Category: Sport

Kelvin Ekerete Tickets for the Nigeria versus Lesotho 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday were sold for as much as N15,000 despite a directive from the Lagos State Government that tickets were free and should not be sold, The PUNCH reports.The Confederation of African Football had allowed the […]

Johnny Edward Super Eagles players in the English Premier League and the Championship will self-isolate for 10 days on their return to the United Kingdom, The PUNCH reports. The Eagles have in their ranks six players who would return to England after helping the national team qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations billed […]

STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO REVIVE ONDO FOOTBALL CLUBS; ISSUES RESOLUTION Important Stakeholder in the Ondo State Football which is made up of technocrats and managers, referees and coaches both active and retired, football veterans or ex internationals, representatives of private and State clubs including former commissioners for sports, former Chairmen and Board members of Ondo State […]

‘Tana Aiyejina As part of its determination to ensure the National Sports Festival holds, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has swung into action to use Abuja as an alternative venue for the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival, should the need arise, The PUNCH has exclusively learnt.The festival, which has suffered […]

Fans of Katsina United held players and officials of Kwara United hostage for over an hour after their 2-1 home loss to the Harmony Boys in a Nigeria Professional Football League fixture played on Sunday. The visitors had taken the lead through Afeez Nosiru in the fifth minute but were pegged back in the 30th […]

Johnny Edward Officials of the Super Eagles team have questioned the COVID-19 test results of Alex Iwobi.The Everton forward missed Saturday’s 1-0 away win against Benin Republic after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus.The 24-year-old, who was in line for his 39th appearance for the Eagles, was replaced by Galatasaray’s Henry Onyekuru. A team official who […]

Nigerian Basketball Federation vice president Babs Ogunade has stated that the chances of players from the domestic league making D’Tigers squad for the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics are very slim, The PUNCH reports.The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 7.Ogunade said it would be ridiculous to invite players who […]

Chad were disqualified from 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said in a statement.The move by the Cairo-based organisation follows the unexplained dissolution of the Chadian national football federation by the sports ministry in the central African country.Chad were already bottom of qualifying Group A.Namibia and Mali, who […]

Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea have been handed a major advantage by not having to travel for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.The first leg between the Spanish league leaders and the Blues was played in Romanian capital Bucharest as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions.Both legs of […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return from injury for AC Milan’s Europa League last 16, second-leg clash against the Swede’s former club Manchester United in the San Siro, coach Stefano Pioli said on Wednesday.Pioli said that forward Ibrahimovic and midfielder Ismael Bennacer are both fit to play a role on Thursday as Milan target the quarter-finals with […]