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Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface will be back in the squad for Wednesday’s German Cup semi-final against Fortuna Dusseldorf following a three-month injury absence, coach Xabi Alonso said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Super Eagles forward underwent surgery on an adductor muscle injury in January after being injured while preparing with Nigeria for the Africa Cup ...
Ecobank Group, a pan-African financial services organisation, has appointed key executives to strengthen its leadership and effectively drive its Growth, Transformation and Returns (GTR) strategy. The Group Communications Manager of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ms Christiane Bossom made this known in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Thursday in Lagos. According ...
Nigeria’s Nworie Emmanuel in on Saturday won a bronze medal in the 77kg in Greco-Roman event at the ongoing African Game in Accra, Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nworie defeated Hattingh Johannes of South Africa 11-0 superiority, after what seemed to be a controversial semifinal for the Nigerian Wrestler. Speaking after ...
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua floored Francis Ngannou three times in two rounds at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena on Saturday in a knockout win that put him right back in the reckoning for another title shot. The big British-Nigerian sent the 37-year-old Cameroon-born former UFC heavyweight champion, a two-fight professional boxing novice, to the canvas ...
Some boxing enthusiasts on Thursday in Lagos, have canvassed support for Nigeria-British born Anthony Joshua to beat French-Cameroon born Francis Ngannou in a 10-round heavyweight clash on March 8 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia. The respondents told newsmen separate interviews that Joshua will emerge winner over Ngannou by a unanimous decision. Abayomi Oyeleye, a boxing coach ...
According to UK publication, The Independent, English Premier League giants, Manchester United, are preparing an offer of €110m as they hope to land Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, during the next transfer window, The PUNCH reports. With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Group taking control at Old Trafford, the Premier League giants are eyeing a massive overhauling ...
Africa’s highest ranked table-tennis player, Aruna Quadri on Wednesday won a second medal for Nigeria at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. This was after the 35-year-old Quadri fell 4-3 to Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the men’s table tennis singles event. The contest between the two rivals lived up to ...
Ex- international, Segun Odegbami, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to look inward for an indigenous coach to handle the Super Eagles. Odegbami who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, said that Nigeria needed a better hand to handle the Super Eagles. ...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government is ready to give the Lagos State University and the University of Lagos maximum support, to ensure the success of the upcoming All African University Games, which will be co-hosted by the two institutions from September 20 to 29. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge during a courtesy visit ...
Super Falcons’ Coach Randy Waldrum has urged his team to be more clinical in front of goal. He said this was critical, if they intend to beat their South African counterparts to the final round qualification ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The nine-time African champions pipped Cameroon’s Lionesses 1-0 in a crucial second leg ...
Super Eagles head coach, Randy Waldrum has revealed the reason behind his decision to bench Asisat Oshoala in Monday’s 2024 Olympic Games qualifier against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon. The reigning African women’s Player of the Year was expected to start the game but Waldrum instead named Tenerife star, Esther Okoronkwo in the starting ...
Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, scored in the 118th minute of the Carabao Cup final as they defeated Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday evening. The game was bereft of quality and intensity as both sides missed a few chances. The two teams also saw goals disallowed. Raheem Sterling’s goal in the first half was chalked off ...
Manchester City secured a hard-earned 1-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday as Phil Foden’s first-half goal moved them one point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. Foden converted from close range in the 24th minute and it proved enough for Pep Guardiola’s side who were well below their best against a feisty Bournemouth. The hosts looked ...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has extolled the performance of Nigeria’s senior male national basketball team, D’Tigers, after losing 82-89 to Libya at the FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers in Tunisia. This is contained in a statement by Akeem Busari, the Media Coordinator of the NBBF, obtained by journalists on Saturday in Lagos. ”We applaud their patriotic ...
Toni Kroos has returned to the Germany national football team ahead of the Euro 2024 tournament, later this year. Kroos disclosed this in a post via his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon. The Real Madrid midfielder said he would be part of the team in March. “Guys, short and painless: I will play for ...
Raphael Igbokwe, aka “Trouble,” a Nigerian Diaspora Boxer has expressed his excitement to be back home after 12 years in the United States, saying that being a Nigerian makes him happy. This expression was made during a courtesy visit to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), at her office, in Abuja. ...
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the preliminary round draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw was conducted at CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. The eight lowest-ranked teams in the last FIFA ranking were involved in the preliminary round. Here is the preliminary draw: First leg: Somalia ...
11 players have arrived the Super Falcons’ camp in Abuja ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon. The team’s camp opened in Abuja on Tuesday morning. Goalkeepers Chiamaka Nnadozie, Tochukwu Oluehi and Linda Jiwaku as well as Akudo Ogbonna are among the early arrivals in camp. The rest ...
Montpellier Forward, Jerome Akor has been backed to end his goal drought by teammate Arnaud Nordin. Akor failed to score in his last 12 league games for Montpellier. The Nigerian started the season in fantastic form, netting seven times in his first 10 games for Montpellier. His impressive form attracted the interest of AC ...
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Plateau United have unveiled a new kit for the remaining fixtures of the season. The new kit is dark green with a touch of yellow and grey. The kit was designed by a Turkish-based company Kapspor. The Peace Boys’ General Manager, Habila Mutla led players and members of ...
…As Okocha Leads ex-Super Eagles stars against NNPC Ltd selected side The 13th NNPC Ltd. Sports Fiesta will kick-off tomorrow (Sunday, February 18th, 2024) at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja as the Company strives to retain its legendary status of the team to beat in the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) ...
Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by 14 spots to placed 28th in the world in the February FIFA ranking. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, the team garnered 1,522 points as against the 1,474 points garnered in December 2023. ...
Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa for being an exemplary Nigerian Diaspora and a great mentor of Nigerians youths. Speaking while receiving the football player and his delegation in Abuja, Dabiri-Erewa stated that the player has heeded to the mandate of being a good Ambassador, remembering ...
