Former FIFA-badged Nigerian referee Ifabumuyi dies at 74
A former FIFA-badged Nigerian referee, Abayomi Ifabumuyi, has died at the age of 74. Ifabumuyi, who hailed from Owo in Ondo State, died on […]
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England’s James apologises to Super Falcons’ Alozie, vows to learn from incident
England’s forward, Lauren James has apologized to Super Falcons’ Michelle Alozie for the incident which led to her being sent off on Monday. James […]
House Committee on Sports laments infrastructural decay in C/River
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State House Of Assembly Committee on Youths And Sports Development has expressed total neglect and abandonment […]
Super Falcons crash out of FIFA Women’s World Cup
Super Falcons of Nigeria on Monday crashed out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, after losing to England 2-4 via penalty shootout. Details later….
Arsenal overcome Manchester City in shootout to win Community Shield
Arsenal on Sunday defeated Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield and strike the first blow in this season’s rivalry […]
Afrobasket: Remain focused, shun hard drugs, FG urges D’Tigress
The Federal Government has urged the country’s women’s national basketball team D’Tigress to shun drug addiction and other forms of social vices for them to […]
Abubarka, Khadijat Win 2023 Zenith Bank Next Gen Masters
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Yusuf Abubarka and Khadijat Mohammed over the weekend emerged champions of the boys’ and girls’ singles respectively of the Zenith […]
Whyte ‘devastated’ after Joshua fight cancelled
Britain’s Dillian Whyte said he was devastated after an “adverse finding” from his random dope test led to the cancellation of next week’s heavyweight fight […]
Nigeria’s D’Tigress outclass Senegal to win fourth consecutive continental title
Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, on Saturday defeated Senegal 84-74 to win the 2023 Afrobasket Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Street Soccer Championship to kick-off in Lagos
The Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) on Friday announced that the Lagos Street Soccer Committee planned kick-off of the Street Soccer Championship before the end […]
Anambra may lose football hosting rights if…FA Chairman
Anambra may lose all football hosting right if the state government goes ahead to build the proposed leisure park at the Awka township stadium. […]
D’tigress Crush Rwanda to reach fourth consecutive Afrobasket Championship final
The Nigeria Senior Women’s Basketball Team D’tigress on Thursday in the ongoing Afrobasket Women’s Championship, crushed host country Rwanda, 79-48 to reach another final. D’tigress […]
D’Tigress beat Mozambique, advance to AfroBasket semi-finals against hosts Rwanda
Nigeria’s D’Tigress on Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda extended their winning streak in Africa to 22 straight wins by over-running Mozambique 59-52 to advance to the […]
FIFA to pay World Cup prize money directly to players because of Super Falcons
World football governing body, FIFA, says the prize money for the ongoing 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be paid directly to […]
World Cup: FIFA’s decision to pay players directly will motivate youngsters, Akanni says
An ex-international, Wahidi Akanni, says the decision of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to pay players allowances directly, will motivate upcoming talents. […]
Super Falcons have what it takes to win FIFA Women’s World Cup
An ex-international, Felix Owolabi, has applauded the performance of the Super Falcons of Nigeria at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, has said the […]
Super Falcons should have defeated Ireland – Waldrum
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum on Monday said the team was disappointed not to have won against Ireland in their last group game of […]
Nigeria qualify for knockout stage of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Nigeria have qualified for the knockout phase of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the third time, after battling out a 0-0 draw with […]
Two Football Greats: How Lionel Messi honoured Diego Maradona in old-school jersey
Lionel Messi has paid homage to late Diego Maradona by donning an old-school Argentina World Cup jersey from 1994. When he won the 2022 World […]
2023 FIBA Afrobasket: D’Tigress advance to quarter-finals after crushing Egypt
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda advanced into the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2023 AfroBasket Championship after defeating their […]