By ADEBAYO PAUL NIGERIA wrapped up their African Nations Championship (CHAN 2024) campaign with a 2-0 win over Congo on Tuesday, salvaging pride after early elimination. The Super Eagles, who had already been knocked out following defeats to Senegal and Sudan, produced an improved display in their final group game. Anas Yusuf broke the deadlock in […]
THE humiliating 4-0 defeat of Nigeria’s home-based Eagles by Sudan at the African Nations Championship in Zanzibar on Tuesday is a damning indictment of the rot that has consumed Nigerian domestic football over the past two decades. When a team comprising players from the Nigeria Premier Football League cannot compete with Sudan – a country […]
NIGERIA’S hope of featuring a single relay team in the fast-approaching 20th World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, this September, suffered another major blow on Monday evening in Accra, Ghana. After the AFN failed woefully at its National Trials held at Yaba Tech in Lagos two weeks ago, the board shifted attention to Accra, […]
TEAM TIG Nigeria has, once again, made the nation proud at the just-concluded African Club Gymnastics Championship in Centurion, South Africa. The all-female Nigerian kid athletes secured an impressive four medals in the Level 7, 6, and 5 Senior category, earning three Gold medals and one Bronze medal. In the Junior category of Level 4, […]
By AFFA ACHO THE Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, has released the schedule for the 2025/26 season. According to the calendar, the new season will commence on Friday 22nd August 2025. Defending champions Remo Stars will kick off their 2025/26 campaign with a headline clash against 2022 champions Rivers United, in what promises to be a […]
Delta State has announced an eight-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) to prepare for the 9th National Youth Games, scheduled for August in Asaba. The Delta State Sports Commission (DSSC) said the committee, led by its Chairman Mr. Onoriode Oborevwori, will ensure the games are well-organised and memorable. Chief Solomon Ogba, a former Commissioner for Sports, […]
By GEORGINA ADEGBIE BABA-Musa Musa, the coach of Adamawa Spikers female volleyball club, said his team is focused on winning all their matches in the first phase of the ongoing 2025 National Division 1 and 2 Volleyball League. Musa mentioned on Wednesday in Abuja that their target is to win all matches in the male […]
By SEYIFUNMI ABDULAZEEZ SUPER Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade said the Federal Government is yet to fulfill the pledge made to the team by President Bola Tinubu after their victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In an interview with broadcaster Chude Jideonwo, Ajibade confirmed that neither the promised $100,000 reward […]
NIGERIA’S senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, commenced their 2025 AfroBasket campaign in style with a convincing 77–59 victory over Madagascar in Luanda, Angola, yesterday. The win marks a positive start for the 2015 champions as they aim to reclaim the continental title. The game opened with a strong performance from both teams, but the Nigerian […]
By VICTOR OKOYE A strong contingent of Nigerian para-powerlifters will depart the country on Monday to compete at the highly anticipated Para-Powerlifting World Cup in Santiago, Chile. Report indicated that the tournament is slated for 11 to 18 August. Nigeria will be represented by 10 athletes across different weight categories, all poised to assert the […]