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Oliseh Steps Down As Super Eagles Coach

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh surprisingly resigned from his job as Nigeria’s head coach in the early hours of Friday morning. Oliseh took to his official account, @SundayOOliseh on social media platform Twitter to announce his resignation at about 2.22am.

DSTV Brings European Football Closer to Nigerians

As our economy continues to take a nosedive, South African Pay TV platform, DStv, has decided to slash the price of some of its decoders. The platform, run by Multichoice, will also add value and additional channels to the already

Asuquo Becomes First Nigerian to Be a Certified Gymnastics Coach

Tony Asuquo, from Cross River, has become the first Nigerian Gymnastics coach to be certified by the World Gymnastics body, Federation International Gymnastics (FIG).

Fc Barcelona to Set Up Academy in Lagos

European Football heavyweight, FC Barcelona of Spain, have chosen the business hub in the country, Lagos State, to be the home of its first football academy in Africa. This comes just weeks after the Lagos State Government, along with Access

How Sports Prepares You for Entrepreneurship

It is no news again that the unemployment level, particularly among youths, is alarmingly high. The President Goodluck Jonathan-led Government tried to curb this problem through the encouragement of entrepreneurship and small business development. As a result, many Nigerian youths

Amuneke Promoted To the Flying Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the promotion of Golden Eaglets coach to handle the national U-20 team, the Flying Eagles. In a communique released to the media yesterday after the NFF executive board meeting held in Abuja, the

Quadri Emerges Africa’s Best

  Nigerian Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri on Monday emerged the males singles winner at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Top 16 in Khartoum, Sudan after defeating Egypt’s Omar Assar 4-1 in the final. In an interview with

Can Sports Help Strengthen the Naira?

Nigeria’s economy greatly depends on crude oil production. It is common knowledge that the international market price of crude oil has been dwindling since last year. As a result, people from all walks of life have called on the Nigerian

GLO Sponsorship of Nigerian Premier League Ends

Telecommunication outfit, Globacom, has officially ended their sponsorship of the Nigerian Premier League. Globacom had been in partnership with the League Management Company (LMC) for over a decade, signing their last sponsorship agreement at the beginning of the 2012/2013 league

Lagos to Host Yobo Testimonial

The Lagos State Government has agreed to host a testimonial match in honour of former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo for his service to Nigeria. The date of the match is yet to be revealed but is expected to feature

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2016

Today’s Lagos Marathon kicks off at the National Stadium, Surulere. The race is meant to kick off by 7:30am. The marathon takes it course from the starting point and towards Ojuelegba Bridge, Ikorodu Road, (on top of Fela Bridge),mn towards

Public Service Announcement

Major roads to be blocked for the Lagos marathon. The Lagos State Government today, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 announced restriction of movement in some of the major highways to be used for the Saturday, February 6, 2016 International Marathon scheduled

Record Number of Nigerians in English FA Cup

The English FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world, dating back to the 1871–72 season. Since its inception, only four Nigerian players have been fortunate to have lifted the prestigious cup. John Mikel Obi leads the pack

Iheanacho Grabs the Headlines with His First Hat-Trick in English Football

[Photo credit: www.skysports.com] Nigeria whiz-kid Kelechi Iheanacho made headlines over the weekend when he scored thrice to help his club side, Manchester City to a comfortable 4-0 win over Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Iheanacho

#CNHighlights: Top 10 Moments in Nigerian Sports in 2015

2015 has been a wonderful year for Nigerian Sports. Let’s have a recap of the year in terms of sports. 1. Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh was chosen by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to replace former teammate

Africa U-23 Nations Cup: Nigeria Defeat Algeria to Emerge Winners

The Nigeria U-23 team emerged the champions of Africa for the first time yesterday following their 2-1 win over Algeria in the final of the second edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium,

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