Okagbare, Oduduru risk expulsion from Doha games over entry form mix-up; NAF fingered
Two Nigerian medal contenders are in jeopardy of being booted from world championships because their federation entered them in events they never planned to run. The Nigerian Athletics Federation entered…
Azeez, Olayinka in, Balogun, Iheanacho out of Eagles team to face Brazil
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has invited midfielder Ramon Azeez and forward Peter Olayinka into Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the Oct. 13 friendly with five-times world champions Brazil in Singapore on…
2019 Women’s World Cup in France best ever, says FIFA
FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) hailed this year’s Women’s World Cup in France as the best-ever in the competition’s history. Nigeria’s Super Falcons participated in the tournament. It said the…
Asaba agog as Team Delta win 2019 National Youth Games
Delta state on Monday won the 2019 edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) held in Ilorin after garnering 104 medals comprising 41 gold, 32 silver and 31 bronze to…
Minister laments deplorable state of National stadium, promises to revamp moribund facilities
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says he will ensure that moribund sports facilities are revived and put to use again across that country. The Minister…
CAF Confederation Cup: Rangers lose 1- 2 to AS Pelican in Libreville
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Saturday lost 1 – 2 to Gabonese club, AS Pelican in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup, first round clash in…
Guardiola justifies City loss, says ‘we can’t win all the time’
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola shrugged off his team’s shock 3-2 defeat by newly-promoted Norwich City in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday with a direct message. He said…
12th African Games: Sports minister promises contingent better welfare as team arrive in Abuja
Team Nigeria arrived in Abuja to a rousing welcome on Sunday after finishing second overall at the just-concluded 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco. The team arrived on Sunday evening…
Boxing: Nigeria’s Helen Joseph boosts record with win over Hungary’s Horgasx
Nigeria’s boxing sensation Helen Joseph gave fans value for their time on Thursday night with an expected win over Hungary’s Martina Horgasx in Connecticut, U.S. Joseph, aka “The Iron Lady”,…
Football:Three Nigerians make Indonesian World Cup qualifying team
The Indonesia national football team have as many as six naturalised players in Otavio Dutra (36-year-old Brazilian), Victor Igbonefo (33-year-old Nigerian), Stefano Lilipaly (29-year-old Dutchman), Greg Nwokolo (33-year-old Nigerian), Beto…