Paris 2024: Yemisi Ogunleye wins historic Olympic gold medal
In a thrilling finale at the Stade de France on Friday, 9 August, Germany’s Yemisi Ogunleye clinched the women’s shot put gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Her impressive throw of 20.00m secured a historic victory, marking Germany’s…
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles qualifiers dates confirmed
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles qualifiers dates confirmed. The official matchdays for the Super Eagles 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda has been confirmed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The three-time African champions will…
Paris 2024; Nigeria’s 4x400m men’s relay team disqualified
The wild jubilations that greeted the qualification of Team Nigeria’s 4x400m men’s relay team for the final at the Paris Olympic Games on Friday have been cut short. This follows the disqualification of the quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel,…
Former CAF president, Issa Hayatou is dead
A former president of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, Issa Hayatou has died. Hayatou died on Thursday after a long illness. His death comes on the eve of his 78th birthday. Hayatou served as the president of CAF for…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigeria 4x100m relay teams crash out
Nigeria had a disappointing outing in the 4x100m relays at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday morning. The men’s 4×100 quartet of Favour Ashe, Kanyinsola Ajayi, Alaba Akintola and Usheoritse Itsekiri finished 7th in heat 1. The quartet however…
Best medal: Tobi Amusan aims for Olympics medal at third attempt in Paris
World 100m hurdles record holder Tobi Amusan is eager to secure an Olympic medal at her third attempt, following a strong performance in the event’s heats. At the Paris 2024 Games, Amusan clocked 12.49 seconds to win her heat, outperforming…
Paris 2024: D’Tigress make Nigeria proud, exit Olympics with loss to USA
In a thrilling encounter at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nigeria’s D’Tigress delivered a commendable performance despite falling to Team USA in the women’s basketball quarterfinals. The United States secured a victory with a final score of 88–74, inching closer to…
Transfer: Super Eagles captain, Troost-Ekong’s new club confirmed
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, will play in Saudi Arabia in the new season. Troost-Ekong is set to leave PAOK for Al Khalood after both clubs agreed on a transfer fee. The 30-year-old has also sorted out personal terms with…
Ofili sixth in 200m, Oborududu misses bronze
Team Nigeria’s hope of winning the first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was dashed on Tuesday night following dismal performances of Favour Ofili in the final of the women’s 200m and Blessing Oborududu, who lost her bronze medal…
“We are committed to our philosophy” – Joan Laporta
The President of FC Barcelona President, Joan Laporta i Estruch, has revealed that, management and the teams Board of Directors places a high priority on La Masia de Can Planes, the club’s renowned youth academy. Laporta emphasized that developing homegrown…