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Poor Facilities, Poor Welfare: Athletes Cry Out!

Nigerian football and basketball teams are excelling pretty well in almost every league tournament we’ve seen so far. However, is that all about Sports in Nigeria? Sprint, jumps and other sports athletes have since been switching sides for years now,

D’ Tigers Defeated by Dr. Congo: 2017 Afrobasket Championship

For the first time since the tournament began, after two sequent wins against Cote d’ Ivoire and Mali, the Nigerian senior men’s basketball team D’ Tigers on Sunday suffered a defeat to DR Congo; maybe the third time isn’t always

Plateau United Emerges NPFL Champions

The last day of the National Professional Football League 2016/2017 season ended as not so much of a jaw-dropper as predictions for the title winner were spot on. For the first time in their history, Plateau United have won the

NPFL 2016/2017 Season Finale: Underdogs Overturn The Table

It’s about the end of the season for the Nigerian Professional Football league. The season has been especially thrilling for fans and players as well. In my opinion, this season took a turn similar to a very popular TV series

National Youth Games 2018 3rd Edition

Nigeria is a nation with an astronomical number of talents and skills. With well over 300 ethnic groups and 500 tribes, ranking high on Erkan Goren’s World Cultural Diversity Index. Soon to be 57 years old, Nigeria has thrived and

FG Makes Plans to Domesticate National Sports Festival

The Federal Government begins the process to domesticate National Sports Festival. This is as a result of states’ inability to host the festival as at when due. Previously, it was held interstates where a host state invites other states to

Nigeria 1:1 Cameroon: Eagles Delayed By One Point

After a well-deserved win for Nigeria on Friday, the reverse leg of the match-up saw the Super Eagles meet the Indomitable Lions in Yaounde on monday, September 4th. Following what seemed like a brawl of champions, the game ended in

Super Eagles Get 75 Million Naira Cash Reward

After a fantastic game against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Friday, 1st September, that solidified Nigeria’s place at the top of the Group B table for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The Super Eagles have another reason to

Super Eagles Pummel The Indomitable Lions 4-0

It was a very eventful evening for Nigeria on Friday at the God’swill Akpabio International Stadium Uyo, where the Super Eagles displayed strength, sleight, and skill like we’ve not seen in a long time. After a very snail-like start from

Ezenwa to Take Over From Akpenyi

Is this a course for worry, or should we have faith in our team? Following the issues ailing the goal keeping side of the team, as the number one goal keeper Carl Ikeme was diagnosed with acute Leukemia in July.

Roar! Lionesses Roar! D’Tigress

D’Tigress proved themselves dominators, and a formidable opponent to any team around the world after going through the tournament unbeaten and finally overthrowing the defending champions Senegal 65-48 to win the trophy and secure a ticket to represent Africa at

Transfer: Reading F.C. Signs Nigerian International Sone Aluko

After an approximate one year run with Fulham, 28-year-old Nigerian, Sone Aluko who was a forward at Craven Cottage has moved to Madejski Stadium. Aluko was signed by Reading F.C. on a four-year contract, in a deal worth about £7.5m,

Are the Super Eagles Ready for Friday?

Approximately 48 hours to the showdown, the anxiety just got a lot worse, particularly after the Cameroonian side released their list of players for the match-up against the Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo for the

Super Eagles 23-Man List For 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

After the devastating loss to the Bafana Bafana (South African football team) for the AFCON Qualifier, Nigerians everywhere have so eagerly waited for the release of the 23-man list ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon in

Nigeria’s D’Tigress Set For Quater Final Stage of FIBA Championship

Nigeria defeated Senegal, the reigning champions in FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship by 54-58 points in their last Group B match of 2017 Afrobasket on Wednesday night in Bamako, Mali. The win signifies that Nigeria’s D’Tigress finished at the top of

Nigeria qualifies for CHAN 2018

Nigeria football team has qualified for CHAN 2018, African Nations Championships, a biennial football cup organized by Confederation of African Football hosted by Kenya. They had lost to the Benin Republic team on August 13, but after a home game

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