Some six months after Nigeria lost fast-rising sprinter Favour Ofili to the warm hands of Turkey over the administrative negligence of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), another promising athlete, Favour Ashe, has decamped, this time to Qatar, a central country in the Gulf region where it is overflowing with milk and honey for embittered […]
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If consistent excellence over an extended period is the defining mark of a great athlete, Efe Ajagba has earned the right to be regarded as Nigeria’s leading boxer of contemporary times. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born and bred boxer laid another brick toward that status last Sunday, February 15, by sending former IBF heavyweight title holder to […]
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The 2026 NBA All-Star weekend kicked off on Friday, February 13, with the Rising Stars Challenge that saw Team Vince, coached by Vince Carter, defeat Team Melo, coached by Carmelo Anthony. As entertaining and competitive as the opener was at the Intuit Dome, the centre of focus remains the 75th All-Star Game on Sunday, which […]
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When the 2026 Olympic Winter Games kicked off on February 6 at Milano Cortina, Samuel Ikpefan stood as the only Nigerian athlete set to participate in the Games. Competing in cross-country skiing, the 33-year-old, born to a Nigerian father and French mother, was raised in the French Alps, a region where snow and winter […]
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Nicholas Eze Emmanwori, who turns 22 on Saturday, is bidding to join an exclusive list of the youngest players to win the Super Bowl on Sunday, when he takes the field with the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium. Emmanwori, who somehow lost the Defensive Rookie of the Year award […]
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A few minutes before the winter transfer window for the 2025–26 season closed across Europe’s major leagues on February 2, Spanish giants Atlético Madrid managed to secure the signing of Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman. Fenerbahçe seemed the likeliest destination for the London-born Nigerian international, after the Turkish Süper Lig side matched Atalanta’s €40 million asking price […]
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When Giannis Antetokounmpo completed his fifth NBA season in 2018, the then-23-year-old Greek-Nigerian had grown into one of the league’s most productive and popular players. At the time, he was largely seen as the present and future of the Milwaukee Bucks, the very franchise that selected him 15th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. […]
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For the first time in 15 years, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have reached a touching distance of the world’s top 20 national teams, soaring to 26th in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Rising from 38th in December 2025, the three-time African champions jumped 12 places — recording the highest points — their highest […]
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It has been 65 years since Patrice Lumumba’s transformative reign as DR Congo’s first prime minister was abruptly ended by Western influence, but the young leader’s legacy has been pivotal at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), particularly in the third week, where the competition narrowed to its final four sides. Here is […]
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As scheduled, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has rolled into January 2026, where the new continental champion will be determined at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on the 18th. After a colourful and eventful opening week, the tournament took clearer shape in its second week, as the group stage concluded with […]
The much-anticipated 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicked off in Morocco last Sunday, December 21. It has barely been a week since the 35th edition of the continental showpiece got underway, but as ever, it has already delivered an engrossing asymmetrical mix of the memorable and the forgettable, overwhelmingly in favour of the former. […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have progressed to the round of 16 stage of the Africa Cup of Nations following a 3-2 win over Tunisia at the Fes Stadium on Saturday, December 27. With a head-to-head lead of three wins to Tunisia’s one in their previous six AFCON outings, Nigeria looked to extend their […]
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