Nigeria to host 2020 West African Rugby Series
The President of Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Kelechi Mbagwu, on Monday, said that Nigeria had got the nod to host the 2nd West African...
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Manchester United sign Odion Ighalo on loan
Manchester United have signed former Watford striker and Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season according to...
Aisha Buhari unveils clothing line for para powerlifting 2020 World Cup
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has unveiled the clothing line for the 2020 para powerlifting world cup holding in Abuja. The event held at the...
Nike Set To Unveil New Super Eagles Jersey On February 5th In USA
The unveiling of the Super Eagles’ new jersey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round has been fixed for February 5 in the United...
Amusan sets new PB, Usoro breaks Texas record.
Top Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan, started her season with a bang, setting a new personal best time of 7.87secs in the women’s 60m hurdles at...
Wilfred Ndidi rated 10th best defensive midfielder in the world.
Wilfred Ndidi has been named as the 10th most valuable defensive midfielder in the world according to Transfermarkt. The 23-year-old has been the EPL’s best tackler for...
Eniola Aluko Becomes Aston Villa’s Women’s Sporting Director
Former England international, Eniola Aluko, has been named the sporting director of Aston Villa W.F.C. The Nigerian-born 32-year-old, who played 102 games for England over...
Nigeria’s Sodiq Yusuff racks up fourth consecutive win at UFC 246
Until his fourth straight UFC win last night at UFC 246 in Las Vegas, Sodiq Yusuff was mostly unknown in his native Nigeria. But after...
Lagos Hosts First American Flagship Football Exhibition
It was a gathering of sports Enthusiasts over the last weekend When Lagos State played Host to the maiden edition Of the American Flagship Football...
Minister commends Nigerian freestyle wrestler Adekuroye
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has praised wrestling sensation, Odunayo Adekuroye for winning gold in the final of the 57kg...
Arsenal celebrate Nigerian legend Kanu Nwankwo
Arsenal Football club of England have taken to social media platform to celebrate the signing legendary Nigerian player Kanu Nwankwo 21 years ago. Kanu was...
Nigeria’s Rita Chikwelu joins Real Madrid ladies
Super Falcons star Rita Chikwelu has become a Real Madrid footballer. The 31-year-old midfielder has earned her Spanish move after three bright seasons with Swedish...
CAF Award 2019: Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala Wins African Women’s Player Of The Year
The Nigerian forward reclaimed her crown as the best women’s player in Africa, while the South African was named the best coach again Nigeria and Barcelona forward Asisat...
Nigerian Soccer Star, Ahmed Musa Lifts Second Trophy With Al-Nassr
Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia attacker, Ahmed Musa has won his second trophy since joining the club from Leicester City of England, as he was in...
Nigeria Featuring in 8-Team Tournament Ahead of Cricket World Cup
Nigeria’s under-19 cricket team are currently featuring in an eight-team CUBS cricket tournament, ahead of the Cricket World Cup, beginning on Jan. 17 in South...
Camtel Int’l C’ship: Nigeria Beach Volleyball wins first gold for Nigeria in 2020
Nigeria women’s beach volleyball team has won the country’s first gold medal in 2020 by winning the Camtel International Beach Volleyball Championship for the second...
Mikel, Musa make African Team of the Decade
Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi and Ahmed Musa have been included in the African Team of the Decade. The list was unveiled by...
Best young players in Championship: Ebere Eze makes top 10 list
Sky Sports pundits have selected the top 10 best young players aged 22 and under making an impact in the EFL Championship in the 2019-2020...
Unbeaten Dan Azeez wins British Light-heavyweight title
Unbeaten Dan Azeez has added the British light-heavyweight title after a decision victory over Lawrence Osueke at the Brentwood Centre in London on Saturday night....
Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman knocks out Colby Covington to retain UFC Welterweight title
Nigerian Kamaru Usman secured a dramatic late TKO against Colby Covington after a thrilling five-round war in the main event of UFC 245 in Las...
Uchenna Kanu wins Player of the Year award in the USA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics have named a Nigeria international as their Women’s Player of the Year National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has named Uchenna...
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...
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...