Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State Governor will next week Saturday, November 17th 2018 lead a select list of dignitaries to the maiden edition of the GCU Relays being organised by the Government College Ughelli Old Boys Association Worldwide. Included in the select list of eminent personalities that would addContinue Reading
Stuart Baxter will be sacked as head coach of Bafana Bafana should the national team fail to qualify for the 2019 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations which will be held in Cameroon. This is according to a report by local publication Sport24, which claims to have been reliablyContinue Reading
Nigeria have named a strong squad for their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana later this month. Reigning African footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala leads a cast of 14-overseas-based players in the Super Falcons squad. Rising star Rasheedat Ajibade is also included in a provisional squad ofContinue Reading
Three athletes will represent Nigeria at the maiden edition of the West Africa Triathlon championship, which will take place in Accra, Ghana from tomorrow. The athletes – Perelate Gbagi, Williams Gbekemiye and Joy Tonjor – were in camp for two weeks and are expected to do the country proud atContinue Reading
Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has overtaken Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi as the most valuable Nigerian footballer, according to the latest monthly update by CIES Football Observatory. With a market value of €52.4 million, the Hale End Academy product is the only Nigerian player worth above 50 million euros acrossContinue Reading
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has handed a late call-up to Enyimba netminder Theophilus Afelokhai as replacement for Francis Uzoho for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and international friendly against Uganda this month. Uzoho was forced to pull out of the Super Eagles roster after suffering anContinue Reading
Lionel Messi was left out of Barcelona’s Champions League clash at Inter Milan on Tuesday as the Group B leaders aim to qualify for the last 16. Messi is recovering from a broken arm suffered last month, and Barca boss Ernesto Valverde has opted to leave the superstar attacker outContinue Reading
Santiago Solari has said he will not hold back Real Madrid’s 18-year-old striker Vinicius Junior but insists the teenager still needs time to mature. Excitement around the 45 million euro ($51 million) summer signing is growing, particularly after it was his shot that inspired Madrid to a 2-0 win overContinue Reading
Cristiano Ronaldo’s reputation has been tarnished by allegations of rape, but Juventus still believe he will help the Italian giants to reduce the financial gap between them and the world’s very biggest clubs. Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus take on Manchester United — the world’s richest club and where Ronaldo became aContinue Reading
Former Super Eagles’ chief coach Christian Chukwu on Tuesday said midfielder Mikel Obi’s absence from the upcoming Nigeria/South Africa clash would not affect the team negatively. Mikel Obi Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mikel’s absence from the home and away fixture against Libya did not affectContinue Reading
