For the first time since the World Cup tournament began in 1930, as many as 48 countries will be contesting at the expanded 2026 edition. It’s also the first time nine African nations will have a chance to improve on their long-standing medal drought. In all these, the continent’s most populous country, Nigeria, won’t be […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria had their wings clipped following a 1-1 draw against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, September 9. With six points ahead of Nigeria in Group C, South Africa were in a comfortable position before the fixture […]
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Oleksandr Usyk, the two-time undisputed heavyweight world champion and one of the greats of his era, is the latest to endorse Moses Itauma, the British-Nigerian prodigy who has taken the boxing world by storm. “Great man, great fight. I think Itauma is the future of boxing. I like this guy. Yeah, definitely (he’s ready for […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria kept the flicker of their 2026 World Cup hopes alive with a 1-0 win over the Wasps of Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday, September 6. Reeling from a dismal draw against Zimbabwe in Uyo in their last qualifier in March, the Super Eagles, desperate […]
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Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named his official 23-man squad for Nigeria’s September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and South Africa. Trimmed down from the 31-man provisional list released last week, the final squad for the must-win qualifiers features captain William Troost-Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a 31-man provisional squad for the Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup qualification matches against Rwanda and South Africa on September 6 and 9, respectively. In what are must-win matches for Nigeria — having picked up just six points from six games and sitting precariously in fourth place […]
Nigeria’s men’s senior basketball team, the D’Tigers, have been knocked out of the 2025 AfroBasket tournament following a 91–75 loss to Senegal in their quarterfinal showdown at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda in Angola on Wednesday, August 21. The 2025 AfroBasket, the 31st edition of Africa’s premier national men’s basketball championship, kicked off in […]
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“I have loved every moment but feel that now, after three wonderful years in Bergamo, it’s the right time to move on and experience a new adventure,’’ an emotionally detached Ademola Lookman shared midway through the ongoing summer transfer window in what was in parts an accusatory dig at Atalanta B.C’s ownership and a goodbye […]
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Come what may in their August 19 group finale against Congo, the Super Eagles B will leave with little to savour, having set out for Tanzania with hopes of claiming their first CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) title. CHAN, Africa’s second-tier men’s national competition exclusive to players active in their countries’ domestic leagues, kicked […]
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In a final bid to qualify for the Diamond League season-ending final, four Nigerian athletes, headlined by world record holder Tobi Amusan, will compete at the 12th leg of the 2025 Diamond League in Silesia, Poland, on Saturday, August 16. Nigeria’s highly rated hurdler Tobi Amusan will be in contention in the women’s 100m […]
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A quartet of Nigerian athletes headlined by Favour Ofili and Kanyinsola Ajayi, alongside Chukwuebuka Enekwechi and Samuel Ogazi, will feature at the 2025 Gyulai István Memorial, also known as the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, later Tuesday. Ofili, who made headlines in June over her reported decision to switch allegiance to Turkey following a series […]
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The D’Tigress of Nigeria received a heroes’ welcome at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday, August 4, following their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket in Côte d’Ivoire. The win came courtesy of a 78–64 victory over Mali in a tense final at the packed Palais des Sports de […]
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