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Napoli are reportedly set to offer Victor Osimhen a new contract as they look to keep the striker despite strong interest in him from elsewhere. Manchester United and Chelsea are amongst the clubs that are tracking Osimhen, who is the top scorer in Serie A this season with 25 goals. According to Calciomercato, Napoli owner […]
Nigerians have been paired against the South Americans, who are the most successful nation in FIFA U-20 World Cup history with six titles to their name. The Flying Eagles, with the likes of Mikel Obi, were losing finalists to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina in 2005. It was the country’s second loss in the competition following […]
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has ordered Egyptian club, Smouha SC to pay Nigeria forward, Junior Ajayi $70,000. Ajayi reported Smouha to the world’s soccer ruling body after he was abandoned by the club. The versatile forward sustained an injury during a friendly against Canal Club in October 2022. The 27-year-old claimed he […]
Another 17- year-old pupil of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, Philip Solomon, has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot in 30 seconds. On January 24, Solomon officially recorded 153 skips on one foot in 30 seconds to outdo former record holder Rasel Islam of Bangladesh whose record […]
Nigeria’s head coach, Ladan Bosso, has promised that his team are set to take on Italy in their second game at the 2023 FIFA u-20 world cup with a win enough for them to reach the knockout phase of the competition on Wednesday. The two-time u-20 world cup finalists had to come from a goal […]
Organisers of the Nigeria Professional Football League, the Interim Management Committee, in conjunction with GTI and Propel Sports Africa have secured a $5m deal to stream the league matches on digital platforms from the 2023/24 season. The NPFL on Tuesday announced that the innovation had been enabled by world’s most advanced Artificial Intelligence, making the […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has explained why the players and officials of the Under-20 Girls National Team, Falconets, overstayed at the Istanbul Airport. The NFF General Secretary, Dr. MOHAMMED SANUSI, who made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday, maintained that there were a lot of factors that led to the delay the players experienced […]
Nigeria’s Super Falconets are expected to be back in action at the 2022 FIFA women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, when they face Canada in their last Group C game. The game is scheduled to hold on Thursday, the 18th of August at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, in Costa Rica, 3am Nigerian time. The […]
Nigerian athlete, TOBI AMUSAN has set a new record after winning gold in the 100 meters hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. The 25-year-old clocked 12.30 seconds to set a new games record. This is coming two weeks after she became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship […]
Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuroye has won gold in the women’s 57kg freestyle category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She defeated India’s Anshu Malik 7-3 on Friday in Birmingham to help Nigeria to its first gold medal in wrestling. The 28-year-old came under pressure but was equal to the challenge from the Indian. Earlier in the day, Tobi Amusan […]
