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Enugu Rangers End Pyramids’ Confed Cup Unbeaten Run With Away Win In Egypt

Pyramids’ unbeaten run has come to an end after losing 1-0 to Enugu Rangers in Sunday’s Caf Confederation Cup game. Going into the game, the Egyptians have won all four group...... Read more Enyimba Held At Home By Hassania Agadir

Enyimba’s Caf Confederation Cup quarter-final qualification bid suffered a setback after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Hassania Agadir. Having overpowered AC Paradou 4-1 in their last outing, the People’s Elephants were hoping...... Read more Breaking News: Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Die In Helicopter Crash

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private...... Read more Virus Threatens Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

There is currently “little risk” from a deadly new virus sweeping parts of China at the venue for the first official alpine skiing test event for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics,...... Read more I Want To Remain As Super Eagles Coach — Rohr

Gernot Rohr has expressed his desire to continue as Nigeria coach as he nears the expiry of his current contract with the three-time African champions. The German joined the West African...... Read more Edo To Engage 1,000 Cleaners During National Sports Festival 2020

The Edo Waste Management Agency says it will engage 1,000 cleaners to take care of venues during the National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020”. The General Manager of the agency, Charles...... Read more Klopp Issues Mane And Keita Injury Update

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has provided a Sadio Mane and Naby Keita injury update ahead of their FA Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town on Sunday. Mane was forced off in the...... Read more Move To Your Permanent Site, Minister Tells NFF

Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to fast track the process of relocating to its new office complex. The minister said...... Read more Adekuoroye Returns To No. 2 In World Wrestling Rankings

Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu (68kg) has moved up to a career-high No. 3 in the latest world rankings released by the United World Wrestling, following her impressive outing at the recently-concluded...... Read more Nigeria Lose Second Game To West Indies In U-19 Cricket World Cup

Nigeria has lost her second group match by 246 runs to West Indies at the ongoing Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. The Junior Yellow Greens, who are making a...... Read more Clubs Spend Record $7.35bn On Transfers In 2019

Football clubs worldwide splashed out a record $7.35 billion on transfers in the men's game in 2019, Fifa revealed in a report released on Wednesday. The amount represents a 5.8 percent...... Read more Sports Ministry Replaces Solomon Ogba In AFN Board

The sports ministry yesterday confirmed the nomination of Ahmed Ahidjo Isa Kaita as replacement for Solomon Ogba, who resigned from the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in December...... Read more Etuemena Cheats Death, Set For Return To Heartland Job

Former Chairman of Heartland FC of Owerri, Goodfaith Chibuzo Etuemena, is poised to return to the club barely eight months after he was removed unceremoniously by the now sacked government of...... Read more World Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Super Eagles In ‘Tricky’ Group — Rohr

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr believed the Super Eagles have been drawn against tricky sides for the second round of Africa’s World Cup 2022 qualifiers. On Tuesday, the three-time African champions were...... Read more World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria To Face Cape Verde, CAR, Liberia

Six-time finalists Nigeria have been drawn to square up against Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in the penultimate round of the qualifying race for the 2022 FIFA World Cup...... Read more Rudiger Donates $101,000 To Support Free Education In Sierra Leone

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has donated the sum of $101,000 to support free education in Sierra Leone. The Germany International was born to Sierra Leonean parents in Berlin, he has decided...... Read more NFF Referee Chief, Sharif Rabiu Inuwa, Talks Tough, Says No Sacred Cows

Chairman of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referee Appointment Committee, Sharif Rabi’u Inuwa (Ahlan), has re-echoed his stance on wielding the big stick on referees found performing below standard in all competitive...... Read more Vincent Enyeama is my role model — Ezenwa

Nigeria national team goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has revealed that fellow gloves-man Vincent Enyeama is his role model and an inspiration for his career. Enyeama has long been regarded as one of...... Read more Team Nigeria Wins 11 Medals at African Track Championship

Team Nigeria at the African Track Cycling Championship in Cairo, Egypt, have won four gold, three silver and four bronze medals at the end of the competition on Sunday. The championship...... Read more Africa Cup Of Nations Switch A Catastrophe For Liverpool - Klopp

Moving the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament from June to January could be "a catastrophe" for Liverpool, according to their manager Jurgen Klopp. Cameroon's football federation FECACOOT announced on Wednesday...... Read more Paralympic Athletes Storm Abuja For Tokyo Olympic Tickets

After breaking many world records at Rio 2016 Olympics Games, Paralympic athletes from different parts of the country yesterday stormed Abuja in search of tickets to Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Nigeria made...... Read more Adekuoroye Wins World Wrestling Gold In Rome

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) on Friday said that it was impressed with Odunayo Adekuoroye’s performance at the ongoing Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in Rome. The President of NWF, David...... Read more Nigeria Can Host U-20 World Cup — Oshoala

Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala has backed the interest of the Nigeria Football Federation in bidding for the rights to host the 2020 African Women's Cup of Nations. Congo Brazzaville withdrew from...... Read more Festival Torch enters Edo North; Akoko-Edo, Etsako East, Etsako Central Chairmen Express Delight

The Edo Sports Festival Torch, having been lit up and commissioned by the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, to go round the 18 local governments of the state, entered...... Read more 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Moved To January

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start on 9 January after its dates were moved, hosts Cameroon have announced. The tournament was scheduled to take place in June and July...... Read more