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Olise joins Trabzonspor Women from Edo Queens

Nigeria midfielder, Chioma Olise, has joined Turkish Women’s Super Lig side, Trabzonspor from Nigeria Women Football League champions Edo Queens. The Super Falcons player signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with her new team...... Read more World Series: Green Falcons to play Ghana, France friendlies

The Nigerian women’s rugby league team, known as the Green Falcons, will face Ghana and France in friendly games and also take part in the third edition of the women’s league as...... Read more NPFL: Remo open 10-point gap over 3SC with Kwara win

Remo Stars are now 10 points clear at the top of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League table thanks to a nervy 2-0 win over Kwara United in a match-day 25...... Read more WABU president denies ABU allegations, queries suspension

West African Boxing Union President Remi Aboderin has dismissed allegations of misconduct levelled against the body by the African Boxing Union while challenging the latter’s authority to suspend WABU’s activities, The...... Read more Chelle visits F’Eagles in camp

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle visited the Flying Eagles training camp in Ikenne Remo following his return from a European tour, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The former Mali coach, who recently met with key...... Read more Babcock VC harps on sports development

The Vice-Chancellor of Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Prof Ademola Tayo, has emphasised the need for further investment in sports development as it provides a good platform to get the youth engaged...... Read more Doyle, Blaq, Adesanya Commend “Owo-Ojumo” Initiative

Top Nollywood filmmakers, led by respected Producer Patrick Doyle graced the Grand Launch of the innovative lotto service of Raffle Lottery Investment Limited and commended the depth of offering that the...... Read more 6TH JOF KIDS CUP KICKS OFF IN LAGOS STATE

The much awaited 6th edition of the annual Under-13 JOF Kids Soccer competition kicked off on Sunday, 16th February 2025 at the Union Bank Sports Club playground on Bode Thomas Street,...... Read more Nwaneri breaks Saka’s EPL record

Arsenal star Ethan Nwaneri has broken a Premier League record previously held by teammate Bukayo Saka during the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Leicester City. Nwaneri has had a breakout season at Arsenal...... Read more Seven potential additions to strengthen Eagles for W’Cup qualifiers

As Nigerians anticipate the Super Eagles list for the next 2026 W’Cup qualifiers in March, ABIODUN ADEWALE takes a look at possible invitees who could be good additions to the men’s senior national...... Read more Okocha remains Nigeria’s greatest player – actor Gavor

Ghanaian actor Mawuli Gavor who has featured in numerous Nollywood movies including 2 Weeks in Lagos and Chief Daddy talks about his interest in sports, Jay Jay Okocha and more in...... Read more NPFL: Insurance, Nasarawa win three points deduction appeals

Nigeria Premier Football League sides Bendel Insurance and Nasarawa United have had the three-point deduction verdicts against them in the 2024/25 season set aside by the Nigeria Football Federation’s Disciplinary Committee...... Read more NPFL: Insurance Pip Enyimba 1-0 in Benin

Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin on Wednesday defeated visiting Enyimba International Football Club of Aba 1-0 in a rescheduled week 20 Nigeria Premier Football League game, played at the Samuel Ogbemudia...... Read more Balogun denies retirement claims, backs Eagles for W’Cup

Glasgow Rangers defender Leon Balogun has dismissed claims that he had retired from international football, reaffirming his commitment to the Nigeria national team. Balogun’s last appearance for the Super Eagles was in...... Read more Eagles’ goalkeeping depth crisis leaves Nwabali unchallenged

worrying scenario is unfolding in the Super Eagles goalkeeping department as Stanley Nwabali continues to stand head and shoulders above his competitors, with no clear challenger emerging to push Nigeria’s number...... Read more Why teen football stars are fading, Amuneke, others explain

African Footballer of The Year winner, Emmanuel Amuneke, and other grassroots coaches have attributed the decline in teenage football stars from Nigeria to poor youth development and lack of opportunities, The PUNCH reports....... Read more Ikorodu City’s Adelani gets F’Eagles call-up

In-form Ikorodu City midfielder Shola Adelani has been handed a call-up to the men’s national U-20 team as the Flying Eagles regroup for a tour of Egypt later this month in preparation...... Read more Relief for Finidi as Rivers end five-game winless run

An 88th-minute header from Timothy Zechariah provided a reprieve for ex-international and Rivers United coach Finidi George as they ended an unwanted run of five games without a win, beating Lobi Stars...... Read more Ikorodu City FC unveil 12 new players

Nigeria Premier Football League side, Ikorodu City FC, on Monday unveiled 12 new players to bolster the team for the remainder of the league season. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...... Read more Arsenal make Osimhen summer priority

Arsenal have made Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen their top transfer target for the summer window as they cool their interest in Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Gunners,...... Read more Akwa Ibom ready to host NDSF – Gov Eno

Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umoh Eno has expressed the state’s readiness to host the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival scheduled for April 1 to 8, 2025. Speaking...... Read more Eaglesite Football Academy targets grassroots development

Eaglesite Football Academy founder Jude Agboma has revealed plans to develop grassroots football talent in Agbor, Delta State, with the academy now fully operational after initial delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....... Read more Edo sports commission rules out athletes’ poaching

Former international, Baldwin Bazuaye, said that Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission Amadin Enabulele will not encourage athletes to be poached under his watch. Bazuaye, an Executive Director representing Edo South...... Read more CAF snubs Eaglets in final U-17 AFCON slots

Speculations about the Golden Eaglets making the cut for the 2025 U-17 AFCON in Morocco have eventually been crushed after the Confederation of African Football announced plans to complete the slots...... Read more Stop Embarrassing Us, South East PDP Tells Anyanwu

The South East chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the embattled national secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, to face his self-inflicted travails and stop embarrassing the...... Read more