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Nigerians In Sports: Oshoala Named Best African Woman Player Of The Decade

  The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has named Super Falcons of Nigeria and FC Barcelona Femini of Spain forward, Asisat Oshoala, as the Best African Woman Player of the Decade from 2011-2020. Read more about Sports

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  On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Nigeria’s men and women national basketball teams knew their opponents in the group stages of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. While the D’Tigress made the headlines, having drawn the United States, France, and Japan in

Ighalo Joins Saudi Side Al Shabab 

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Odion Ighalo, has ended speculations about his next move after joining Saudi Arabian league side, Al Shabab on Thursday, February 4, 2021. Ighalo who scored five times during his loan spell with English Premier

Nigerians In Sports: Rodgers Hails Iheanacho For Vital Goal In Leicester’s Victory

  Nigerian international, Kelechi Iheanacho, has been hailed by his Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, for finding the back of the net in the English Premier League (EPL) after a 14-game goalless run. Iheanacho ended his goal drought in the

NFF Must Set Up A Technical Team To Help Coaches Select Home-Based Players – Henry Nwosu

Following Nigeria’s absence in the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (CHAN, a tournament for professional footballers based in Africa), ex-Nigerian international, Henry Nwosu has charged the Nigeria Football Federation to set up a technical team with the main task of discovering

Tokyo 2021: D’Tigress Pitched Against USA While D’Tigers Get Australia

  The draws for the male and female category of basketball event for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics was conducted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Nigeria’s men and women national teams got to know their opponents in the group stage of

Weekend Sports Roundup

  Retired Nigerian goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, made the headlines last week after making the CAF Team of the Decade from 2011-2020, published by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner is

You Should Know- Mercy Akide

  Mercy Akide Udoh was born on the 26th of August 1975 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She was a Nigerian football player. Early life Mercy started playing football at the age of five with her oldest brother Seleipiri and younger

Enyeama Makes CAF Team Of The Decade

  Former Super Eagles of Nigeria goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has been included by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in the CAF Team of the Decade, from 2011-2020. The former Lille of France shot-stopper, who also is

‘It’s So Hard To See This Dream Come To An End’ – Ighalo’s Emotional Farewell

  Former Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Odion Ighalo, penned an emotional farewell to his English club, Manchester United, after confirming his departure from Old Trafford on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Ighalo who has never hidden his love for United,

Nigerians In Sports: Emmanuel Dennis Completes Loan Move To FC Cologne

  Nigerian striker, Emmanuel Dennis, has completed a loan move to German Bundesliga side, FC Cologne, from Club Brugge of Belgium. The Nigerian is set to spend the rest of the 2020/2021 season away from Belgium after agreeing to terms

FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers: D’Tigers Drawn Alongside South Sudan, Mali, And Rwanda

  The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, have been pitched against South Sudan, Mali, and Rwanda in Group D of the final phase of the FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers 2021. On January 15, 2021, the Federation of International Basketball Association, (FIBA

Weekend Sports Roundup

  The Nigerian national Under-17 team lost the final of the WAFU U-17 tournament in Togo last Monday, January 18, 2021, after a 3-2 loss to the Baby Elephants of Ivory Coast. Despite falling 3-0 in the early stages of

Gaming: E-Sports Teams In Nigeria

  For something that has a huge chunk of the world’s attention especially in the era of a pandemic, the gaming scene is at best, pretty muted in Nigeria. The reasons for this are not far-fetched to be fair. Many

CAF Confederations Cup: Rivers United Wallop Bloemfontein Celtic

  Nigeria Professional Football League table toppers, Rivers United, on Saturday, January 23, 2021, advanced into the next round of the CAF Confederations Cup after beating South African side, Bloemfontein Celtic 3-0 in their second-leg tie in Porto Novo, Benin

What You Need To Know About Late Joe Erico

  The Nigerian football world was shocked on Thursday, January 21, 2021, after the news of the demise of former Nigerian goalkeeper, Joe Erico, was made public. Nicknamed “Jogo Bonito”, information from his family revealed that he complained of stomach

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