NOC Hails Oshodi For Winning Africa Table Tennis Continental Top Post
Engr Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has Congratulated, Enitan Oshodi on his unopposed election as President of the African Table Tennis Confederation. ''Your hard work and collaborative...... Read moreNOC Hails Oshodi For Winning Africa Table Tennis Continental Top Post
Engr Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has Congratulated, Enitan Oshodi on his unopposed election as President of the African Table Tennis Confederation. ''Your hard work and collaborative...... Read moreFlamingos will make Nigeria proud — Olowookere
Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere has assured that his team will make Nigeria proud by achieving impressive results at the 2024 FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read moreDavido, Burna Boy to feature in NPFL All-Star Game
Nigerian music sensations Davido and Burna Boy, alongside other Nigerian top music stars, are set to feature at the inaugural Nigeria Premier Football League All-Star Game, organised in partnership with Nigerian...... Read morePOTM award thrills Flamingos’ Chidi
Flamingos striker Harmony Chidi has expressed her delight after claiming the Player of the Match award in Nigeria’s 4-0 win over Ecuador in their second Group A match of the ongoing FIFA...... Read moreNPFL: Remo beat Insurance to go top
Remo Stars bounced back from their last defeat to secure a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Bendel Insurance in one of the NPFL matchday 8 fixtures in Ikenne on Sunday to temporarily move...... Read moreU-17 Women’s W’Cup: Olowookere eyes more positive results
After guiding Flamingos to a 4-1 whitewash of New Zealand in Wednesday night’s Group A opener at Cibao Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Nigeria coach, Bankole Olowookere, looks to...... Read moreAFCON: Libya jittery as CAF demands response to Nigeria’s protest
The Libyan Football Federation is panicking after being asked by CAF to submit documents relating to the cancellation of the AFCON qualifying Group D match against Nigeria after the latter refused...... Read morePlumptre celebrates return from injury
Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre is taken over by emotions following her return from injury that sidelined her for six months after surgery on her right foot. The England-born made her...... Read moreEight teams for Edo Sec. Football Championship
Eight teams will compete in the 3rd edition of the Edo State Secondary School Football Championship, which will hold from October 28 to November 1 in Benin-City. The event, powered by Edo...... Read moreWAFU U-20: Flying Eagles rounding off preparation in Lome
The Nigeria U-20 men’s team, Flying Eagles, are putting finishing touches to their preparation for their participation in the 2024 WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship scheduled to commence on Thursday (today) in...... Read moreNPFL: Musa scores again as Pillars crush Rangers in Enugu
Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa was among the goals as Kano Pillars crushed champions Enugu Rangers 4-3 in a Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 7 encounter at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Wednesday....... Read moreSPECIAL FEATURE: The rise and rise of NPFL!
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is on the rise and has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, largely thanks to the unwavering commitment of strategic partners to the NPFL,...... Read moreEagles were held hostage, insists Eguavoen
Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen has opened up on the ugly incident that saw players and officials of Nigeria’s senior men’s national team held hostage by Libyan authorities at the Al...... Read moreJUST IN: CAF confirms Super Eagles’ AFCON qualifier against Libya will not hold
The Confederation of African Football has announced that the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 qualifier fixture between the Super Eagles and Libya, scheduled for Tuesday, will...... Read more Lagos SWAN Hails Chief of Defence Staff, GOC 82 Division, IGP, Arise TV
Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos chapter, Ambassador Olatutu Oladunni and the entire executive team have hailed Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa and also applauded...... Read moreJUST IN: Ex-Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, dies at 77
Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, is dead. Fregene’s death news was confirmed by ex-international and close friend, Segun Odegbami, on Sunday. Odegbami said the Nigerian football legend died after a...... Read moreU-17 Women’s W’Cup: Bankole confident as Flamingos reach venue
Head coach of the Nigeria U-17 women’s team, Bankole Olowookere, can’t wait for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to get underway in Dominican Republic, believing their international friendly 1-1 against Mexico...... Read moreDele-Bashiru surprised to make Eagles squad before brother
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru says he is surprised to have earned a Super Eagles call-up ahead of his elder brother Tom Dele-Bashiru, expressing delight at playing for Nigeria, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Despite being born in...... Read moreJoshua vs. Dubois’s rematch date confirmed
The rematch between IBF world heavyweight boxing champion Daniel Dubois and former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua appears closer, with Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, revealing February as a...... Read moreFG monitoring Super Eagles situation at Libyan airport – Foreign Ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it’s currently in touch with the Nigerian Mission in Libya concerning the state of the Super Eagles – the country’s senior men’s football team. The...... Read moreAFCON qualifier: Libya in crisis ahead Nigeria clash
Libyan football has been engulfed by crisis, resulting in the resignation of the President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, on Sunday, two days before their crucial 2025 AFCON qualifying...... Read moreLibyan authorities hold Eagles hostage at airport
Super Eagles media team on Sunday night confirmed that players and officials of Nigeria’s senior men’s national team were held hostage by Libyan authorities upon their arrival at Al Abaq Airport in...... Read moreJUST-IN: NFF pulls Super Eagles from AFCON qualifier after Libya Airport nightmare
The Nigeria Football Federation has decided to pull the Super Eagles out of Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. This follows a frustrating 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq...... Read moreAFCON qualifier: Libya in crisis ahead Nigeria clash
Libyan football has been engulfed by crisis, resulting in the resignation of the President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, on Sunday, two days before their crucial 2025 AFCON qualifying...... Read more