Odion Ighalo Lifting Up Chinese FA Cup Trophy With Shanghai Shenhua
Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo was in action as Shangahi Shenhua defeated Shandong Luneng 3-0 at the Hongkou Football Stadium some days ago to win the...
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Resurgent Iheanacho, Leads Leicester City to Victory at Aston Villa
In-form Kelechi Iheanacho was the hero of the night as Leicester City set a new club record of eight successive win in the 4-1 away...
Nigeria qualifies for 2020 World Ultra Runners Championship
South African, Nigerian and Zimbabwean teams have qualified for the 2020 World Ultra Runners Championship at the Valuejet Remo 50 kilometres Ultra Race held in...
Anthony Joshua beats Andy Ruiz to reclaim world titles
Anthony Joshua has reclaimed his World Heavyweight titles after winning a grueling rematch against Andy Ruiz on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. The scores were...
Super Eagle’s Samuel Chukwueze finishes 9th in Ballon d’Or best U21 player
Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze finished in ninth position in the voting for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award for the best U21 player. Chukwueze was...
Super Falcons Chiamaka named Best Female Goalkeeper in Africa
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie named Africa’s Best by IFFHS Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been named the best goalkeeper in Africa, and the...
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria moves by 4 spots, now world 31st.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by four spots in the November ranking to place 31st on the ranking table. In the ranking table on...
Ndidi, Osimhen, Chukwueze, Oshoala nominated for CAF awards
The Confederation of African Football has shortlisted Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo, Victor Osimhen, and Wilfred Ndidi for its 2019 Men Footballer of the Year award. The...
Nigeria Win U-18 FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup of Nations Bronze in Kampala.
Nigeria’s contingent to the FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup of Nations in Uganda recorded a decent result while gaining vital exposure in the basketball tournament. In...
How Unical won 2019 Higher Institutions Football League
• Sponsor promises more incentives for teamsThe University of Calabar, Malabites, have avenged its 2018 defeat by beating the defending champions, University of Agriculture, Makurdi,...
Zenith Bank/NFF Future Eagles put Hungary to the sword at the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil
Almost all the impact players for the Golden Eaglets in Saturday night’s 4-2 defeat of Hungary in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA U-17...
Nigeria, Egypt to Represent Africa at ITTF Team World Cup
African champions, Nigeria and Egypt will represent continent at the 2019 ITTF Team World Cup holding at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The five-day serves off...
“Chinese films aroused my interest in martial arts” – Nigerian Gold medallist
A gold medallist in the -73kg female category at the just-concluded 10th Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championships, Uzoamaka Otuadinma, says watching Chinese films at her young...
Nigeria reclaims World Scrabble glory in India.
Nigeria has reclaimed the team title at the WESPAC World Scrabble Championship in Goa, India. A team of 11 Scrabble players captained by the African Champion,...
Nigerian wrestlers, Adekuoroye, Oborududu rise in world rankings
Commonwealth champion, Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has moved one step up in the latest rankings, and is now the second-best wrestler in the world in her...
Nigerian Selected for Global Sports Mentoring Programme
A Sports Administrator at the Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Oluwaseun Nariwoh, has been selected to attend the U.S. government’s flagship professional development exchange to...
Nigerian Soccer Star, Victor Osimhen bags Lille POTM, after impressive goalscoring form.
Following his fine goalscoring run in the French Ligue 1, Victor Osimhen has been named Lille Player of the month for August. Osimhen heralded his arrival in France by...
World Athletics Championship: Ese Brume Wins Nigeria’s First Medal
Ese Brume wins Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar. The 23-year-old jumped a distance of 6.91m to win bronze...
Nigerian-born fighter, Israel Adesanya becomes the undisputed UFC middleweight champion
As he predicted, Israel ‘the last Stylebender’ Adesanya lived up to the hype yesterday as he knocked out defending champion, Robert Whitaker to become the world’s best UFC fighter in the middleweight category. In...
FIFA Beach World Cup: Nigeria, Senegal Represent Africa In Paraguay
The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will get underway in December as football is taken to another surface as players and countries aim for glory on...
Chukwueze, Dele-Bashiru Make Tuttosport Golden Boy 40-man List.
Super Eagles forward, Samuel Chukwueze and Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru have been included in the Golden Boy 40-man shortlist. Back in June, Tuttosport, organisers...
Nigerian wrestler Adekuoroye qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Nigeria’s wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Adekuoroye defeated Sun Jong of North Korea 12-2 via technical superiority in the 57kg...
Breaking: Incredible D’Tigers qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Incredible Nigeria’s D’Tigers qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics after beating China in their final classification game of the Federation of International Basketball Association, FIBA world...
Nigerian soccer star, Asisat Oshoala lifts first silverware with Barcelona.
Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala scored on Saturday to help Barcelona secured victory in the 2019 Copa Catalunya after a 4-0 win over Espanyol in...
Nigeria set best, fastest time record in 100m
Nigeria’s athletes on Day 11 of the African Games in Morocco, Nigeria’s athletes maintained dominance in their races, qualifying for the finals. Apart from Blessing Okagbare...
12th African Games: Nigeria win six gold medals in weightlifting
Team Nigeria has won six gold medals in weightlifting and three silver at the ongoing African Games in Morocco. The weightlifting event was held at the...
Chukwueze wins revelation of the season award.
Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has won the player revelation award for the 2018/19 season at La Liga club. The award was announced on Villarreal’s Instagram page on Tuesday....
Team Nigeria Cruise Past Madagascar in Team Table Tennis Events
The two powerhouses in Africa, Nigeria and Egypt played with ease in their group matches of table tennis event of the 12th African Games holding...
PHOTOS: Nigeria contingent that won 23 medals at World Police and Fire games arrives.
Nigeria Police Contingent that won 23 Medals from the World Police and Fire Games in Chengdu- Chana arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja. Photo by Gbemiga...
Zenith Bank celebrates D’Tigress on back-to-back Afrobasket Championship victory
Zenith Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, for emerging champions of the...