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February 16, 2025 No Responses

Lagos City Marathon: Kenya, Ethiopia Runners Emerge Winners

Again, East African runners from Kenya and Ethiopia have dominated the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.The 2025 edition of the event, a 42km race, commenced at Western Avenue, in front of the National Stadium Surulere, and finished in front...

January 28, 2025 No Responses

AFCON 2025: Nigeria To Face Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn against Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Nigerian team was drawn in Group C during the ceremony that was held in Morocco on Monday. The mouthwatering...

January 8, 2025 No Responses

NFF Appoints Eric Chelle As Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. This was reached at its ”meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development S...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

Man Utd Draw 2-2 At Liverpool To Slow Reds’ Title Charge

A defiant Manchester United held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday but the runaway Premier League leaders moved six points clear at the top of the table. Cody Gakpo cancelled out Lisandro Martinez’s shock opener for United...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

Rodri Beats Vinicius, Bellingham To Win 2024 Ballon d’Or

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has emerged the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal. The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to...

February 12, 2024 No Responses

Ivory Coast Lifts AFCON Trophy, Beat Nigeria

Sebastien Haller was the hero for Ivory Coast again as the Elephants came from behind to beat Nigeria and win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final on home soil. The striker, flicked in Simon Adingra’s cross with the toe...

February 8, 2024 No Responses

AFCON: Nigeria To Face Cote d’Ivoire In Final On Sunday

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria’s substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday...

February 4, 2024 No Responses

AFCON: Ivory Coast Beat Mali, Reach Semi-Finals

Dramatic back-heel goal by Oumar Diakite in added time at the end of extra time gave hosts Ivory Coast a 2-1 win over Mali in Bouake on Saturday after a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. Reduced to 10 men...

September 21, 2023 No Responses

Arsenal Thrash PSV On Championship League Return

Arsenal returned to the Champions League in style as they started their first campaign in six years with an impressive win over PSV Eindhoven at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners wrapped up victory in their opening Group B game with a...

September 4, 2023 No Responses

NFF Extends Peseiro’s Contract

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended the contract of Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles Head coach. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the NFF and the Portuguese coach...

September 2, 2023 No Responses

Stallion NMN Excites Cricket Fans With World Cup Trophy Tour

Stallion NMN, the official Nissan representative in Nigeria, has completed hosting the Nigeria leg of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s World Cup trophy tour in association with the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). The cup was displayed to the publi...