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By Gowon Akpodonor An attempt by a Nigerian to scuttle the ambition of the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, from seeking a position for the FIFA Council next month in Rabat, Morocco, […]

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Peter Obi, said he was pained to hear of the death of Joe Erico, a former Nigerian International and Super Eagles’ Assistant […]

Abuja 2003 All Africa Games gold medalist, Gbenga Oluokun has revealed how he almost took his life on two occasions due to depression. The skillful boxer, who represented Nigeria at Athens 2004 Olympic Games in […]

Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir played their Champions League match to a conclusion on Wednesday, 24 hours after it had been suspended, with Neymar scoring a hat-trick before saying both teams had felt compelled to […]

African Pillar of Sports and Forbes rated Billionaire, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has indicated interest in buying the English Premier league club, Arsenal Footbal Club with a bid of 35% stake. On Kalu’s Twitter handle […]

Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has urged the Nigerian Football Federation to take a bold decision on Gernot Rohr if the Super Eagles downward slide continues, Sunday PUNCH reports. The Eagles recent draws against […]

In the aftermath of the two matches between the Leone Stars and the Super Eagles, I have refused to make any comments. I have been besieged with questions about why I have remained silent. I […]

Gernot Rohr is ‘not good enough’ to coach Nigeria to success, according to former Super Eagle Yakubu Aiyegbeni. With the Super Eagles producing a sub par performance in the latest international break, questions have arisen […]

True to what is usually said about Nigeria being a country with millions of football experts and analysts, the Super Eagles’ Friday 4-4 draw against the Sierra Leonean side has again afforded this assorted collection […]

Victor Osimhen, Super Eagles forward, says equalling late Rashidi Yekini’s goal tally in the national team is “heavy for me but achievable.” With 37 goals in 58 appearances for the national team, Yekini remains Nigeria’s […]

Sebastian Osigwe, a newly invited Super Eagles goalkeeper, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. FC Lugano of Switzerland confirmed Osigwe’s COVID-19 status in a statement on their official website on Thursday. The 26-year-old was […]

Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus and Portugal’s talismanic forward, has recovered from COVID-19 — nearly three weeks after initially testing positive for the disease. The five-time Balon D’Or winner, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on […]

Hopefully, the just concluded round of friendly fixtures should give Gernot Rohr quality assessment and idea for adjustment with his Super Eagles troops. The Super Eagles played a better game against Tunisia than that against […]

For some reason, Odion Jude Ighalo’s certain exit from Manchester United may have a sad bearing on us all. Maybe it is due to the nature of his story; boyhood United supporter living his dream […]

As Nigeria celebrates 60 years of independence, it becomes only normal to look at the sporting area of the self-acclaimed giant of Africa. And what a journey it has been! Nigeria’s sporting history has witnessed […]

The English Premier League is back and as expected, a weekend of talking points have emerged right from our screens.The opening weekend of every season is usually highly anticipated. You get to see your favourite teams […]

The Premier League is set for full force on Saturday as the curtain opens for the 2020/21 season. And as expected, a new season begs for a fresh round of hostilities as clubs will go […]

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st international goals for Portugal to lead his country to a 2-0 win over ten-men Sweden in the UEFA Nations League match played on Tuesday. The five-time Ballon d’Or […]