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2019 Top 10 Moments in Football

Football is the most popular and widely practiced sport in Nigeria. Today, we bring you highlights of some of Nigeria’s best footballing moments in 2019. When Super Eagles Won Bronze While the national team aimed for a gold finish, finishing

2019 Sports Highlights

Nigeria, undoubtedly rich in talents in the field of sports finishes every year with laurels won by her talented and hardworking athletes in various fields of sports. Below is how Nigerian athletes fared this year. Football Nigeria witnessed a third-place

2019 Top 10 Nigerians In Sports (Men)

John Mikel Obi Top on the list is former Nigerian national football team captain, John Obi Mikel, who called time on his illustrious 16 years international career after leading Nigeria to finish with a bronze medal at the 2019 Africa

2019 Top 10 Nigerians in Sports (Women)

As we close in on the year, Connect Nigeria presents you a list of Nigerian women that have been outstanding in sports during the course of the year. Asisat Oshoala Top on our list is FC Barcelona Femini and Super

Rohr Will Get New Eagles Contract In 2020 – NFF

Super Eagles chief coach, Gernot Rohr, is set to be presented with a new contract by the Nigeria Football Federation in January, 2020, five months before his current contract with the Eagles expires. The new deal is expected to spell

Nigerian Athletics Coaching Legend, Tobias Igwe, Passes On

Nigerian athletics coaching legend, Tobias Igwe, popular as Toblow, is dead. Information from his family revealed that the household name in the history of Nigerian athletics passed on after suffering from high blood pressure and stroke. Read more about Sports

NPFL: Plateau United Maintain Top Spot After Rangers Draw

Nigeria Professional Football League defending champions, Enyimba FC, held Lobi Stars of Makurdi to a 1-1 draw in their matchday-nine encounter in Aba on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. A Samad Kadiri nodding in the 77th minute gifted the visitors the

Super Eagles Will Play Quality Friendlies In 2020 – NFF

The leadership of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has commenced efforts to organize top friendly matches for the Super Eagles in 2020. With memories of the 1-1 draw with five-time world champions, Brazil, in a friendly game on October 13,

D’Tigress Coach Unveil 14-Woman Rooster For Olympics Qualification Tournament

Head coach of Nigerian women basketball team, Otis Hugely, has unveiled his preliminary squad list for the FIBA Women’s Olympics Qualifying Tournament which will hold from February 6-9, 2020, in Belgrade, Serbia. In a bid to reach the team’s target

Kamaru Retains World Title After Defeating Covington

Nigeria-American, Kamaru Usman, defeated America’s Colby Covington to successfully defend his Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) Welterweight title on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Termed a grudge match by many, a spectacular finish by “The Nigerian

Onazi Returns To Action

Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, has finally made his much-awaited return from injury, featuring in Trabzonspor’s 2-0 loss against FC Basel yesterday, December 12, 2019, in their last UEFA Europa League group game. Onazi had for over a

2,000 Athletes Confirmed For Ikogosi Marathon

Organizers of the Ikogosi Mararthon, which is scheduled to hold at Ikogosi-Ekiti on Saturday, December 14, 2019, have revealed that no less than 2,000 runners, inclusive of 30 elite athletes, have confirmed their participation in the sporting event. The executive

Osimhen Must Work Harder To Reach Yekini – Ikpeba

Ex-Nigerian international, Victor Ikpeba, has advised in-form Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, to keep working hard and not see himself as the new Rashidi Yekini like many sports pundits have claimed. Osimhen, 20, has been impressive for both club and

Nigerians In Sports: “I Would Like To Fight And Defend My Titles In Nigeria”- Anthony Joshua

World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has expressed his desire to defend his world heavyweight titles in Nigeria someday. This comes after Joshua’s rematch victory over Andy Ruiz Jnr on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Joshua’s is expected to return to

Anthony Joshua Beats Ruiz To Reclaim World Heavyweight Titles

British-born Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, on Saturday, December 7, 2019, beat Mexican-American boxer, Andy Ruiz, to reclaim the Heavyweight World Championship belts he had earlier lost, through a unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia on 7 December 2019. In a shock

We Are Going To Tokyo To Win – Metu

Nigerian national basketball team star, Chimezie Metu, has stated that wining at the Olympic Games in Tokyo is the team’s main priority. The San Anthonio Spurs forward was part of a new set of players introduced to Nigeria’s basketball squad

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