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Super Falcons of Nigeria have been named the Women’s Team of the Year at the CAF 2023 Awards following their impressive showing at the World Cup earlier in the year. The Super Falcons were amongst the three African nations that historically reached the FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 at last year’s global showpiece […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s female striker, Asisat Oshoala, has won the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of The Year. The 27-year-old striker, who played a key role in Barcelona Femeni’s UEFA Women’s Champions League success last season, beats South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda to win the award on Monday, December 11 in Morocco. The Barcelona Femeni […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Eagles superstar, Victor Osimhen has been crowned as the 2023 African Footballer of the Year, men’s category, at the 2023 CAF award ceremony. The Napoli striker saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah to win the award on Monday, December 11. Osimhen’s win has now ended Nigeria’s 24-year-old […]
Continue ReadingIn the realm of boxing, the roar of the crowds and the knockout punches often translate into multi-million dollar paychecks, propelling fighters into the upper echelons of wealth. Standing tall among the world’s wealthiest active boxers is the British-Nigerian heavyweight powerhouse, Anthony Joshua, commanding a staggering net worth of $80m (N80bn), making him the second-richest pugilist […]
Continue ReadingThe 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist, Elizabeth Oshoba, has emerged as the new International Boxing female super-featherweight champion after defeating Italian boxer, Martina Reighi on Saturday. Oshoba, in what was her first title fight in her sixth professional bout, secured a unanimous decision win over Reighi at the MECA Regent Circus in Swindon, Wilshire, United […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria failed to close the gap on group leaders South Africa after playing another 1-1 draw against The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Hure Stadium in Bature, Rwanda on Sunday afternoon. With the Bafana Bafana beating Benin Republic in their group opener on Saturday in Pretoria, the pressure was on Jose Peseiro’s […]
Continue ReadingCameroonian mixed martial arts fighter, Francis Ngannou knocked down World heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in round three of their fight which took place in Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning, October 29. An unshaken Fury was able to continue the fight that went through the full 10 rounds. Fury, the unbeaten holder of one of the […]
Continue ReadingInternet search engine technology, Google has celebrated legendary Super Eagles and international footballer, Rashidi Yekini with a special doodle on his 60th posthumous birthday. The doodle also put out a bio about the iconic striker: “Today’s Doodle celebrates iconic Nigerian footballer Rashidi Yekini, an accomplished forward nicknamed the “Goalsfather” for his ability to sneak shots […]
Continue ReadingA football fanatic dog watched a football game with its owner on a television. The dog, by demonstration, showed it was interested in the game even more than its owner, also a football fan. Watch a video of the dog in the post below: https://twitter.com/i/status/1708198778174345445 Video: The Best Figen, X (Twitter)
Continue ReadingSheffield United footballer, Maddy Cusack has died at the age of 27, the club has revealed. Cusack, named vice-captain last month, had just started her sixth season with the Blades in the Women’s Championship and was the longest-serving player in their current squad. A statement on the club’s official website reads: ‘Sheffield United Football Club […]
Continue ReadingWorld Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) says it has begun the process of challenging the decision to clear Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan of doping violations after the body charged her with three whereabout failures in July before she was cleared by a panel in August. Amusan who just won her third consecutive women’s 100m hurdles Diamond League […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan has emerged as the winner of the Diamond League trophy for a third consecutive time. Amusan, on Sunday night in Oregon, United States, finished first with a time of 12.33s to emerge winner of the keenly contested 100m hurdles event. Her eternal rivals in the […]
Continue ReadingAll 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that five-time AFCON champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star studded list of qualified teams. A breakdown of the qualified countries shows […]
Continue ReadingEmbattled president of the Spanish Football Federation (SFF), Luis Rubiales, has resigned following criticism for kissing Spain forward, Jenni Hermoso, at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was not consensual and she filed a legal complaint last Tuesday. Rubiales said he had submitted his resignation […]
Continue ReadingWomen football international and Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or after a successful campaign with Barcelona Femeni. French Football organisers of the award, listed the nominees in a tweet on their handle Wednesday evening, September 6, and included the Nigerian among the 30-member shortlist. The superlative player […]
Continue ReadingOluwatobiloba Amusan, Nigeria’s track golden girl has failed to defend her 100 meter hurdles World title after finishing 6th in the final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Thursday. Jamaica’s Danielle Williams won the title in a season-best of 12.43s while Olympic champion, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn came second in 12.44s and […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons of Nigeria have been ranked the 10th best team at the just concluded 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. On Sunday, Spain won the competition for the first time after beating England 1-0 in the final. The Falcons also finished the competition as the highest ranked African team. The […]
Continue ReadingSpain has beaten the European champions, England 1-0 to become the Women’s World Cup champions in the 2023 final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Captain Olga Carmona fired Spain ahead in the 29th minute, coolly finishing in the right-hand corner after a rapid counter-attack. Spain got a penalty kick in the 68th minute […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Thursday, the Nigeria’s track & field golden girl, Tobi Amusan has been cleared of anti-doping rule violations, for allegedly missing three tests in 12 months, with the provisional suspension placed on her, lifted with immediate effect. This means the Nigerian world champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, will take […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian boxer and former two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has delivered a seventh-round knockout of Robert Helenius in their heavyweight affair making it his first KO win since he defeated Kubrat Puliev on December 12, 2020. Joshua was originally set for his third clash with Whyte at the O2 Arena, having lost to his […]
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