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Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, has revealed that Victor Osimhen has the quality to fit into any of the best teams in Europe. Recall that Osimhen was mocked by Napoli in a TikTok video posted last week after he missed a penalty in the 0-0 draw at Bologna on Sunday. Angered by the club’s action, the striker reacted by deleting Read More

The 2023/24 Nigeria National League, NNL Season has been slated to commence on October 28th across the country. This decision was made by the NNL board led by veteran journalist George Aluo, at the Annual General Assembly of the board on Friday in Jos, Plateau state. A total of 40 participating teams have been divided into four different groups in Read More

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Togolese referees for the 2024 Olympics qualifier match between the Nigeria’s Super Falcons and their counterpart from Ethiopia. The Second preliminary Round match on of the Paris 2024 women’s Olympic football tournament will hold at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Kindedji Edoh will be at the centre and will be assisted by Read More

The President of Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), High Chief, Engineer Toke Aka, has called on all sports men and women as well as administrators in the country and those in the diaspora to continue to use their unique God given talents to unite the country.Aka made this passionate appeal on Sunday in Kabba, Kogi State where he joined millions of Read More

President of Nigeria Golf Federation, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has urged golfers in the country to desist from using juju to play the game of golf in the country if they want to make remarkable mark in the game. Runsewe told our correspondent ahead of event to celebrate the 63rd Independence anniversary of the country that “you can believe that some of our golfers Read More

Nigeria’s sole surviving team in the continent, Rivers United are through to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after they defeated  Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso 2-0 on home soil Sunday evening. Both teams had played out a scoreless draw in the first leg in Burkina Faso a fortnight ago and it was looking again like there will Read More

As Nigeria marks 63rd Independence Anniversary, President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, has called on members to remain hopeful and committed in the service to the fatherland through professional discharge of duties. In a statement on Sunday October 1, 2023, signed by SWAN Secretary-General, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, Mr. Benjamin said as members of Fourth Estate Read More

President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr (Dr). Ahmadu Musa Kida, has joined millions of people across the world to congratulate and celebrate Nigeria on the occasion of its 63rd Independence anniversary. In the congratulatory message, Kida expressed his happiness and gratitude to God for keeping Nigeria united and stronger, despite its political and socio-economic challenges.  “We have several reasons to Read More

All is now set for the kick off of the maiden edition of the 1XBET Cup, as actions begin Tuesday October 3, 2023 in the DBI Conference of the championship, featuring 40 non-league sides drawn from different parts of Lagos State and that have been divided into 5 Conferences of eight teams each.  On Tuesday, at the Nitel training ground Read More

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez defended his undisputed super-middleweight title by beating Jermell Charlo on points. Canelo, 33, secured a unanimous 119-108, 118-109 and 118-109 win over the American to retain his WBO, WBC, WBA and IBF belts at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Mexican knocked Charlo down in the seventh round on the way to a 60th win in Read More