The Super Eagles of Nigeria have got their qualification campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) back on track following a 3-1 victory over Tanzania Taifa Stars at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Friday, November 13. In what was their third match of the qualifying campaign, Tolu Arokodare’s second-half […]
Nigeria’s Flamingos have won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time, defeating Japan 2-1 in Saturday’s final in Rabat, Morocco, to become the first African nation to lift the trophy. Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku scored in either half to hand the Flamingos a historic victory at at the Mohammed VI […]
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Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has left out Victor Osimhen, Maduka Okoye and Kelechi Iheanacho from his 24-man squad for Nigeria’s upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying double-header against Tanzania. Chelle announced his selection on Saturday, November 7, with captain Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman, Calvin Bassey and Moses Simon […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has brought his 23-year international career with Portugal to an end, announcing his retirement from the national team on Thursday, November 5. The 41-year-old forward confirmed the decision in a video posted across his social media platforms, saying he was ready to give up the number seven shirt after representing his country […]
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Nigeria’s Flamingos have advanced to the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time after defeating Brazil 3-1 in Wednesday’s semi-final in Morocco. The victory at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat makes Nigeria the first African nation to reach the final of the competition since it began in […]
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Nigeria’s Flamingos have moved into the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after securing a narrow 1-0 victory over Venezuela in their quarter-final clash on Sunday in Morocco. Captain Azeezat Oduntan proved the difference in the keenly contested encounter, courtesy of an 89th-minute penalty kick to send Nigeria into the last four […]
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Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, have secured a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after recording a 2-1 victory over Mexico in their Round of 16 encounter on Thursday. The Flamingos produced a composed performance at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé, Morocco, with Oluebube […]
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Bayern Munich and England captain Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d’Or award, beating Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to the prestigious award on Monday evening at the 70th edition ceremony in London. Kane’s victory makes him the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001 to win the men’s award. Meanwhile, Barcelona and […]
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Earlier this month, Formula One announced plans to return to Africa for the first time since 1993, marking a landmark moment for Rwanda, the host nation, and the continent’s motorsport ambitions. It’s a development that effectively ends F1’s elusiveness on the continent, with the race scheduled to begin in the early 2030s. Despite South […]
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons have fallen to 43rd in the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking after losing 83.54 points in the latest update released on Tuesday, 20 October. Nigeria, who occupied 36th place in June, now have 1,518.02 points. Despite the seven-place drop, they remain the highest-ranked women’s national team in Africa. The latest […]
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When we examined Africa’s prospects of hosting Formula One again in August 2025, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa were among the countries in contention. Rwanda has now emerged as the first to make it happen, with Formula One confirming a 10-year agreement to host the African Grand Prix in the early 2030s. The announcement, […]
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The ever-recurring conflicts between the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groups in Delta State are as tangled a web as they come, but when two of the country’s top-ranked cruiserweights from either side of the Niger Delta, Ezra Arenyeka and Godday “Zodsolo” Appah, were billed to meet in a WBO Africa cruiserweight title “Peace Fight,” it […]
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