Champions League 2024-25 draw: Inter, Milan, Juventus, Atalanta and Bologna games
Inter face Manchester City and Arsenal, Juventus are against City and Aston Villa, Milan have Real Madrid and Liverpool, Atalanta will play Real Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal, while Bologna take on Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa in the new…
Nigerians, others react as Okon wins gold for South Africa in 400m at world championships
South Africa’s Udeme Okon won gold in the 400m final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with a remarkable comeback, clocking in at 45.69 seconds. The victory, shared on social media, highlighted Okon’s dual ties to…
Nigerians task Labbadia with World Cup ticket
Several Nigerian football enthusiasts have besieged the social handles of new Super Eagles head coach Bruno Labbadia, tasking him with World Cup qualification, The German being chosen among some notable tacticians has been the talking point in Nigerian football since…
D’Tigress: Paris Games’ showing helps Nigeria to 8th in FIBA rankings
Nigeria has jumped four places in the latest edition of the FIBA World Ranking Women, moving into the top 10 of the rankings and eighth place. Nigeria, represented by D’Tigress, the senior national women’s basketball team, had entered the history…
The men behind new Super Eagles coach Bruno Labbadia
Okocha featured for Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga, where Labbadia played as a striker and also headed several clubs including VfB Stuttgart. Labbadia, 58, was a late consideration for the Super Eagles top post, but he enjoyed favourable “political…
My wife packed my bags for China after seeing salary
Former Nigeria forward, Brown Ideye, on Wednesday, revealed his wife’s reaction after she saw his proposed salary and bonuses when the Chinese Super League team, Tianjin TEDA, wanted to sign him. He said though he had not planned to ply…
Ghana and Nigeria combine as Ayew assists Ndidi goal in Leicester Cup win over Tranmere Rovers
The African brothers combined to give Steve Cooper his first win as Leicester City boss. Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi was on target as Leicester City enjoyed a 4-0 win over Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Cup second round. Ndidi found the…
AFCON: Ekong, Aina, Awoniyi return for qualifiers
New Al-Kholood FC of Saudi defender William Troost-Ekong is back in the national team for the first time since the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast, as well as Nottingham Forest duo Olaoluwa Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi and unsettled Napoli striker…
BREAKING: Bruno Labbadia Appointed New Head Coach of Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in the early…
Nigerian-British Teenage Athlete Smashes 100m World Record
A British teenager born by Nigerian parents is officially the fastest 100m sprinter in the world after he smashed the previous record and set a staggering new time. Divine Iheme, 14, perhaps the quickest teenage athlete on these shores at…