June 08, 2023
Nigeria: NPFL Super Six - Sunshine Hold Remo Stars in South Western Derby
No victory was recorded on matchday three as Lobi Stars also held Rivers United to a barren draw in the last fixture on Wednesday. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria/Sierra Leone: 2023 Afcon Qualifier - Sierra Leone Coach Unveils 38-Man Provisional Squad for Super Eagles Clash
Some of the notable names in Sierra Leone's provisional squad include England-based defender Steven Caulker, Kamil Conteh, Alhaji Kamara, Idris Kanu, Lamin Conteh, Mohamed Kamara… Read more »
Nigeria: NPFL Super Six - Late Goals As Rivers United, Remo Stars Tie Ends in Stalemate
The other game between Bendel Insurance and Sunshine Stars also ended in a stalemate. Read more »
June 04, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria 0-1 South Korea - Flying Eagles Suffer Heart-Breaking Defeat
A header in the first half of extra time gave South Korea the win they needed to make it two consecutive semi-final berths at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Read more »
June 02, 2023
Nigeria: Arsenal's Bukayo Saka Visits Lagos
Saka's presence in Lagos is eliciting powerful reactions from around the world, including from ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi Read more »
Nigeria: FIFA U-20 World Cup - Tinubu 'Rooting' for Flying Eagles After Victory Over Argentina
President Tinubu says he is rooting for the Flying Eagles to get the better of South Korea in the quarter-final on Sunday Read more »
June 01, 2023
Nigeria: Argentina 0-2 Nigeria - Five Reasons Ladan Bosso's Flying Eagles Soared Into Quarterfinal
Ladan Bosso proved his tactical astuteness on Wednesday as he led Nigeria's U-20 team to shock hosts Argentina and book a quarter-final ticket Read more »
May 30, 2023
Nigeria: How I Survived in Three-Person Cell Alongside 30 Other Inmates - Seun Kuti
"They put me in cell one, where you have kidnappers, robbers, rapists and all such. It has no window. You can't tell the time. Day goes just dey break, but you know go know." Read more »
May 29, 2023
Nigeria: Osimhen Expresses Delight Over MFR National Honour
Osimhen was one of a couple of other individuals in sports that also received various national awards Read more »
May 25, 2023
Nigeria: FIFA U-20 World Cup - Flying Eagles Through to Second Round With a Game to Spare
After beating Italy, Nigeria's Flying Eagles are through to the second round in the U-20 World Cup with a game to spare Read more »
May 24, 2023
Nigeria: Eberechi Eze Earns First England Call-Up to Dim Nigeria's Hopes
England's coach may have finally ended the speculations around Eze representing Nigeria at the international level Read more »
May 09, 2023
Liberia: Liberia President George Weah Congratulates Osimhen, Says the Napoli Striker Can Conquer the World
George Weah encouraged Osimhen to strive for even greater heights, urging him to break more records and achieve further success. Read more »
May 07, 2023
Nigeria: NPFL Roundup - Bendel Insurance Seal Super-Six Slot As Kwara United Escape Relegation
While some teams have lost their elite status and are now relegated to NNL, a few others are on course to compete for the title in the season-ending Super Six. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Flying Eagles Arrive in Buenos Aires Ahead of U-20 World Cup
A contingent of 20 players and 10 officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday night Read more »
May 05, 2023
Nigeria: Wikki Tourists FC Investigating Allegations of Match-Fixing Against Players
Wikki Tourists have instigated an investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches. Read more »
May 03, 2023
Nigeria/Morocco: U17 Afcon - Hard-Fighting Golden Eaglets Lose Against Morocco
The match began in dramatic fashion, with Morocco taking the lead in the 2nd minute through an unfortunate own goal by Nigeria's Tochukwu Ogboji. Read more »
Nigeria: Oruma Allays Fears Over Health Status
The former Super Eagles star attempted to douse the tension around his health with a short video clip Read more »
April 30, 2023
Nigeria/Zambia: U-17 Afcon - Favour Daniel Gives Golden Eaglets Winning Start Against Zambia
The Eaglets won though substitute Light Eke casually lost the penalty kick awarded to Nigeria two minutes into additional time. Read more »
Nigeria: U-17 Afcon - Nigeria's Golden Eaglets Seek to End 16-Year African Title Drought
Coach Nduka Ugbade has assembled talents primarily from secondary schools and academies across Nigeria Read more »
April 21, 2023
Africa: Uefa Europa - United Eliminated As Mourinho Leads Roma Toward Another European Title
United, who had bottled a 2-0 lead in the first leg, paid for their errors at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan where defensive mistakes ruined their ambitions. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: CAF Competitions - Rivers United, Others Chase Glory As Knockout Stages Begin
The action gets underway on Friday evening as four-time champions, ES Tunis of Tunisia, make their way to Algeria to face JS Kabylie. Read more »
April 13, 2023
Nigeria: Osimhen Missing As Napoli Lose to AC Milan Again
Real Madrid defeated Chelsea in the day's other encounter in the Champions League. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: Super Eagles Drop in FIFA Ranking
After a loss and a win and just one goal scored over 180 minutes, the Super Eagles are now ranked No. 6 in Africa. Read more »
April 03, 2023
Nigeria: Rivers United Lose to Asec to Finish As Group B Runners-Up
Rivers United finished as runners-up with 10 points from six matches, after three wins, one draw, and two losses Read more »
April 02, 2023
Nigeria: Ndidi, Iheanacho Await New Manager As Leicester City Part Ways With Rodgers
With Leicester City now struggling to stay afloat in the Premier League and having been dragged into the relegation zone, they announced they have parted ways with Rodgers after a… Read more »