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Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has revealed that she faced a lot of challenges with her family before she started playing professionally. The last 14 years have probably been the best...... Read more Ndidi Injured Out Of Algeria Vs Nigeria Friendly

Wilfred Ndidi has been ruled out of the Super Eagles friendly game with Desert Foxes next Tuesday due to injury. This was revealed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on their...... Read more Nigeria begins campaign on high note, beats Hungary, Turkey

Nigeria’s representatives at the 2022 World School Basketball Championships, Bayelsa State’s duo of Bishop Dimieari Grammar School and St Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, yesterday, in Belgrade, began their campaigns with...... Read more Eagles’ Constantine camp bubbles as Nigeria set for Algeria test

Nigeria battles Algeria’s B team before Tuesday’s clash with Fennecs Nigeria’s quest to maintain its recent dominance over Algeria received a big boost, yesterday, with the arrival of the remaining two...... Read more Aribo withdraws from Nigeria’s friendlies to rest after mammoth previous season

Joe Aribo has made the decision to withdraw from representing Nigeria in upcoming international fixtures because the midfielder wants to ‘rest,’ reports scottishdailyexpress.co.uk. The ex-Rangers star made a big-money move to...... Read more Olatutu bags National Media Conmunity Award.

Having celebrated the resounding victory of team Nigeria at the just concluded 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, United Kingdom,where Nigerian athletes broke records and setting another new...... Read more Swan Dissociates Self From Purported NUJ Meeting With Tinubu

The attention of the National Secretariat of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has been drawn to a letter written to the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC)...... Read more Multichoice To Bring World Cup Coverage To Nigerians

Nigerians will have a rare opportunity to watch and listen to the Qatar 2022 World Cup in local dialects, courtesy of Miltichoice. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, John Ugbe...... Read more Ahead Algeria Friendly: Peseiro Shops For Osimhen, Umar’s Replacement

Super Eagles handler, Jose Peseiro is currently shopping for an attacker that will lead his team for the friendly game against Algeria, sportingsun.com has gathered. Nigeria will battle Algeria on September...... Read more Bandele optimistic of Anchor university scaling through NUC's hurdle

As Anchor University patiently awaits the outcome of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Resource Verification visitation which took place recently, the vice chancellor, Professor Samuel Oye Bandele is confident that the...... Read more Court stops NFF Sept 30 elections

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Nigerian Football Federation election billed to hold on September 30 in Benin City, Edo State, The PUNCH reports. The...... Read more Ex-Nigeria Youth Int’l Okagbue Down With Stroke, Reveals Diabolic Attack

Uche Okagbue, a former Nigeria Junior international and ex- FC Ifeanyi Ubah coach, is currently in a race to save his life, Completesports.com can exclusively report. Okagbue, also a former Head Coach of...... Read more Piety named best batman as Rwanda qualifies for ICC U-19 World Cup

Lucky Piety’s 106-run off 42 balls has earned her the batman of the maiden African U-19 Women Cricket World Cup qualifiers, which ended on Monday in Gaborone, Botswana. Nigeria went down...... Read more Akinwunmi, Emeruwa, Uchegbulam walk tight rope as vice presidency is ‘zoned’ to South East

Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) First Vice President, Seyi Akinwumi, Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Christian Emeruwa and Imo State FA Chairman, Amanze Uchegbulam, among other southern candidates in the September 30...... Read more NFF Election: Two disqualified, 11 cleared for presidency race (FULL LIST)

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) election committee has disqualified two of the aspirants seeking to contest for the post of president on the next NFF board. The two disqualified candidates are Marcellinus Anyanwu...... Read more Iheanacho’s Agent Headbutts Club President

The agent of Nigeria international forward, Kelechi Iheanacho will likely face a case of assault after allegedly punching the president of Spanish side, Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano president, Martin Presa has...... Read more NFF Presidential Aspirants’ Profiles, Weak, Strong Points And Chances Unveiled

It will be interesting to inform you dear readers that at last, the Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has constituted Electoral Committee last week Friday...... Read more Chukwueze, Olayinka Miss Out On Europa Conference League Goal Of The Week Award

Istanbul Basaksehir star Hasan Ali Kaldirim has emerged winner of the Europa Conference League Goal of the Week for match day one on Thursday. Kaldirim beat off competition from Super Eagles...... Read more EPL, others mourn Queen Elizabeth, postpone matches

All English, Welsh and Northern Irish football and professional Scottish football has been postponed this weekend as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, reports BBC. Ten...... Read more The facts, fables and foibles of NFF Elections

It appears the train of the elections into the board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has left the Terminus. The contestants are gearing up for the elections despite an overwhelming...... Read more Betsy Obaseki preaches fairplay as goals rain on BOWFT opening weekend

Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has charged participating teams in the second Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) to embrace fair play as they battle for honours in the...... Read more Lagos State Chapter of SWAN: Taiwo Adelu Chairs Electoral Committee

At last, Caretaker Committee of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos State chapter ably led by Aaron Akerejola of Arise Television has inaugurated a-three- man SWAN Electoral Committee (SWANECO)...... Read more International Friendly: Ronaldo’s Portugal To Clash With Super Eagles Nov.17

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will on November 17, 2022, play an international friendly against Super Eagles of Nigeria. It was gathered that Nigeria Football Federation and Federacao Portugal de Futebol have signed...... Read more 2022 CAF WCL: Bayelsa Queens To Know Group Opponents Friday

Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens will know their group opponents on Friday, 9 September, 2022, when the draw for the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League will hold, Completesports.com reports. According to a statement released by...... Read more Amusan seeks another global title at Diamond League final

Reigning Nigeria, Commonwealth and World 100m hurdles champion, Tobiloba Amusan, will be hoping to win the last major global title of the outdoor season and get her hands, once again, on...... Read more