By Hugo Odiogor That Asaba Township Stadium, now named after a national hero, Stephen Keshi, was the venue of this year’s AITEO Cup final, the old Challenge Cup, comes with lots of historical antecedents and a critical milestone to the administration of Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. Okowa Edo Govt burstsContinue Reading
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has laughed off a suggestion his coaching is “better than sex”. Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola The comment was reportedly made by Paris Saint-Germain defender Dani Alves, who is currently promoting a documentary about his time at Barcelona playing under Guardiola. Before Sunday’s Premier LeagueContinue Reading
By Yemi Olus A fortnight ago, Athletics South Africa (ASA) released a list of 47 athletes referred to as their ‘Preparation Squad’ ahead of next year’s IAAF World Championships holding in Doha, Qatar, from 28th September to 6th October. Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria (2-r) stretches to cross the line in theContinue Reading
The Manchester derby between City and United at the Etihad Stadium is the clear pick of matches in the 12th round of the 2018/19 Premier League season, with focus falling on managers Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho. Supersport and GOTv subscribers are in for a festive weekend as all theContinue Reading
Sixteen-year old Meshach Ubochioma has a dream of becoming the next big thing to happen in football in Nigeria. Mourinho hails ‘fantastic’ comeback as United steal Ronaldo thunder Lionel Messi Chelsea’s new format makes them the most exciting team in EPL The youngster has his sight firmly set on reachingContinue Reading
The visit of Juventus to AC Milan is the crunch game of round 12 in the 2018/19 Serie A, with the league leaders looking to further underline their dominance, while nearest challengers Napoli and Internazionale will be favoured to win at Genoa and Atalanta respectively. AC Milan Soldiers invade EkitiContinue Reading
The fine form of Nigerian players based abroad is part of what coach Gernot Rohr is hoping will help them beat South Africa in the AFCON 2019 Qualifiers. South Africa will host Nigeria on the 17th of this month in a group E top of the table clash in theContinue Reading
Veteran journalists cum sports writers will descend on the capital of Ogun State, Abeokuta to fittingly celebrate 160 years of journalism berthing in Nigeria. No date has been fixed yet but insiders said it won’t be long before the event holds in the ancient city, Ex-Niger Delta agitators protest overContinue Reading
After guiding her team to the title of the maiden Higher Institutions Football League, Priscillia Mlumun Vande said her target is to win the World Universities Games gold. Lagos community protest over alleged ‘stolen’ transformer by IKEDC Vande, the only female coach among the 18 Universities that participated in HIFLContinue Reading
The stage is now set for the quarterfinal matches of the ongoing 2018 Nigeria Bankers Games this weekend at the YabaTech Sports Complex, Yaba, Lagos. Group mobilises unemployed youths for Atiku In the pairings made available by the organisers, Fidelity Bank will host Keystone Bank, FCMB entertains Sterling Bank, UnionContinue Reading
