Asisat Oshoala Becomes First African To Win UEFA Women’s Champions League
May 17, 2021 Asisat Oshoala has made history as the first African to lift the UEFA Women’s Champions League with club giants Barcelona. The Catalonian side broke a 13-year dominance…
No show! Kroenke rejects Spotify founder’s bid to buy Arsenal
Spotify founder Daniel Ek has revealed he has had a bid to buy Arsenal rejected, which included elements of fan ownership and representation on the board. The Swedish billionaire, a…
Kelechi Iheanacho: Yesterday’s back up man is today’s star man
Being a back-up player was all Kelechi Iheanacho ever knew. Fresh from being voted the best player at the Under-17 World Cup in 2013, the Nigeria striker signed his first…
No Nigerian team as CAF Champions League Q-Finals begin Friday
The knockout stages for the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League begin with the quarter-finals getting underway on Friday, but without any Nigerian team. Football analysts say the absence of any Nigerian…
From refugee to Chess champ: Success story of 10-year-old Nigerian in US
MAY 12, 2021 Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a once-homeless Christian refugee in New York City who fled persecution with his family from Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, is now America’s…
No longer jobless: Mourinho is new Roma manager
Serie A side Roma has announced Jose Mourinho as its new manager starting from the 2021-22 season. The Portuguese boss, 58, has signed a three-year deal that will take him…
Tokyo Olympics: The world is waiting to see what you can do – Sports Minister tells team Nigeria
May 4, 2021 The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has challenged athletes representing Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to give their best to the country as…
CAF Confederation Cup: Enyimba confront Pyramids of Egypt; the full draw
The full draw for the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup was conducted on Friday (30 April 2021) at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt with Pyramids FC (Egypt) hosting Enyimba…
Tokyo Olympics Could Be Held Behind Closed Doors – Games Chief
April 30, 2021 This summer’s virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told AFP on Friday, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe….
Nigeria’s Usman, Adesanya drag UFC to Africa in 2022
The UFC will head to Africa for its debut in 2022, promoter Dana White has revealed. After Nigerian supremo Kamaru Usman successfully defended his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal at…