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Tunisia Players Tunisia played out a goalless draw with South Africa to crash out of the 2023 Africa Nations Cup, while lowly-rated Namibia advance to the second round. The Carthage Eagles needed a win to qualify for the second round but they struggled to break down a resolute South African …

Clubs, match officials and some spectators hurriedly left the stadium on Sunday as the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 19 fixture involving hosts Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan and Enyimba International ended in chaos after the loss by the home team. Some of the fans …

Sadiq Umar The Nigeria Football Federation has denied allegations of negligence and unprofessional conduct concerning the withdrawal of Spain-based forward Sadiq Umar from the Super Eagles squad for the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Umar had to step down from the squad due to an injury …

President Bola Tinubu The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the approval of N12 billion disbursement to address the outstanding backlog owed to Nigeria’s national teams. Enoh disclosed this on Friday while speaking in Abuja. He said the gesture would go a long …

Jose Peseiro (CREDIT: AFP) Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, on Saturday, batted away concerns the Super Eagles’ attacking prowess is not matched in other areas of their team as they prepare to begin their Africa Cup of Nations bid. The three-time champions open their campaign against Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan …

AFCON 2023   The Lagos government on Saturday assured residents of the state of exciting times at its 20 viewing centres for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The State Government has also revealed that the number of the viewing centres had been increased from 15 to 20 to …

Paris 2024 Paralympics Nigeria men’s para-volleyball national team will face Egypt, Morocco and Kenya in group A of the African qualifiers for a place at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Nigeria will host the African qualifiers between January 29 and February 3, 2024, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National …

Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored a goal and set up another as his club, Napoli defeated Cagliari 2-1 in a Serie ‘A’ match on Saturday. Osimhen, who recently won the African Footballer Award of the Year, opened the scoring midway into the second half. Mario Rui produced a beautiful lofted …

Victor Osimhen, the newly crowned CAF 2023 African Player of The Year, on Tuesday penned a gratifying message to celebrate his top prize. In an extended message posted on his X account, the Napoli striker told an inspiring story of how he started as a hawker on the streets of …

Aston Villa’s John McGinn Celebrates His Goal Against Arsenal Aston Villa continued their impressive run with a stunning 1-0 win over Arsenal at Villa Park on Saturday. Unai Emery’s men followed up the 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday to record another statement win to the delight of their …