It has been that kind of year for Nigerian football across all ages and genders, but a Super Eagles 3-0 loss to Guinea-Bissau in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Group L match will certainly add another scar to what has already been a bruising year for Nigerian football. The result is […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles suffered a shocking 3-0 defeat to the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group L match at the 24 de Setembro National Stadium in Bissau on Tuesday, September 29. Coming off a 2-1 victory over Madagascar in their opening qualifier last Friday in Uyo, Nigeria came […]
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At long last, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will meet in the ring after their long-awaited heavyweight showdown was officially confirmed for December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The all-British clash, which has been discussed for more than a decade, will be streamed globally on Netflix, with the two former heavyweight […]
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One of the main reasons international windows aren’t particularly popular among football fans is the often drab quality of football expected between national teams. This largely boils down to the gap in quality between these sides and the limited time players have to acclimatise themselves to their coaches’ tactical demands and compatriots’ strengths and weaknesses, […]
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This international break, which began on Monday, September 21, and will run until October 6, 2026, will be the longest one yet. After a round of UEFA Champions League matches, some four, five and seven league matches across Europe’s top leagues, and a couple of cup games in between, the 2026/27 football season has entered […]
Coventry City striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been recalled to the Super Eagles for the first time since October 2024, replacing Victor Osimhen after the Galatasaray forward was ruled out of Nigeria’s opening 2027 AFCON qualifiers. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed the change on Sunday, welcoming Awoniyi back to the national team after almost two […]
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Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy is taking Afrobeats into the NFL’s first regular-season game in France next month. On Sunday, October 25, 2026, the Afrobeats star will headline the halftime show next month as the NFL comes to France for the first time. The African Giant will headline the halftime show at Stade de France […]
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The last time a top-flight football derby between two Lagos-based teams happened in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) was 10 years ago, when goals from Sikiru Olatunbosun, Stephen Odey, and Ifeanyi Ifeanyi gave MFM’s Olukoya Boys a 3-1 win over Ikorodu United in the NPFL16 Matchday 25 at the Agege Stadium. That feels […]
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Ugo Ugochukwu has won the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship, becoming the first American driver to claim the title after finishing second in the final race of the season in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. The 19-year-old secured the championship at the newly built Madring circuit after finishing behind Finland’s Tuukka Taponen, whose maiden F3 […]
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Like the beginning of any new dawn, including football seasons in Nigeria, much anticipation and excitement trailed the commencement of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, which took off on August 28, with an incentivised Shooting Stars side defeating newly-promoted Inter Lagos 2-1 at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. For anyone […]
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress have ended their 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup campaign without a win after suffering a heavy 111-56 defeat to France in their final Group B game in Berlin on Monday. The result leaves Nigeria at the bottom of the group after three defeats, having already been eliminated following losses to South […]
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Moses Itauma suffered his first professional defeat on Saturday, August 29, after Filip Hrgovic stopped him in the ninth round to claim the vacant IBF heavyweight title at London’s O2 Arena. Itauma entered the bout as one of boxing’s brightest young prospects, with a chance to become the sport’s youngest heavyweight champion since Mike […]
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