched Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Sunday! The strikes took the Napoli hitman’s tally to 10 in the qualification series as the rampant Super Eagles soared over a...
American tennis crowned a new queen and U.S. Open champion on Saturday as Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka in the Flushing Meadows final to claim her first Grand Slam and ascend the throne left vacant by Serena Williams. The first teenager to play in a U.S. Open final since...
President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will take the match against Sao Tome and Principe seriously, in spite already securing 2024 AFCON qualification. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will on Sunday lock horns with...
Spain recently won the 9th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand by defeating England 1-0 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney. After 63 gruelling yet intriguing games, the Spanish women’s football team emerged as world champions for the first time, joining the...
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, who played a pivotal role for Napoli and also helped win the Scudetto for the first time in 33 years, made the 30-man shortlist alongside Lionel Messi and 28 others. Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to a World...
Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or after a successful campaign with Barcelona Femeni. French Football, organisers of the award, listed the nominees in a tweet on their handle Wednesday evening, September 6, and included the Nigerian among the 30-member...
The Board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has postponed the kick-off of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season earlier scheduled for Saturday. Andrew Ekejiuba, media officer of GTI/NFF, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Commissioner for Sports Development, Mrs. Agnes Atsu has expressed her commitment to partner with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN) in terms of improving sports development in the state. Mrs. Atsu gave the assurance on Tuesday when the...
Saudi club, Liverpool Al-Ittihad have now offered an astonishing £215million to Liverpool to sign Mohamed Salah. This comes after A Saudi Arabian delegation arrived in London on Saturday September 2, to make one last push to persuade Liverpool to sell Salah this week. The Saudi Pro League...
Panama defender Gilberto Hernández has been killed in a shooting in his home country, police said. The 26-year-old defender, played for the first division club Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera and the national team. He died in an armed attack on a group of people in...
Robert Lewandowski’s late penalty earned FC Barcelona a hard-fought 2-1 win at Osasuna on Sunday as the defending LaLiga champions secured their third consecutive victory. This was after they started the season with a goalless draw at Getafe. FC Barcelona started well and almost scored in the...
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho said he had been unfairly made a “scapegoat”. This was after his manager Erik ten Hag claimed he had been left out of the squad to face Arsenal on Sunday because of poor training performance. Sancho was a surprise omission for United’s...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended the contract of Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles Head coach. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the NFF and the Portuguese coach reached an agreement for him to continue...
Declan Rice’s stoppage time goal in Arsenal’s last-gasp 3-1 defeat of Manchester United on Saturday was only his 11th in 208 Premier League games. But manager Mikel Arteta believes the club’s record signing can start hitting the net regularly. The former West Ham player is happiest as a deep-lying...
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St Germain romped to a 4-1 away triumph over troubled Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday to record a second win in the new Ligue 1 season. Mbappe converted a fourth-minute penalty, and netted the fourth goal just before the halftime break, as victory...
Declan Rice scored his first goal for Arsenal and Gabriel Jesus added the icing on the cake as Arsenal roared back from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Emirates on Sunday. Marcus Rashford gave the visitors the lead against the run of play in...