Kanu undergoes successful surgery on lingering injury
Super Falcons and Racing Louisville FC, Uchenna Kanu, has announced having successful surgery to finally shake off an injury she has been playing with for some time. The 27-year-old shared the cheering news in a statement on her Instagram page…
U-18 AfroBasket: Junior D’Tigers battle Uganda in Pretoria
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress will on Tuesday (today) take on Uganda for their second game of the 2024 FIBA AfroBasket U-18 Championships starting at 11:30 at Rembrandt Hall of University of Pretoria in South Africa. Nigeria started the championships on a…
Rwanda Holds Nigeria to a Goalless Draw
Nigeria’s Super Eagles face Rwanda in their second match of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers on Tuesday at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. Follow us for live updates from the match. FT: Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria 94′ Osimhen with a header to…
Ekong predicts tough Rwanda clash
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has rated the Rwanda national team high as both teams trade tackles in the 2025 AFCON qualifying Group D tie at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Tuesday’s (today). Nigeria face Rwanda in their second match…
U-18 AfroBasket: Young D’Tigers bounce back with Angola win
After losing 70-57 to Egypt in their Group B opening game, Nigeria are back in contention at the 2024 FIBA U-18 AfroBasket Championships in Pretoria, South Africa, after defeating Angola 70-65 in their second game at the University of Pretoria…
Rohr admits Eagles superiority
Benin Republic head coach Genort Rohr has admitted the gulf in class between his players and their Super Eagles counterparts following their 3-0 defeat against Nigeria in the first 2025 AFCON qualifying match in Uyo on Saturday. A brace from…
Team Nigeria end worst Paralympics with seven medals
Team Nigeria’s seven-medal haul at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which ended on Sunday, marks the country’s worst outing at the summer event. Nigeria finished the tournament with two gold, three silver, and two bronze medals to finish in 40th…
Why Eguavoen is the Ideal Choice for Super Eagles Coaching Job, Gernot Rohr, Benin Coach
Benin Republic head coach Gernot Rohr believes the Nigeria Football Federation is right in its choice of Augustine Eguavoen as the interim manager of the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Eguavoen was not the first-choice…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo Makes History with Gold Medal Win at Paralympics
Nigerian powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, on Sunday, won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France. Oluwafemiayo, who is Team Nigeria’s captain, achieved a world record of becoming the first para-powerlifter to…
Love Wins: Italian Athlete Proposes to Girlfriend at Paris 2024 Paralympics
Italian sprinter Alessandro Ossola arrived at the Paris 2024 Paralympics looking for a gold medal, but he will leave with “something amazing” after proposing to his girlfriend in front of tens of thousands of fans in the Stade de France…