FIFA President Gianni Infantino says women’s football has experienced incredible growth and is confident that the World Cup will win over sceptics of the women’s game. The sport’s governing body expects two billion people to tune in for the 64-game tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with...
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons have arrived their camp in Brisbane Australia, ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand is scheduled to hold from July 20 to Aug. 20. The nine-time African champions...
Lionel Messi has completed his move to Inter Miami on a deal running to 2025, the Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit announced on Saturday. The 36-year-old Argentina superstar revealed in June he had decided to join the Florida side as his contract with Paris St.-Germain (PSG) came to an...
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands, after he was hospitalised in Croatia after suffering a brain haemorrhage, his wife Annemarie said on Saturday. Annemarie told Ajax Amsterdam FC that her husband had been moved to the intensive care...
England have been awarded the women’s 4×100 metres relay gold from the 2022 Commonwealth Games after race winners Nigeria had their result expunged. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced this on Friday. England finished second in the race at the Games in Birmingham in August. However, the Athletics Integrity...
Barcelona and Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, the European soccer’s governing body said on Friday. Barcelona were fined 500,000 euros for wrongly reporting “profits on disposal of intangible assets” in 2022, while United were fined 300,000 euros for “minor...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle South Africa, Benin Republic, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho in the Preliminary Round of Africa’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers. The three-time African champions were drawn in group C at the draws held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is billed...
Everton’s Dele Alli says he was sexually abused as a child and dealt drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him to turn his life around. Alli, a former England international, also said in an interview that he recently spent six weeks in rehab as...
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, says he is optimistic of a good outing as the team continues preparations ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Falcons left Nigeria on July 4 for a 15-day training camp in Australia ahead of the tournament billed for July 20 to...
Champions League winner, Manchester City are to receive the highest pay in bonus from football ruling body, FIFA for releasing players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to a report published on Thursday, City are to receive $4,596,445 thanks to FIFA’s Club Benefits Programme. Barcelona FC will...
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the dispute between the female national football team, the Super Falcons and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Olumide Osoba (APC-Ogun) at plenary on Wednesday....
Favourite Novak Djokovic trailed for the first time at this year’s Wimbledon but responded in brutal fashion to beat Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday. Inspired seventh seed Rublev snatched the opening set but it was akin to poking a sleeping grizzly bear...
The sports court of the German Football Federation (DFB) has imposed a fine of €115,600 ($126,810) on Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich for unsportsmanlike conduct by their fans in a league match. Up to €38,500 can be used for investments in security or infrastructural measures, the DFB said on Monday....
Sporting a pair of sunglasses, Asisat Oshoala celebrated Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League triumph with her teammates in early June, but Nigeria was already on her mind. Standing on the balcony of the historic palace in Placa de Sant Jaume in the city’s Gothic neighbourhood before several thousand jubilant...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma has redeemed his pledge of N30m to six Super Falcons players who participated at the 2022 Africa Women Championship (AWCON) in Morocco who are from the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, in Owerri. The News Agency of...
Nigeria has won the 2023 African U-21 Nations Women’s Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic. Nigeria defeated Ghana 3:0 (25-10 25-15 25-10) in the finals on Sunday night to clinch the title. The girls had earlier eased past local rivals, Ghana in their first match of the...
Man-of-the-match Michael Afuwape on Sunday, led the Nigeria National Men’s Basketball team, D’Tigers to their first-ever win at the FIBA AfroCan tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers had lost all their matches after finishing 0-3 in the inaugural edition of the tournament in Mali in...
Star striker of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and captain of the French national football team, Kylian Mbappe, was greeted by crowds as he visited Cameroon during the week. Hundreds of fans gathered outside Yaounde airport Thursday upon his arrival in Cameroon for a charity visit and a tour of his...
Heartland Football Club of Owerri on Friday in Asaba, defeated Kano Pillars FC 2-0 in the final of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 8 championship to lift the trophy. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that the match was played at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Pillars...
The incredible journey of 16-year-old athlete Ebuka Nwokeji, young talent who is making Nigeria proud on the international stage. With his recent selection by England Athletics to represent England in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Trinidad & Tobago. British born, Nigerian U17 athletics star, Ebuka has a unique story...