By Marvelous Ezenwa, Awka Competence, Experience and Proven Results: The Case for a New Direction in Nigerian Football Administration. At a critical momentum when Nigerian football requires stability, credibility and institutional renewal, the appointment of the right leadership for any proposed Normalisation Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), must […]
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Manchester City Sign Enzo Fernández From Chelsea In Joint British-Record £125m Deal
Manchester City have completed the signing of Argentina international midfielder Enzo Fernández from Chelsea in a joint British-record £125 million deal. The 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract with City, bringing an end to a protracted transfer saga after he was linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge throughout […]
Mefor, Agha Mba, Nwankwo Commend Rear Admiral Anakwe As Navy Commissions Multipurpose Sports Arena In Eziowele
By Rose Oranye The Nigerian Navy, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, commissioned a newly constructed multipurpose outdoor sports arena with restrooms and changing rooms in Eziowelle, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The project, executed under the Chief of Naval Staff Special Intervention Quick Impact Project, was facilitated […]
ANFASSC Appeals To Tinubu For Presidential Dialogue To Revive Nigerian Football
Thee Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club (ANFASSC), Nigeria’s foremost supporters’ organisation recognised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and endorsed by FIFA, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to convene a high-level stakeholder dialogue aimed at reviving Nigerian football and putting the game on a […]
Awka All Stars Emerge Champions As SWAN Anambra Hosts Maiden Sports Week
By Marvellous Ezenwa Awka All Stars, a veterans’ football club from Awka, have emerged champions of the maiden Sports Week organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter. The veterans secured the top spot after an entertaining one-day 5-a-side cage football competition, with Police FC finishing […]
Premier League Introduces New Rules for 2026/27 Season to Tackle Time-Wasting, Goalkeeper Fouls
Premier League fans will see a number of changes to how matches are officiated from the 2026/27 season, with new measures introduced to tackle time-wasting, delays and tactical disruption while also changing the way referees and VARs handle some incidents. The changes follow amendments to the Laws of the Game […]
Super Falcons Crash Out Of WAFCON As Cameroon Secure 1-0 Quarter-Final Win
Cameroon have ended Nigeria’s reign as Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions after defeating the Super Falcons 1-0 in a tense quarter-final clash in Casablanca on Sunday. The Indomitable Lionesses secured the crucial victory at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium, with Myriam Maéva Nyadjou Wamen scoring the only goal of the […]
Chelsea Sign Veteran Midfielder Jordan Henderson On Free Transfer From Brentford
Chelsea have completed the signing of experienced England midfielder Jordan Henderson on a free transfer from Premier League rivals Brentford, adding one of English football’s most decorated midfielders to their squad ahead of the new season. The 36-year-old arrives at Stamford Bridge after Brentford agreed to release him despite having […]
Oshoala Fires 10-Woman Super Falcons Past Zambia at WAFCON
Nigeria’s Super Falcons revived their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, (WAFCON) campaign on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zambia in Rabat, Morocco, thanks to an early strike from Asisat Oshoala. Heading into the encounter, Nigeria desperately needed a positive result after suffering defeat to Malawi in their […]
Sports: Nigeria para powerlifters set world records in Commonwealth Games
Nworgu Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Rita Ferdinand set new world records on Friday as Team Nigeria made an impressive Commonwealth Games start in Glasgow, Scotland. Oluwafemiayo lifted 175kg on her third and final attempt, breaking her own world record for the second time during the competition. She had earlier improved […]