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By Ike Chioke The sight of jubilant Arsenal supporters pouring into the streets of North London after the Gunners secured their first English Premier League title in 22 years was more than just a football celebration. It was a reminder of how deeply football has embedded itself into the emotional, economic, cultural and political fabric ...
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has congratulated Rangers International FC on winning their ninth league title and second under his administration. Mbah said the club’s players and management made Enugu proud and etched their names in gold by following the path of legends. Rangers won the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League title after defeating ...
National fencing coach, Ibrahim Alogba, has expressed confidence that Nigeria will make a strong impression at the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos as preparations continue for the competition. Alogba told the report on Sunday in Lagos that the country’s fencing team had continued to improve and was determined to compete well against more experienced ...
The Nigeria’s under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, beat Guinea 5-0 Saturday in their U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier in Abidjan. Newsmen reports that the match was played at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny. The Nigerian side dominated throughout, with captain Harmony Chidi delivering a standout captain’s performance. Chidi scored immediately from kickoff, giving the Flamingos ...
Sen.Victor Ndoma-Egba has lauded Start-Rite School’s victory at the just concluded Abuja Football Tournament organised by the American International School, Abuja. The Media and Communication Unit of the school said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. It explained that Ndoma-Egba, who is also the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the school, expressed ...
Nigeria will host elite players at the 2026 World Table Tennis Contender Lagos, beginning Tuesday at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Kweku Tandoh, the Tournament Director, said the tournament offers crucial ranking points for major international competitions. He spoke during a media briefing at Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Lagos. Tandoh said three players ranked inside the world’s ...
The Nigeria Super League began in thrilling fashion on Saturday, as Northern Lions defeated Southern Sharks by four wickets in the tournament’s opening fixture. The historic encounter took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos, drawing attention from players, officials and cricket supporters. The report states that the opening contest delivered excitement, ...
Ghanian forward Antoine Semenyo scored a 72nd minute winner as Manchester City edge Chelsea 1-0 to emerge FA cup champions on Saturday. Chelsea held their own for the most part of the game with solid defending but Pep Guardiola’s men eventually found the net through Semenyo’s back-heel strike assisted by Haaland. It is Manchester City’s ...
Middle-Belt Tigers opened their Nigeria Super League campaign with a composed four-wicket victory over Western Dolphins on Saturday in Lagos. The report states that the match took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos. Western Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping to build early pressure in the second match. ...
Super Eagles Striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has won the Scottish League with Celtic after his side defeated Hearts FC 3-1 to emerge Champions of Scotland for the 56th time. With 79 points before the game final-day game against table topers Hearts FC, Celtic needed to take all three points to win the league and they did ...
The newly inaugurated Kwara Chess Association has promised to expand the game of chess across the state and promote grassroots participation. Toyin Saheed, Media officer of the association in a statment said the Chairman of the association, Femi Yusuf, said this at its inaugural meeting on Friday in Ilorin. According to Yusuf, his five points ...
American third seed Coco Gauff booked her place in a second successive Italian Open final on Thursday after defeating Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3 in a composed semi-final performance in Rome. The victory secured another WTA 1000 final appearance for the 22-year-old, who earlier this year finished runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at the Miami Open. ...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) was on Thursday unveiled as an official tournament supporter for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across North America and Asia, deepening the kingdom’s growing footprint in international football ahead of hosting the 2034 edition of the tournament. The 2026 World Cup, scheduled to run from June 11 to July ...
Football has long marketed itself as the world’s universal language. The FIFA World Cup, in particular, is presented as a grand democratic gathering where nationality, race, wealth and political history dissolve beneath the emotion of the game. Yet the growing anxiety surrounding visa access for Nigerian fans ahead of the 2026 World Cup reveals a ...
Team Nigeria had a fruitful first day at the senior Athletic Championships in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday, coming first and second in different categories. Rosemary Chukwuma opened the doors for team Nigeria with her easy win in the women’s 100m heat 2, with a flash time of 11.44s. Chukwuma jugged through the finished line after ...
Barcelona defeated rivals Real Madrid 2-0 on Sunday night to clinch the LaLiga title for the second consecutive time. Goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres in the 9th and 18th minutes of the game put Barcelona in front in the first half. Madrid couldn’t stage a comeback in the second half as Barcelona were ...
by Abdulrahman Yahaya Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, scored twice as Galatasaray defeated Antylyaspor 4-2 to clinch the Turkish Super Lig title. Galatasaray needed to win to emerge champions of Turkey but it was Antylyaspor that took the lead just before the half time break through Dikmen’s strike. Galatasaray responded well after the break when ...
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kano Chapter, has congratulated Abdu Maikaba on his appointment as Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-20 men’s national team, the Flying Eagles, by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the association’s Secretary, Muhammad Nur-Tijani. Nur-Tijani described Maikaba as ...
The Ebonyi Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Richard Idike, says the management of Abakaliki Football Club will sustain the club’s upward trajectory in the Nigeria football sphere. Idike made the pledge noting that the club had done well with just two years in existence. The commissioner said that though the club was expected to ...
A Football coach, Agada Ode, has urged governments and other stakeholders to rehabilitate the Nyanya football pitch to boost youth development and reduce crime. Ode, Coordinator of Nyanya Football Coaches Society and Technical Head Coach of Zaki Football Academy, made the appeal in Abuja on Friday. He said the poor condition of the pitch had ...
NAF Queens and Sporting Supreme U19 recorded impressive victories in the National Playoffs of the President Federation Cup. The report also states that in the women’s category, NAF Queens of FCT defeated Model Queens of Kwara 3-1 to advance in the competition. Mighty Jets Mata of Plateau beat Kada Queens of Kaduna 3-1 in another ...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Abdu Maikaba and Eboboritse Uwejamomere as head coaches of the U20 and U17 boys’ national football teams. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications said the NFF Executive Committee approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee for the appointments of the two coaches. The ...
Some sports enthusiasts in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, have called for improved amenities at the Bwari Township Stadium, while expressing concerns over the deteriorating condition of the facility. The sports enthusiasts, spoke in separate interviews on Thursday in Bwari, Abuja. They, while describing the situation as an untapped potential in grassroots sports infrastructure, ...
