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Women’s WAFU Cup: Super Falcons Maul Burkina Faso

The Super Falcons of Nigeria utterly outclassed tournament debutants Burkina Faso in a 6 goal Group B opener on Thursday, at the Stade De Parc Des Sport in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Goals from Uchenna Kanu, Evelyn Nwabuoke (penalty) and Amarachi

‘Preparations are going as planned’, says Pinnick

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has expressed his satisfaction with the preparations for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Pinnick, who is also the first Vice-President of the Confederation of African Football, said he

Igali Calls For Early Preparations Of Wrestlers For Africa Games

The President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Hon. Daniel Igali, is very assertive that team Nigeria can win as much as 10 Gold medals at the forthcoming 12th Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco, scheduled to run from August 19,

Joshua Sends A Direct Challenge To Wilder – “Come see me”

Amid a whole lot of setbacks and rejected contract stories, the world of boxing still wants to see a fight between the two current big guns in the heavyweight division. Before the rise of the likes of Anthony Joshua, Deontay

On Security: Self-Governance by the People

While the President was away on his unexplained trip to the UK, the father-in-law of his Aide de Camp was kidnapped. The presidency has since remarked about this as a sign that the President and his officials are not enjoying

Mikel Ready For The Next Challenge After Boro Exit

Super Eagles skipper and former Chelsea man, Mikel Obi, has concluded his contractual stay with English Championship club, Middlesbrough, and the player is looking forward to the next challenge as he plans his exit. On Sunday, Mikel played his last

Golden Moments In Sports: U-20 WWC – Nigeria 6:2 Korea DPR

The 2014 U-20 Nigeria women’s team, Super Falconets, put up a riveting performance against Korea DPR in the first semifinal of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which ended 6-2. Four goals from Asisat Oshoala, and one each from

Do You Know: Classic Dribble Techniques To Teach Youngsters

Teaching soccer to youngsters can be tricy, especially when you have to start from the very beginning with them. In today’s world, everyone wants to play football because of the glamour surrounding the game, but only a few understand the

WAFU Cup: Dennerby Lists 20 Falcons, Oshoala, Francesca Out

Super Falcons coach, Thomas Dennerby, has drawn up a list of 20 players to represent Nigeria at the forthcoming WAFU Women’s Cup Tournament in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The tournament is expected to kick off on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, and

NFF, FIFA Eulogize Yekini

On May 4, 2012, Nigeria lost a former super striker and the country’s all time highest goal scorer with 37 goals in 58 appearances. Rashidi Yekini passed on at the age of 48 after a prolonged illness, and his iconic

CBN Junior Tennis: Top Seeds Qualify For Semifinal

The top seeds at the on-going CBN Open Junior Tennis Championships were met with great difficulty as they fought their way through tough opponents to the semifinal round of the tournament. In the Girl 16, top seeds, Rebecca Ekpenyong, Omolayo Bamidele,

FIFA Open To Discuss Temporary Substitution Of Players

Tottenham Hotspur defender, Jan Vertonghen, chose to play on rather than go off the pitch, after suffering a head clash in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg defeat by Ajax Amsterdam. Although the player was later substituted, this event prompted

Ruiz Nervous To Face Joshua

Heavyweight contender, Andy Ruiz Jr, will get a second shot at a heavyweight title, three actually, when he faces Anthony Joshua at the Maddison Square Garden, New York, on June 1. After two weeks of searching for a worthy replacement

Stakeholders Edgy As House Of Reps Pass Sports Commission Bill

On May 2, the House of Representatives passed the National Sports Commission (NSC) Bill, which provides for the governance structure of sports in the country. Ever since the birth of the Fourth Republic in 1999, the ruling body of Nigeria’s

Joshua To Face Ruiz Jr

The long awaited announcement has been made. Unified Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is set to face American, Andy Ruiz Jr, in his USA debut at the Maddison Square Garden on June 1st 2019. Joshua, 29, was originally billed to face

Golden Moments In Sports: When Onome Broke Into The 2017 IAAF 400m Semi

Nigeria sprinter, Glory Nathaniel Onome, made her dream run at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, where she clocked a Personal Best of 55.30 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s 400m hurdles. Onome, who was drawn

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