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Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, had their first training session in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday evening at Cancha Liga Training Pitch. The session, which lasted for 2 hours, was supervised by head coach Aliyu Zubair. This comes after a recovery session in the morning at the team’s base, Le Meridien Hotel. The Flying Eagles were scheduled to continue training on Thursday in their build-up ahead […]
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has resumed full training with Atalanta after reuniting with coach Ivan Juric and his teammates on Thursday morning in Zingonia. The Super Eagles star, who admitted he had been going through a difficult personal period, asked to be reintegrated into the squad and trained with the group for the first time […]
Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzurike bowed out of the men’s 200m event at the World Athletics Championships after finishing 7th in the last semifinal heat. The former U20 World Champion clocked 20.26s, ending his quest to reach the final. The race was dominated by reigning World Champion Noah Lyles, who stormed to victory in a blistering World […]
Jose Mourinho has officially agreed to take charge of Benfica, marking a remarkable return to the club where he first began his managerial career almost 25 years ago. The appointment comes in the wake of Bruno Lage’s dismissal following Benfica’s shock 3-2 defeat at home to Qarabag in the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho, who managed […]
Legendary Super Falcons defender Onome Ebi has officially announced her retirement from professional football, bringing an illustrious career spanning over two decades to a close. Ebi, born in Lagos in 1983, is celebrated as one of Africa’s most accomplished footballers. She made history as the first African player, male or female, to feature in six […]
Team Nigeria enjoyed a memorable outing on Day 5 of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with Ezekiel Nathaniel and Udodi Onwuzurike delivering standout performances. Nathaniel wrote his name into the history books by qualifying for the final of the men’s 400m hurdles. Running from lane 8, the 21 year old produced a blistering […]
Galatasaray will be without star striker Victor Osimhen when they open their UEFA Champions League campaign against Eintracht Frankfurt. The Nigerian forward picked up an ankle injury during the Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup qualifier against Rwanda. Although he initially tried to continue, the pain forced him off minutes later. Following the setback, Galatasaray arranged […]
Nigerian sprint star Udodi Onwuzurike launched his campaign in the men’s 200m at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships, securing a solid second place finish in his opening heat. Onwuzurike clocked 20.27s, crossing the line behind American sprinter Kenny Bednarek, who took victory with a time of 19.98s. The result sees the 21 year old Nigerian […]
A jinx was broken on the tracks of Tokyo as Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel 🇳🇬 blazed his way into the men’s 400m hurdles final at the 2025 World Championships, clocking an impressive 47.47s to win his semifinal. Nathaniel’s brilliant run saw him finish ahead of Ismail Abakar of Qatar, who set a personal best of 47.61s, […]
The U17 Boys National Team, Golden Eaglets, will on Wednesday depart the country for the city of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire where they will participate in this year’s WAFU-B U17 Boys Tournament. In their final friendly game before the tournament, the Eaglets drew 0-0 with Mop Stars FC on Monday. The team played a […]
