Category: Sports

    FIFA says Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host this year’s Under-20 World Cup.   The decision to stop Indonesia staging the May 20 to June…

  President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the medal-winning efforts of several Nigerian athletes and their counterparts in other sports, saying that their dedication and commitment is awe-inspiring.   The President…

  Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles will hold their first training session on Monday at about 5 pm, ahead of their 2023 AFCON double-header qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau. The disclosure…

  Nantes winger, Moses Simon, will be one of the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ John Woods Hotel camp as invited players begin to stream in for the quickfire…

  A former coach of the Super Falcons, Ismaila Mabo, has died at the age of 80. His death was announced by his younger brother and a former Golden Eaglets…

BY ISAAC AFOLABI FIFA World Cup-bound Nigeria eased to a four-goal victory over Tunisia’s on Friday to claim the bronze medals at the 17th Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.…

  Kwara United Football Club have been granted approval by the Interim Management Committee of the Nigeria Professional Football League to adopt the Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure as their…

Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, on Thursday edged Uganda 1-0 in the quarter-final of the ongoing U-20 AFCON in Egypt to book a place in the semi-final of the…

BY ISAAC AFOLABI   The Interim Management Committee has suspended Shooting Stars’ camp commandant, Auwal Mohammed, for urinating on the football pitch during their Nigeria Professional Football League game against…

    The body of former Ghana international Christian Atsu has been found after a huge earthquake in Turkey, local media reported Saturday, quoting his manager.   Atsu, 31, was…