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Vincent Enyeama May Return to Super Eagles—Gernot Rohr

Super Eagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr has revealed the possible return of goal keeper Vincent Enyeama to the national team once he is fully fit. The coach believes he has a near perfect relationship with the former captain and goal

Blessing Okagbere Thirsts for Long Jump Medal in London

All eyes are on Blessing Okagbere, an Olympic and World Championship medalist in the long jump and a world medalist in 200 metres. The Delta born, Okagbere battles for one of the three medals offered at the 2017 World Athletics

Ahmad Ahmad Replaces Issa Hayatou As CAF President

Issa Hayatou, the long standing president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will be vacating his position as the head of African football’s governing body. This follows his loss to Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar in the just concluded CAF

The Lagos City Marathon 2017: Advisory for the Day

The second edition of the Lagos City Marathon will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2017. It will kick off by 6 AM at the Western Avenue in front of the National Stadium in Surulere, and end at the periphery

Nigeria’s Super Eagles Rise Nine Places In this Months’ FIFA Rankings

World football’s governing body FIFA has released its rankings of the world’s national football teams for the month of February. The list, which was published on Thursday, has Nigeria in 41st place, a position the country achieved by moving up

The Lagos City Marathon 2017

On Saturday, February 11th, 50,000 people will run through the streets of Lagos, aiming for a finish line, and crossing it to prove a point. The Lagos City Marathon will be in full swing. The maiden edition of the Lagos

Turf Season Camp For Young Football Talents Opens In February 2017

Turf Season, a football reality TV show, will begin selecting young Nigerian talents from across the country for its show in February 2017. The program’s organizers say they are hunting for the best football talents Nigeria has to offer. They’ll

AWCON 2016: Nigeria’s Super Falcons Are African Champions Again

Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday emerged African champions with a hard-earned victory over Cameroon. The Falcons’ 1-0 defeat of the Lionesses ensured that they retained the AWCON title they won two years ago. The match proved to be a particularly

AWCON 2016: Nigeria Defeats South Africa to Progress to the Finals

The Super Falcons of Nigeria yesterday defeated their South African opponents 1-0 to progress to the finals of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, currently taking place in Cameroun. The victory came through a goal scored in the second half

Nigeria’s Super Eagles Rise 10 Places in this Month’s FIFA Rankings

World football’s governing body FIFA on Thursday released its world rankings of national football teams. The list, among other things, shows a marked improvement in the placement of Nigeria’s senior football team, the Super Eagles- it puts them in 50th

AWCON 2016: Nigeria’s Falcons Dispatch Mali to top Group B

Nigeria’s Super Falcons kicked off their campaign at the Africa Women Cup of Nations in Cameroun on Sunday with a 6-0 bashing of their opponents from Mali. The match, played at the Stade Municipale de Limbe, proved to be a

Nigeria Defeats Algeria 3-1 to Extend Its Lead Of Its FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group

Nigeria’s Super Eagles today defeated their Algerian opponents 3-1 to further boost their chances of qualifying for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. With the victory against the North Africans secured at the Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria now

Olufunke Oshonaike Is the New African Women’s Singles Table Tennis Champion

On Sunday, Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike claimed the African Women’s Singles Table Tennis title at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships, held in Agadir, Morocco. Oshonaike took the gold medal after overcoming Egypt’s Dina Meshref 4-2 in a hard-fought

Soccer Facts: Ten Facts about Manchester United

I’m a big fan of Manchester United. Here are some facts about the club. Manchester United Football Club is founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878. Then the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and

European Football League Fixtures This Weekend (15th to 17th October)

I trust all Soccer Fans are all going to be busy this weekend as the various European League come back from last week’s break. Below are the fixtures of the top 5 European league this weekend. Featured fixtures to watch

Rangers of Enugu About To Break 32 Year Drought

Enugu Rangers are now tantalizingly close to lifting the Nigeria Premier League trophy for the first time in 32 years. The flying antelopes put themselves in pole position for the league title by dispatching Ikorodu United in a match played

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