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Round up: Gift, Akpom on target as Tenerife, Ajax win

•Monday’s third league goal powers Tenerife over Betis •Akpom on target in Ajax win On a weekend that had Nigerian stars get their invitations to the Super Eagles for the upcoming...... Read more AFCON: Libya fear Boniface, Lookman, coach aims for draw

Libya coach Nasser Al-Hadhiri is despondent ahead of Friday’s 2025 AFCON qualifying double header against Nigeria, whose first leg holds Friday, October 11 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read more NPFL: Musa bags brace, misses penalty on Pillars return

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa marked his return to the Nigeria Premier Football League with a brace but missed a penalty for Kano Pillars, who beat Sunshine Stars 2-0 at the Muhammadu...... Read more NPFL: Finidi’s Rivers go top as Remo surrender unbeaten run

Rivers United moved to the top of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League table after a hard-fought 2-1 win over 2021 champions Akwa United at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt...... Read more NPFL: Musa set for third Pillars debut

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is in contention to make his third debut for former champions Kano Pillars when they host Sunshine Stars in a Nigeria Premier Football League match-day five fixture...... Read more Olympic hero Dosu cheats death again in ghastly accident

Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Dosu Joseph, is full of thanks to God after he miraculously survived another life-threatening automobile accident on Wednesday at Kara, along the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, where a heavy-duty truck...... Read more Eagles will win AFCON soon – Boyjace

How do you relax when you are not on set, creating content or acting? Most of the time, when I am not working, I love to go to a very quiet...... Read more U-17 Women’s W’Cup: Flamingos arrive in Dominican Republic

The U17 Women National Team, Flamingos, on Thursday arrived at their camp site in Santo Domingo, a city in the Dominican Republic, for a two-week intensive camping exercise ahead of the 2024...... Read more Goalkeepers do more than keep ball out of goal – Rufai

Nigerian goalkeeping legend, Peter Rufai, talks about his Super Eagles career, challenges faced, his expectations of current Super Eagles team, and more, in this interview with PETER AKINBO What fond memories...... Read more Soludo Inaugurates 2024 Traders Sports Competition MOC, Promises Mouthwatering Rewards

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo on Thursday Inaugurated a 27-man Main Organising Committee (MOC) for 2024 edition of Anambra State Traders Competition. The MOC which was Inaugurated at the Anambra State Market Traders...... Read more Ahmed Musa, Sheu Abdullahi rejoin Kano Pillars

Nigeria internationals Ahmed Musa and Sheu Abdullahi have rejoined Kano Pillars on short-term contracts for the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League. Both players were pictured at the training ground of the...... Read more CHAN qualifiers: Eagles to know foes Wednesday

Super Eagles B will know their 2024 CAF African Nations Championship 2024 qualification foes on Wednesday, October 9, according to CAF’s announcement of the draw to be held in Cairo, Egypt....... Read more Fans, journalists to decide NFF monthly award winners

The Nigeria Football Federation will on Thursday (today) reel out the maiden nominees for the NFF Monthly Awards, which will be voted by fans and journalists, the body announced on Wednesday. With...... Read more Independence Anniversary: Highs and lows of Nigerian sports in last 365 days

As Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Day anniversary, ABIODUN ADEWALE spotlights some moments in the last year that add to the fascinating sports history of the country Nigerians have been taking part...... Read more Cricket: Nigeria qualify for U-19 women’s W’Cup

Nigeria’s U-19 women’s cricket team, the Junior Female Greens, have qualified for the 2025 ICC U-19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia after winning the Africa Qualifier Division 1 title in Kigali, Rwanda,...... Read more Chukwumerije Foundation trains 90 pupils in taekwondo, Olympics

The Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation, in partnership with the French Embassy in Nigeria, and the French Institute have completed a one-day workshop on Taekwondo and the Olympics with 90 participants in attendance...... Read more Chukwueze, Ndidi, Boniface helped me settle in Eagles camp

Remo Stars right-back Sodiq Ismail talks about his Super Eagles’ first call-up, his experience in the camp, his target for the 2024/25 NPFL season, and more in this chat with EBENEZER...... Read more Negative Effect Of Ambush Marketing On Sport Assets

In the ever-dynamic or enterprising world of sports (football inclusive), brands often scramble to gain visibility through sport assets; however, some brands in sheer desperation for cheap visibility have found solace...... Read more NPFL: El-Kanemi coach targets perfect home run

Head coach of El-Kanemi Warriors, Aliyu Zubairu, is confident that the Maiduguri side can win all their home matches in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League season. Following a thrilling 4-3...... Read more NPFL: Rangers dent Ikorodu City’s home debut

The first home game of Nigeria Premier Football League newcomers, Ikorodu City, became one to forget quickly as they lost 1-0 to champions Rangers International at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on...... Read more Fans to Dangote: Invest in NPFL, not Arsenal

Football enthusiasts have taken to social media to urge the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to invest in the Nigeria Premier Football League. This is against...... Read more Nigerian fencing secures N40m equipment for Epee W’Cup

The Nigeria Fencing Federation has confirmed the donation of five aluminium fencing pistes to the body by Absolute Fencing, a US-based fencing equipment manufacturer, ahead of the 2024 Men’s Junior Epee...... Read more AFCON qualifier: Libya appoint new coach ahead of Nigeria clash

The Libya Football Federation is not leaving anything to chance ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifying double header against Nigeria and has appointed its former assistant coach, Nasser Al-Hadiri, to take...... Read more Peak celebrates Nigeria’s lifters following Paralympics heroics

Nigeria’s leading milk brand, Peak, has rewarded the nation’s para powerlifting athletes who participated in the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games held in France. The athletes — Onyinyechi Mark, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Esther Nworgu...... Read more NPFL: Remo crush Pillars at home to maintain perfect start

Last season’s runners-up, Remo Stars, maintained their 100 percent record in the 2024/24 Nigeria Premier Football League with a crucial 2-0 away win over Kano Pillars in Katsina on Sunday. Right-back...... Read more