Sadiq Umar , on Saturday, enhanced his chances of getting a first-ever Super Eagles call-up after he scored his 13th goal for UD Almeria and also provided an assist in Spain. Former Nigeria U23 star Umar made up for a missed penalty by scoring on 11 minutes to open the […]
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Europa League: Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers qualify for Round of 16
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over Benfica in Greece, while Manchester United and Rangers cruised through to the next round. The Gabon striker put Arsenal ahead at the Karaiskakis stadium […]
Tiger Woods Hospitalized Following A Car Crash
Popular PGA golfer, Tiger Woods, has been hospitalised after being involved in a single-car accident in Los Angeles, United States, on Tuesday morning. His agent, Mark Steinberg, reportedly said he suffered “multiple” leg injuries and is in surgery. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) confirmed the accident in a statement […]
Coach Izilein Begs NFF To Pay Up It’s Debt
Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership to pay to him his outstanding match bonuses of 28,750 dollars (about N12 million). Izilein, who made the plea while speaking with the Newsmen on Monday in Benin, also said NFF should […]
Enyimba Beats Rivers United On Penalties To Advance In The CAF Confederation Cup updated Feb 21, 2021
Enyimba International on Sunday, defeated Rivers United in the keenly contested CAF Confederation Cup qualifier with 5-4 penalty shoot-out after the 90 minutes ended with Rivers United winning 1-0. Enyimba last week in Aba during the first leg encounter,won 1-0 courtesy of a strike from Cyril Oliseme. Goal Keeper ,John […]
Super Eagles Drop In FIFA Ranking as Falcons Win Opening Game In Turkish Women’s Cup
Nigeria dropped one place from in the FIFA World Ranking for the month of February, according to media reports. The Super Eagles; three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, dropped from 35th to 36th position in the world,However, the eagles remained unmoved in Africa as they retained their 5th position behind, […]
Nigeria Gets Hosting Rights For U-19 Boys Africa Volleyball Championship
The President of the African Volleyball Confederation, CAVB, Bouchra Hajij, on Tuesday, announced that Nigeria would host the 2020 Boys Under-19 African Nations Volleyball Championship. This was conveyed in a letter signed by the President of CAVB, disclosing that the championship would be held in accordance with CAVB competition regulations. […]
Lagos State Government Says Teslim Balogun Stadium Will Be Ready In March
The Lagos State Sports Commission chairman, Mr. Sola Aiyepeku has said the Teslim Balogun Stadium would be ready for the Super Eagles game against Lesotho next month. The chairman said this when the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, visited the Stadium recently for an on-the-spot assessment ahead of the […]
CYNOSURE FC WINS THE UDALA NLO PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT TROPHY
Players of Cynosure FC, yesterday, gave their fans a super valentine gift by beating Udala FC of Uke to become the champions of the 1st edition of Udala NLO Pre-Season Tournament which held at Nero’s Stadium’s Nanka, Anambra State. It will be recalled that 8 teams played in the tournament, […]
SWAN tasks Anambra govt on Cricket facility, and Oval in the state
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Anambra state Chapter at it’s 57th year anniversary has called on Anambra state government to pay attention to Sports,especially in the game of Cricket and provide necessary funds and facilities for it to develop in the state. Chairman of SWAN, Anambra Chapter Mr […]