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Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: The Dammam Miracle

The Dammam Miracle, also popular to many as the Miracle of Dammam, is the title tagged the outcome of the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship quarter-final football match between Nigeria and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) which

Nigeria And Namibia Set To Replace Suspended Zimbabwe At The ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers

Nigerian and Namibian cricket teams are set to replace the recently banned Zimbabwe Cricket Federation and compete in the in ICC Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers. The Namibian women team join the tournament’s hosts, Scotland, USA, Bangladesh, Ireland,

Nigerians In Sports: Samuel Chukwueze Returns To Villareal Ahead Of New Season

Nigeria AFCON star, Samuel Chukwueze, has joined the rest of his Villareal clubmates in preparation for the 2019/2020 Spanish La Liga Season after helping the Super Eagles finish third at the recently concluded tournament in Egypt. The prolific winger had

Do You Know? Late Stephen Keshi Is The Only Nigerian To Win The AFCON As Player & Coach

Late Stephen Okechukwu Keshi is mostly remembered for his exploits as a coach especially with the Nigerian national team but he was equally outstanding during his playing days. Playing Career The former Togolese, Malian, and Nigerian national teams’ coach who

Tunisian Club Eo Sidi Bouzid Unveil Kit With Resemblance To Nigerian National Team Jersey

L’Étoile Olympique de Sidi Bouzid (EO Sidi Bouzid), a Tunisian League 2 club, have unveiled their new kit for the upcoming season. The Tunisian outfit swapped their traditional green stripes with a design that has a sharp resemblance to the

All Africa Games: Flying Eagles Will Make Nigeria Proud – Makanjuola

With preparations for the upcoming All African Games in Morocco in top gear, Flying Eagles midfielder, Success Makanjuola, believes that the team will excel in the football category and make the nation proud. The Nigerian team had a lackluster performance

Equal Pay Not Top Priority – Asisat Oshoala

Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala, has given a different opinion regarding the debate for equal pay for both the male and female national football teams in Africa. The three-time African Female Footballer of the Year believes that agitations for equal

Coach Nduka Ugbade Wants Fresh MRI Tests For Golden Eaglets

As preparations for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup continues, coach Nduka Ugbade has demanded that fresh MRI tests be conducted in order to take precaution and avoid little details that could hinder Nigeria’s participation at the tournament billed to

Mikel Resumes Training With Trabzonspor

Ex-Nigeria international, John Obi Mikel, has resumed training with his new Turkish club, Trabzonspor, after successfully completing his medicals. Ghanaian international, Caleb Ekuban, is another new acquisition for the Turkish side, he joined the former Super Eagles captain in training.

Golden Moments In Sports: When Sunshine Queens Defeated Capital City Doves 2-1

On May 11, 2015, the Sunshine Queens Women Football Club of Akure pulled a massive comeback defeat against hosts, Capital City Doves, in a Nigeria Women Professional League (NWPL) Group B Week Two match. The visiting team held the game

Africa Begin Race To Qatar 2022

The race to Qatar 2022 has officially kicked off in Africa, following the draw made in Cairo on Monday. Barely ten days after the continent crowned its new football champion, plans have begun in earnest as eyes have now turned

Enyeama Set To Get Short Term Djion Deal

Former Super Eagles goal tender, Vincent Enyeama, may finally get his chance to prove himself to the world yet again, if he is handed a deal by French Ligue 2 club, Djion. Enyeama, who began a one week trail at

NBBF Regrets D’Tigers Road Trip To Mali

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has expressed deep remorse for D’Tigers‘ road trip to the just-concluded AfroCan tournament in Mali. D’Tigers traveled by road to and from Mali for the tournament and were reportedly left without proper accommodation plans on their

Joshua Believes He Can Beat Ruiz And Reclaim Belts

Former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, believes he in now in the right frame of mind to take on world heavy weight champion, Andy Ruiz, and defeat him to reclaim his titles. Joshua suffered a shocking defeat to the Mexican

Nigeria Will Have Tough Qualifiers, Says Rohr

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, believes that contrary to popular opinion, Nigeria will not have an easy qualifying rounds for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Eagles have been drawn alongside Benin Republic, Lesotho and Sierra Leone in

Golden Moments In Sports: When Nigeria’s Junior Tennis Team Stunned Africa At The 2016 ITTF

Nigeria’s victory at the 2016 ITTF Junior Circuit, tagged ‘Egypt Open’, was not an easy one for the tennis junior team who had their work cut out for them from the preliminary stages of the continental event. Tennis stars Junior

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