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African champions D’Tigress will know their group opponents in the upcoming Olympic qualifying tournament next week. The Nigerian side qualified for the final stage of the qualifier in July when they emerged as the Women’s Afrobasketball Champions. D’Tigeress despite not having a decent preparation proved too much for the rest of Africa to win theirContinue reading “Olympic Qualifier: D’Tigress To Know Opponents Oct 5”

The Confederation of African Football ( CAF) has announced the postponement of the 2024 Championship of African Nations ( CHAN) qualifiers. The Africa governing football body confirmed the postponement on Friday after the intending host is yet to be determined Algeria hosted the last edition of the competition and Senegal emerged as the winner forContinue reading “2024 CHAN: CAF Postpones Qualifiers”

Bendel Insurance have been eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup following a 1-0 defeat to RS Berkane of Morocco. Youssef Zghoudi beat an offside trap early in the first half to score the only goal of the game. The Moroccans held Bendel Insurance to a 2-2 draw in the first leg two weeks ago atContinue reading “RS Berkane Bundle Bendel Insurance Out of CAF Confederation Cup”

The Nigeria Premier Football League opener involving Sporting Lagos and Gombe United has been postponed. The match was initially billed for Saturday, September 30, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan Lagos. It will now be held on Monday, October 2nd, at the same venue. The Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Davidson Owumi, stated thatContinue reading “Sporting Lagos NPFL tie rescheduled over logistics”

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars has been banned from registering new players ahead of the season by the league organizer. The ban was necessitated following the failure of the club to pay the mandatory N11.8m to former goalkeeper, Bassey Akpan for breach of contract. In a letter signed by the NPFL HeadContinue reading “NPFL: Kano Pillars Banned From Registering New Players”

The profile of former Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker Odion Jude Ighalo continues to soar in Saudi Arabia football with another magnificent performance in the King’s Cup. Al Wehdah defeated Abha 3-0 last weekend with Ighalo scoring the 3rd goal to help ensure full points. They faced Al Orubah in the round of 32 of theContinue reading “Kings Cup: Ighalo Shines as Al Wehda Zoom into Round Of 16”

African soccer governing body CAF has stated the period the 2025 and 2027 African Cup of Nations will take place. The football body on Wednesday announced Morocco as the host of the 2025 edition while the Central African Nations consisting of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the 2027. CAF has made it clear thatContinue reading “Summer AFCON 2025, 2027”

Morocco has won the right to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The North African nation beat neighbors Algeria and Nigeria to host the tournament after securing 22 votes, compared to none from their competitors. The World Cup semi-finalists will be hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time in their history,Continue reading “Morocco Gets CAF Nod For 2025 AFCON Hosting Right, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania name 2027 AFCON Host”

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will take on Cape Verde in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Cape Verde booked a date with Nigeria after beating Liberia 6-2 on aggregate in the first round. Cape Verde defeated Liberia 3-2 in the second leg in Monrovia on TuesdayContinue reading “2024 WAFCONQ: Super Falcons To Face Cape Verde In 2nd Round”

Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu continued his impressive performance in the Turkish Super Lig with Trabzonspor. Last Sunday, Onuachu marked his debut for Trabzonspor with a goal as they thrashed Besiktas 3-0, The Nigerian International meanwhile sustained an injury in his opening game with the club The former Genk forward recovered in time toContinue reading “Onuachu goal, Assist in vain as Hatayspor Beat Trabzonspor”

Nigerian Referee Patience Ndidi Madu, has been named to officiate the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers’ second leg clash between Mali and Central African Republic later this week Mali thrashed Central African Republic 7-1, in the first leg last week. The second leg is billed to take place at the Stade 26 Mars, Bamako.Continue reading “2024 AWFCONQ: Nigerian Referee To Officiate Mali Vs CAR Clash”

Barring any last-minute change, the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League has gotten a kick-off date. The league was initially slated to kick off in late August but was shifted due to logistics reasons. Saturday, September 30 has now been officially announced as the commencement date for the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football LeagueContinue reading “NPFL Gets September 30 Kickoff Date, Take Off Grant”

Super Eagles goal machine Victor Osimhen has reportedly apologized to coach Rudi Garcia following a spat on the touchlines during the team’s 0-0 draw away at Bologna on Sunday. It had been a frustrating evening for Osimhen, who missed the chance to put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot, before being subbed off by GarciaContinue reading “Osimhen Begs Coach, Teammates After Spat In Bologna Draw”

Sensational table tennis star, Aruna Quadri, moved up two spots from 18th to 16th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation World Rankings for men’s singles. The victory of Nigeria table tennis star Aruna Quadri at the just concluded African Championship in Rades, Tunisia is yielding an instant impact, which was his eighth African tableContinue reading “ITTF Rankings: Aruna Quadri moves up two steps”

Super Eagles Goalkeeper Ojo Olorunleke has expressed that Enyimba’s lack of competitive matches will not affect the team during their African Football League clash against Wydad Casablanca of Morocco. The two-time CAF Champions League winners will face the North African side in the quarter-final of the inaugural edition of the competition. The first leg isContinue reading “African Football League: Enyimba Captain Assures Readiness For Wydad Casablanca”