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In a significant move that underscores Adamawa State’s growing commitment to sports, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri proudly announced the visit of the President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, to the state’s capital, Yola. The governor shared this momentous event on his official social media platform, X, reflecting his enthusiasm for the futureContinueContinue reading “Governor Fintiri Welcomes NFF President Ibrahim Gusau to Adamawa, Vows to Transform State into Football Powerhouse”

The Nigerian Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has lauded Rena Wakama, the coach of the Nigerian female basketball team, for being named the Best Coach at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In a statement shared on his official social media X platform, Senator Enoh praised Wakama’s exceptional leadership, which propelled the D’TigressContinueContinue reading “Minister Hails Rena Wakama for Historic Achievement as Best Coach at Paris 2024 Olympics”

Senator John Owan Enoh, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, has publicly expressed his deep disappointment over Nigeria’s subpar performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Sharing his sentiments on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the Minister issued an apology to Nigerians, acknowledging that the nation’s results fell far short of expectations. “The Paris 2024ContinueContinue reading “Minister of Sports Apologizes for Nigeria’s Underperformance at Paris 2024 Olympics, Vows for Better Future”

Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Finidi George as the interim coach of the country’s senior football team, Super Eagles. George is a former Super Eagles player and coach of Enyimba FC of Aba. He was a well-decorated player who made a name for himself at Ajax in the Netherlands, which won eight major titles, includingContinueContinue reading “Nigeria Appoints Ex-Player, Finidi George As Super Eagles Interim Coach Ahead Of Ghana, Mali Friendlies”

The High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Pretoria, South Africa has advised the Nigerian community to be careful and avoid provocative celebrations should the Super Eagles win the 2024 African Cup of Nations semi-final match with Bafana Bafana on Wednesday. The advice was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, titled: “Advisory OnContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Government Warns Citizens In South Africa To Avoid ‘Provocative Celebrations’ If Super Eagles Win Bafana Bafana In Ongoing AFCON”

South African Dricus Du Plessis defeated Sean Strickland to win the UFC middleweight title with a split-decision victory in the main event of UFC 297 in Toronto. The pair engaged in a bitter war of words before the fight and even a brawl in the crowd of UFC 296 but Strickland was very controlled onceContinueContinue reading “South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis Defeats Sean Strickland To Become New Middleweight Champion With Victory At UFC 297”

The Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper, Jesus Owono, made some saves to deny the wasteful Nigerian team, which earned him the Man of the Match title. The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea in their first match of the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast on Sunday. EquatorialContinueContinue reading “Nigeria’s Super Eagles Begin AFCON 2023 With Disappointing Draw With Equatorial Guinea”

The Super Eagles faltered 2-0 against Guinea in a pre-AFCON friendly game in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday, raising concerns about Nigeria’s readiness for the competition which begins this week.  Nigeria named a strong side for the game with returning William Troost-Ekong captaining the side while South Africa-based goalkeeper Stanley NwabaliContinueContinue reading “Guinea Clip Super Eagles’ Wings In Pre-AFCON Game”

Liverpool lead the way in a tantalisingly poised Premier League title race heading into 2024 with just six points separating the top five. Champions Manchester City are ominously poised to strike in the new year despite a dip in form from last season’s treble winners, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham are also in theContinueContinue reading “Five talking points from the first half of the Premier League season”

After the fourth round, Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable, was declared winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha, on Wednesday. The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment, held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, started after 1am and lasted about 40 minutes. The pair hadContinueContinue reading “Portable beats Charles Okocha in a celebrity boxing fight”