After defeating Basetsana of South Africa 3-0 in the opening group match of the 12th African Games in Rabat Morocco, coach of Nigeria’s women U20 team the Falconets, Christopher Danjuma has shifted attention to the next group matches. Falconets defeated South African girls 3-0 and goals from Gift Monday, Zainab Olopade and Cynthia Aku ensured […]
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Tuesday defeated South Africa 2-1 at the ongoing 12th African Games to secure their first three points. In the game played at the FAR Sports Complex in Rabat, goals by Collins Sor and Ahmed Ghali ensured Nigeria went top of Group A of the men’s football event at the on-going competition. […]
What is generally regarded as Africa’s version of the Olympic Games is officially underway in Rabat, Morocco. The Opening Ceremony of the 12th African Games was held Monday night at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium. As expected, at the colourful ceremony, all the participating countries had a march past to showcase their contingent as well […]
The senior National Basketball men’s team, D’Tigers’ earlier scheduled trip to China in continuation of their preparation for the FIBA World Cup may have suffered a setback due to paucity of funds. The Nigeria Basketball Federation is said to be struggling to raise funds for the tour. This was made known to journalists on Saturday […]
Flying Eagles’ head coach Paul Aigbogun has released his final list of 18 players who will represent Nigeria at the 12th African Games holding in Rabat, Morocco. The Nigerian national under-20 male team had been training in Abuja for the past two weeks in preparations for Africa’s showpiece multi-sports event. The team of 18 players […]
New signing Victor Osimhen marked his Ligue 1 debut with two goals as last year’s runners-up Lille kicked off their new campaign with a 2-1 victory over Nantes on Sunday. Christophe Galtier’s hosts, who finished 16 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain last term, were indebted to Osimhen at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. “When I have opportunities, […]
The Toffees boss is buzzing about the qualities the Nigeria international will add to his squad in the 2019-20 season. Following the successful completion of the deadline day swoop, Everton manager Marco Silva revealed Alex Iwobi was one of their top transfer targets this summer. The Merseyside club completed a £40 million deal on Thursday […]
The Super Eagles return to action in September with a high-profile friendly against Andriy Shevchenko’s men. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the Super Eagles will face Ukraine in an international friendly on September 10. The three-time African champions finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Egypt thanks to their 1-0 […]
The Federal Government says it has completed arrangement for Team Nigeria, comprised of 462 athletes and officials, to depart Nigeria for the African Games in Morocco on Aug. 15. Mr Olusade Adesola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a media briefing. The contingent would be transported […]
Retired Nigeria striker, Odion Ighalo, will face disciplinary action following his activities on social media. His club, Shanghai Shenhua, made this known in a press statement released via Weibo on Thursday. According to the statement, Ighalo violated the Chinese side rules and regulations on social media by uploading pictures of his rehabilitation in Spain. Ighalo, […]