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Nigeria’s female U-17 team the Flamingos have arrived Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on their way to the City of Yamoussoukro for the 2nd WAFU-B U-17 girls’ tournament. The coach Hakeem Busari-led team left Abuja on Monday morning with a squad of 20 players to execute the tournament in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire. The girls will face Niger ...
Italian club Como enjoyed their Champions League debut as they thrashed RB Leipzig 4-1 at home, but fellow debutants Sabah suffered a 4-0 pummeling at Manchester United on Thursday night. German giants Bayern Munich started their Champions League campaign with an emphatic 5-0 thrashing of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt while Fenerbahçe made their return to the competition ...
Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain began their Champions League defence with a 6-1 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava in Paris on Wednesday night. Last season’s runners-up Arsenal laboured to a 1-0 victory in Napoli, courtesy of a late Captain Odegaard strike; while Liverpool edged Atletico Madrid 2-1 at Anfield. In Paris, Ousmane Dembele scored twice before ...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Oct. 6. Nigeria’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports, confirmed the fixture on Tuesday. The newsmen report that the encounter will be the second meeting between both countries in 16 months. The two sides had previously ...
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scored his 300th club career goal as his club defeated Coventry City 1-0 on Sunday at the Etihad stadium. The Norwegian striker was the difference as City maintain their perfect start to the season but his goal meant even more on a personal level. It was Haaland’s third goal of ...
Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan are confident of advancing to the next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup despite a slim first-leg advantage over CS Sfaxien of Tunisia. Newsmen report that shooting stars secured a 1-0 victory over the Tunisian club at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta, on Saturday. Speaking at a post ...
Steve Ukwueni, President-General, Enyimba Supporters Club of Aba, has pledged the group’s continued support for the club, irrespective of its performance. Ukwueni made the pledge in an interview with the news reporters in Aba on Saturday, saying the supporters would continue to rally round the club in both good and difficult times. He said the ...
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, has charged youths across the state to shun all forms of crime and take advantage of sporting opportunities to develop their talents and contribute meaningfully to society. CP Ojo gave the charge during the closing ceremony of the 17th edition of the State Commissioner of Police ...
Lewis Hamilton has reflected on the possibility of becoming the first Black driver to win a home Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of this weekend's race at Monza. The seven-time world champion has enjoyed an improved second campaign in red, bolstered by a maiden Grand Prix victory for the Scuderia in Barcelona in June. ...
Gabriel Martinelli has officially ended his seven-year association with Arsenal, completing a blockbuster £60m move to Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal. The Brazilian forward, who was a pivotal figure in the Gunners' recent Premier League title success, made the switch after being frozen out of the first-team picture by Mikel Arteta at the start of ...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has reaffirmed the state’s commitment in strengthening leadership in sports development. According to him, the hosting of the maiden National Intermediate Games, tagged ‘EKO 2026’ will be a major milestone in the state’s sporting development. This is contained in a statement by Gbenga Omotoso, Chairman, Media Publicity Sub-Committee of the ...
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says the ongoing reconstruction of Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS) will restore the state’s historic position as a major centre of sports in Nigeria. Sani stated this on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the ongoing reconstruction of the stadium alongside former Super Eagles stars, Daniel Amokachi, Garba Lawal and ...
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday inaugurated 44 chairmen of sports associations in the State and urged them to bolster grassroots development, identify emerging talents, and develop sustainable pathways for athletes to achieve national and international excellence. Speaking during the official inauguration of the chairmen of the sports associations at Lagos ...
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka was the difference as his second half goal gave his club all three points against a resolute Aston villa on Monday night. The England International found the back of the net in the 59th minute to reward Arsenal’s dominant display. Eberechi Eze found Calafiori with a brilliant pass and the Italian ...
Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football with Argentina after earning 207 caps. Messi, who debuted for Argentina in 2005, won the World Cup in 2022 and finished as runner-up in both 2014 and 2026. Additionally, he secured two Copa América titles. In a statement, he said, “It was a decision that hurt ...
Real Madrid thrashed newly promoted Malaga 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to maintain a perfect start to the LaLiga season. Midfielder Jude Bellingham opened the scoring for Jose Mourinho’s men in the 19th minute. The England International collected a loose ball near the opponents’s box, and superbly took out three Malaga defenders before ...
Manchester United Captain Bruno Fernandes scored a Hat-trick in his club’s 5-2 thrashing of Ipswich at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Portuguese, who was recently named PFA player of the year for his last season’s performance, gave another outstanding performance as he inspired his side to a 5-2 victory at home. United who lost their ...
The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, has expressed confidence that Enugu will host the best National Sports Festival (NSF) ever held in Nigeria. Olopade expressed the confidence on Friday at the unveiling of the official mascot for the festival scheduled to hold in Enugu from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11. The ...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has secured a kit sponsorship deal with global sportswear brand Adidas worth 8.5 million dollars annually. Ibrahim Gusau, the immediate past President of the NFF, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, saying the agreement had been concluded and signed. Gusau said Adidas would pay the federation 4.5 million dollars annually ...
...Governance shake-up begins as scrutiny of N17bn intervention fund deepens ...NSC to coordinate transition as FIFA, CAF engagement begins By Ismail Azeez Tinubu Orders Comprehensive Reform of Nigerian Football President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football following months of crisis and controversy that have engulfed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The ...
Football has a peculiar habit of turning abundance into anxiety. Give a nation a squad overflowing with elite talent and the expectation is simple, trophies. Yet international football repeatedly demonstrates that a collection of brilliant individuals is not necessarily a brilliant team. The so-called “golden generation curse” is less a supernatural phenomenon than a warning ...
The Lagos State Government has declared readiness in hosting the first ever Intermediate Games, scheduled to hold between Oct. 1, and Oct. 15. Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, disclosed this at a news conference organised by the state’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Tuesday in Lagos. Newsmen report that the games, tagged EKO ...
The Nigerian Navy says the construction of sports facilities will provide suitable social and sporting opportunities for youths. The navy says that the facilities will also help to reduce youth restiveness and their involvement in social vices. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Adm. Idi Abbas, stated this on Tuesday during the inauguration of ...
