…three years after bribery scandal Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reinstalled Salisu Yusuf as the assistant coach of the Super Eagles. The Nigerian football body broke the news in a statement on Thursday. Yusuf has also been reinstated as the head coach of the home-based Eagles team and will assume the role on November 1. […]
*Chukwueze scores winner for Villarreal A late Cristiano Ronaldo winner capped another Manchester United comeback in the Champions League on Wednesday, this time against Atalanta, as holders Chelsea and Bayern Munich cruised to big victories and Barcelona gave their campaign a shot in the arm. The knives were out for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer […]
Kwara United Football Club has dedicated the Governor Dapo Abiodun Pre-Season Cup victory to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for his unalloyed support to sports development in the state. The Afonja Warriors on Tuesday defeated Shooting Stars Sports Club on penalties, to win the Governor Dapo Abiodun Pre- Season football tournament, at the Dipo Dina International Stadium, […]
Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, bagged two assists in Leicester City’s comeback win in the Europa League game away to Spartak Moscow on Wednesday. The English Premier League side was trailing 2-0 before Iheanacho created the first assist for the magnificent Patson Daka from Zambia, who scored four coollytaken goals as Leicester boosted their Europa […]
Uchenna Kanu was the hero for the Super Falcons on Wednesday with her brace securing a 2-0 win for Nigeria against the Black Queens of Ghana in an Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifier played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena. Francesca Ordega showed that she still has it in her as she created the two […]
The first edition of the Pre- European Clubs Scouting tournament concluded in Gombe Township Stadium, Pantami was rounded off in style as Mailantarki Care Football Academy emerged the winners following their outstanding performance against Sergio Football club of Bauchi in the final. The Academy beat their opponent 3-1 to claim the highest prize set aside […]
The General Co-ordinator of the Lagos Women Run, Ms. Tayo Popoola, has said that, the 6th edition of the Lagos Women Run which holds on November 13, will be much better than previous editions because of the innovations that will be introduced in the race. According to Popoola, the public will be intimated about these […]
On February 12, 2022, the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will join other elite races across the world to return as a full race with about 80,000 to 100,000 runners expected to participate in the full marathon and the 10km fun run. This was revealed by Yussuf Alli, the General Manager of Access Bank Lagos […]
The Super Falcons took a two-goal lead over Ghana’s Black Queens in their Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture thanks to a brace by Sweden-based forward Uchenna Kanu at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Wednesday. The visitors had come close in the 11th minute when Grace Animah saw her fierce shot inside the box […]
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said the state will host the 2022 Sports Festival. Abdulrazaq disclosed this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Sixth National Youths Games held in Ilorin, the state capital, where Kwara finished 6th on the national medals’ table, which is six places higher than its […]