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Amuneke Tips Osimhen To Surpass Drogba

  Ex-Nigerian international and former coach of the Nigerian national U-17 team, Emmanuel Amuneke has tipped Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, to raise his game and surpass Ivorian and Chelsea FC legend, Didier Drogba. He is 21 and is constantly

Iheanacho Nominated For Goal Of The Season Award

  Leicester City FC of England and Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, has been nominated for Goal of the Season award for the Foxes. An official statement on Leicester City’s verified Twitter handle today, July 22, 2020, saw

Nigerians In Sports: Victor Osimhen Completes Napoli Medicals

  Super Eagles of Nigeria star, Victor Osimhen, has completed his medicals ahead of a summer switch to Italian league giants, SSC Napoli this summer. The deal with the Nigerian’s long term suitors is believed to be in the region

Ndubuisi Egbo Becomes First Nigerian Coach To Win A European Title

  Ex-Nigerian footballer, Ndubuisi Egbo made history on Sunday, July 19, 2020, after becoming the first Nigerian coach to win a European topflight trophy after winning the Albanian league title as coach of KF Tirana. A 1-0 loss to Vllaznia

Nigerian Woman Becomes First African Woman To Own A European Club

  Nigerian entrepreneur and business mogul, Nneka Ede, became the first African woman to own a European football club after purchasing Portuguese third division side, Lusitano Ginasio Clube. Information revealed from an official statement on Thursday, July 16, 2020, stated

Obafemi Martins Returns To China

  Nigerian international, Obafemi Martins, has returned to the Chinese Super League (CSL) side, Shanghai Shenhua, a club he departed in 2018 after a hamstring injury and has remained club less due to career-threatening injuries. Martins’ return to the CSL

Nigerian Football Mourns Henrietta Ukaigwe

  High profile Nigerian women’s football promoter and administrator, Henrietta Ukaigwe, has passed on after battling complications from an ulcer at the Ikeja General Hospital, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. News of the death of the leading football promoter

Nigerians In Sports: Maduka Okoye Joins Sparta Rotterdam

  Super Eagles of Nigeria goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has joined Dutch Eredivisie side, Sparta Rotterdam on a two-year deal with an option to extend for another two years subject to a medical examination. In a post on their official website,

Kamaru Usman Conquers Masdival To Retain UFC Welterweight Title

  Nigerian Ultimate Fighting Championship champion, Kamaru Usman, on Sunday, July 12, 2020, retained his UFC welterweight title after beating America’s Jorge Masdival in Abu Dhabi. Usman who declared “I’m at the top of the mountain and everyone’s looking at

The Sorry State Of Women’s Football In Nigeria

The Nigeria Women League, no doubts, has been in existence since 1990, however, it is so devastating that nothing much has been done to improve female football in Nigeria. I must confess, it hurts to see the way female football

Ministry Of Sports Working Towards The Resumption Of Sporting Activities

  Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stated that it is eager and working towards the return of sporting activities in the country. It will be recalled that all activities related to sports in Nigeria have been on

Corona Virus: NWFL Season Has Been Cancelled

  Following the continued suspension of sporting activities in Nigeria due to COVID-19, Chairperson Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), Aisha Falode, alongside women club owners and managers have made a unanimous decision to cancel the 2019/2020 football season for the

Nigerians In Sports: Oshoala Slams CAF For AWCON Cancellation

  Following the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to cancel the 2020 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON), Super Falcons of Nigeria and reigning Africa Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala has expressed her disappointment at

Tokyo Olympics: Abba Optimistic About D’Tigers 

  Former D’Tigers player, Mohammed Abba ‘Jugu’ has backed the Nigerian national male basketball team to have an impressive outing at the Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to hold next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more about Sports

Rohr Urges Osimhen To Join Napoli

  Head coach of the Nigerian national team, Gernot Rohr, has urged Super Eagles and Lille OSC of France centre forward, Victor Osimhen, to join Italian Serie A side, Napoli. Osimhen who emerged the best African player in the French

Corona Virus: CAF Postpones 2021 AFCON And Other Continental Tournaments

  After months of careful consultations and deliberations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided to postpone the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to hold in Cameroun to 2022. The decision was reached by the African football ruling

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