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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 Joshua told to dump trainer after Dubois KO

Anthony Joshua has been advised to part ways with his trainer, Ben Davison, following his recent shocking knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The call comes from a... 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 Hard times!

•Eagles struggling to make impact at European clubs While several players have been churning top-draw performances at their various clubs since the start of the 2024/25 Europe’s major leagues, some Super Eagles... Read more Maja risks West Brom axe after Boro blunder

Super Eagles striker Josh Maja’s place in West Bromwich Albion’s starting lineup is under threat following a disappointing performance in their 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Hawthorns on Tuesday, PUNCH Sports... Read more Boniface ecstatic over first UCL goal

Victor Boniface expressed his joy after scoring his maiden UEFA Champions League goal that secured a win for Bayer Leverkusen against AC Milan at the BayArena on Tuesday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.... 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 Aruna, world No. 1 out of WTT China Smash

Quadri Aruna and world No. 1 Wang Chuqin, have been eliminated from the Men’s Singles at China Smash 2024 after losing their respective Round of 32 games. Aruna, who is ranked 19th... Read more Lateef wins WABU super-featherweight belt

Azeez Lateef is the new West Africa Boxing Union super featherweight champion, following his emphatic victory over Fatai “Prince” Nurudeen via a fourth-round technical knockout in the title fight at White Royal... Read more Oshoala scores fifth away goal in Bay FC win

Asisat Oshoala continues to exhibit infectious road strength in the National Women’s Soccer League after recording her fifth away goal for Bay FC in their 1-0 win at Seattle Reign FC... Read more Joshua drops six places, Ajagba 10th in WBA rankings

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has plummeted six places in the latest WBO rankings following his defeat to Daniel Dubois, while Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba is the 10th, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Joshua, who... Read more Chelsea plot £40m Osimhen swoop

Chelsea are plotting a January swoop for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirming the Blues’ interest, The PUNCH reports. Romano told Caught Offside that Chelsea might be preparing a... 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 Galatasaray worry over Osimhen’s injury

Galatasaray Technical Director Okan Buruk bemoans the injury to Victor Osimhen as the striker races to be fit for club’s subsequent matches, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 25-year-old clashed with Kasimpasa goalkeeper Andreas Gianniotis... Read more SAFE HANDS! Nnadozie shines in Paris FC big win; Nwabali stars for Chippa

Honoured last week after reaching a milestone of 150 Ligue 1 appearances, Simon continued his playmaking role with Nantes as they played out a 2-2 draw against St. Etienne on Sunday.... 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 Pillars set for CDS Independent Day Basketball Championship

Kano Pillars Basketball Club are set to showcase their talent at the first edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Independence Day Roundball Championship 2024, which commences on Wednesday, October 2,... Read more West African golfers compete at Lakowe tourney

The management of the Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Club has confirmed the arrival of top professional golfers from West Africa for the 2024 “Escape to the Greens” teeing off on... Read more Osimhen anticipates first Gala goal

Victor Osimhen can’t wait to open his Galatasaray account after rendering three assists in as many matches since joining the Turkish Super Lig champions on loan from Napoli earlier this month, PUNCH Sports... 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