By VIVIAN AHANMISI IN a thrilling U-15 singles quarterfinal match on Tuesday, Algeria’s Zouitene Bilel pulled off a stunning upset, defeating Nigeria’s Victor Joseph at the ongoing ITTF Africa Youth Cup in Lagos. Report states that the tournament is ongoing at Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The match was a closely contested affair, […]
FORMER Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has arrived in London court, where he is due to appear on rape and sexual assault charges. The Ghana international, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape against two women, as well as a charge of sexual assault against a third woman. The alleged offences took place between […]
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Monday announced a reward of $100,000 for each member of the victorious national female basketball team, D’Tigress. Represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the president announced the reward at a reception organised for the team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Abuja. The President, who commended the team for making Nigeria proud, […]
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, September 23, 2023 launched the 7th edition of the National Youth Games, signifying the commencement of a week-long celebration of youthful talent and national unity. The event which is holding at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, the Delta State capital is poised to be an exuberant display of […]
CHELSEA host Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday as both clubs look to get their seasons going. The Blues have only won one league game so far, while the Foxes have picked up just a point from their first three matches. Chelsea have spent a huge amount in the transfer window, but they aren’t […]
LIVERPOOL will be looking to bounce back from their defeat at Manchester United when they continue their Premier League campaign at home to Bournemouth today. The Reds are currently 16th in the table, having picked up just two points from their opening three matches, while Bournemouth sit 15th, collecting three points from their first three […]
MANCHESTER United will be facing Spanish club, Real Sociedad in the group stage of the 2022/23 Europa League season while Arsenal will come up against Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven. The Erik Ten Hag side was placed in Group E alongside Sociedad, Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia Nicosia of Cyprus. Man United who missed out […]
SUPER Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa has announced the birth of his fifth child. Musa took to his Instagram page to welcome the arrival of the child, a baby boy; also revealing his name: Adam. The former CSKA Moscow striker shared the image of the hand of the child and wrote as a caption, “Alhamdulillah Allah […]
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Electoral Committee 2022 has released the time-table for the NFF elections slated to hold Friday, 30th September in Benin city, Edo State. The election will see a new administration take over from the Amaju Pinnick administration that has held sway of Nigeria football for eight years. According to the committee, […]
PHOTOS of Nigeria’s Super Falcons sleeping on chairs and floor at a Turkish airport in Istanbul, Turkey, have emerged online. The team was said to be travelling from Costa Rica and on a 24-hour layover in Istanbul. Posting the photos to his social media pages, a Super Eagles’ ex-media officer, Collin Udoh, said, “Nigeria’s #Falconets […]