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The Flying Eagles of Nigeria kept their U20 World Cup hopes alive with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Saudi Arabia in a Group F encounter at the Fiscal Stadium in Chile on Friday. A stoppage-time penalty calmly converted by captain Daniel Bameyi proved decisive, capping off a tense contest that saw Nigeria twice surrender […]
Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 following a tragic road accident in Spain. The fatal crash occurred on the A-52 motorway, at kilometre 65, near the municipality of Palacios de Sanabria in the province of Zamora. Jota, born in 1996, was a key figure for both […]
Tonobok Okowa, the president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), says Favour Ofili is “old enough to decide what’s best for her” and will not be stopped if she opts to switch allegiance to another country. On Sunday, reports circulated on social media that the 22-year-old sprinter has written to the Athletics Integrity Unit […]
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said Thursday that his players cannot “hide” after a dismal season hit a fresh low when they were booed off following a friendly defeat in Malaysia. United finished 15th in the Premier League and failed to win a trophy, then immediately jetted out Sunday for lucrative friendlies in Kuala […]
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated Egypt 4-1 on penalties to claim bronze at the U20 African Cup of Nations tournament. In the match played at the 30 June stadium, the Flying Eagles came from behind to hold Egypt to a 1-1 draw in regulation time before forcing penalties, where they triumphed. The Flying […]
Super Eagles forward, Taiwo Awoniyi, has woken up from an induced coma after undergoing surgery for abdominal injury. According to the BBC, the striker woke up from the intubation in the early evening on Wednesday. He is awake, under monitoring, and also surrounded by family as he begins his recovery from surgeries. Awoniyi suffered an […]
Amaju Pinnick, former president Nigeria Football Federation , has lost in his bid for re-election into the FIFA Council. At the Confederation of African Football General Assembly in Cairo on Wednesday, Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi secured the last available seat with 29 votes, edging out Pinnick, who managed 28. Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa topped the election […]
The under-19 team players of Kano Pillars FC had many of its team members injured on Tuesday on their way to New Jos Stadium when the vehicle conveying them had an accident. The team was going for an inaugural U-19 youth league against Plateau U-19 when the unfortunate incident occurred, but thankfully no lives were […]
Nigerian business tycoon, Aliko Dangote has said that the time for him to acquire English football club, Arsenal FC has passed. Dangote said this in an interview with Bloomberg stating that he does not “have that kind of excess liquidity to buy a club for $4 billion”. He said “That time has passed. […]
Turkish Super Lig giants Galatasaray have announced the signing of Nigerian defender Oluwatosin Demehin. This comes following the male team’s signing of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen on loan from Napoli The Super Falcons defender joins the club on a one-year contract after departing French side Stade de Reims. Demehin, 22, played a key role in Stade […]
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