Category: Sport

FG to lift ban on fans soon – Minister Johnny Edward 30 June 2021 Kindly share this story: Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has assured that the stadium ban imposed by the Federal Government and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 will be lifted soon, The PUNCH reports. Dare made this known […]

Agency Report28 June 2021 The Nigerian men’s 4x100m relay team will not compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after missing their last chance to qualify on Sunday. It’s the third consecutive time the country will fail to qualify for the event. Nigerian quartet Enoch Adegoke, Jerry Jakpa, Godson Brume and Usheoritse Itsekiri was left […]

Kelvin Ekerete 28 June 2021 Kindly share this story: The Abia State Government has condemned the attack on Enyimba players in Jos, following their goalless draw against home side Plateau United in a Nigeria Professional Football League match on Sunday. The attack left two Enyimba players – defender Dare Olatunji and goalkeeper Sabirou Bassa-Djeri injured. […]

The Annual Akogun Football Competition kicked off today, June 24th of 2021 in Oka Akoko; the opening match was played between Charity FC Ikanmu and Rising Pius FC of Ebinrin. This year edition of the competition is the 3rd edition as the Annual Football Competition could not hold last year due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. […]

Kelvin Ekerete 9 June 2021 Kindly share this story: Super Eagles coach, Gernot, Rohr, has attributed the team’s inability to grab a win against Cameroon in their doubleheader international friendly at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria to the absence of his key players. The Indomitable Lions held the Eagles to a goalless draw on […]

Rohr eyes third win over Cameroon Johnny Edward 4 June 2021 Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will be aiming for his third win in four games against Cameroon on Friday despite being without some of his key players for the game, The PUNCH reports. The Eagles will be without Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, Simy Nwankwo, […]

Johnny Edward 28 May 2021 Kindly share this story: Former Super Eagles captain and coach Sunday Oliseh believes Villarreal were ‘tactically’ better to emerge as champions of the Europa League, following their impressive display in the final against Manchester United on Wednesday, The PUNCH reports. The Red Devils’ four-year wait for a trophy continued after Ole Gunnar […]

Ebenezer Bajela 14 May 2021 Kindly share this story: President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, says the Super Eagles will play a Grade A friendly in June, despite the postponement of the World Cup qualifiers. The Eagles were initially scheduled to start their 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying campaign in June, but had […]

Kelvin Ekerete27 April 2021Kindly share this story: There might be a clash in the future between reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Conor McGregor after both superstars reignited their rivalry on social media on Monday.Usman defended his welterweight title for the fourth time with a second round knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal at the […]