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I cried when I saw Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning jump – Adeshina

28th August 2024

Lagos table tennis boss laments players exodus

The chairman of the Lagos State Table Tennis Association (LSTTA), Tunji Lawal, has expressed concern over the exodus of players to other states due to a lack of support. The trend, according to him, h...

30th August 2024
Efunkoya Cadet Table Tennis Championship

Nigerian athletes falter at U-20 World Champs

Nigerian athletes have failed to live up to expectations at the ongoing World U-20 Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru, having missed the podium in two finals aside from other poor displays in the h...

30th August 2024
Prestina Ochonogor

Atanda Musa pledges table tennis devt

Nigerian table tennis icon, Atanda Musa, has reaffirmed his commitment to revitalising the sport in Nigeria following the success of his maiden National Cadet Invitational Championships. The former Co...

29th August 2024
Atanda Musa

NPFL refs get pay rise, gadgets

Referees in the Nigeria Premier Football League will smile to the bank in the 2024/25 season, which begins on Saturday following the decision of the NPFL board to raise their pay by 50 per cent, aside...

28th August 2024
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Tanimu considers England, Egypt offers

Super Eagles defender Benjamin Tanimu looks to switch clubs this summer and is reportedly weighing up offers from clubs in England and Egypt, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to sources in Tanzan...

28th August 2024
Benjamin Tanimu

Nwagua dumps Rivers United for Saudi club

Rivers United forward Nyima Nwagua is already in Saudi Arabia to finalise his move to Saudi Arabia’s second-division side, Al Sadd FC, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nwagua last played for the 2022 Nig...

28th August 2024
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‘Chelsea, PSG still interested in Osimhen’

As the transfer window approaches its final hours, one of the most captivating sagas still unresolved is the future of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, with transfer experts David Ornstein and Fabrizio...

28th August 2024
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How NFF settled for Labbadia – Official

Revelations have emerged on how German coach Bruno Labbadia landed the Super Eagle job, despite not being mentioned among the coaches linked with the position until a few hours before his appointment,...

28th August 2024
Bruno Labbadia

AFCON: Ekong, Aina, Awoniyi return for qualifiers

New Al-Kholood FC of Saudi defender William Troost-Ekong is back in the national team for the first time since the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast, as well as Nottingham Forest duo Olaoluwa Aina and Taiwo A...

28th August 2024
William Troost-Ekong

Paralympics: Nigeria get tough t’tennis draws

Team Nigeria will begin their Paris 2024 Paralympic Games campaign on Thursday in the table tennis event following Monday’s draw at the South Paris Arena, where the intense competition will unfold o...

28th August 2024
NIGERIA PARALYMPIC TEAM

Ochonogor eyes U-20 champs medal

Paris Olympics finalist Prestina Ochonogor is aiming for a podium finish in the women’s long jump event of the 2024 World U-20 Athletics Championship in Lima, Peru, heading into the final on Day 2 o...

28th August 2024
2024 World U-20 Athletics Championship

Iwobi, Ndidi fired up for 2025 AFCON qualifiers

Super Eagles midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi are charged up for the upcoming 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda as the national team look to redeem themselves in the next...

27th August 2024
Alex Iwobi

NFF setting Eagles up for failure — Ex-stars

Nigeria’s ex-internationals have cast a shadow of doubt over the Super Eagles ability to make a flying start to their 2025 AFCON qualifying campaign, no thanks to the inability of the Nigeria Footba...

27th August 2024
NFF

Atanda Musa floats youth table tennis tourney

Nigerian table tennis icon Atanda Musa is hosting a two-day national invitational cadet championship at the Lagos Country Club from Monday, August 26 to Tuesday, August 27 (today). The former Commonwe...

27th August 2024
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Moses opens Nantes account for new season

•Moses opens Nantes account for new season; Emegha also on target As the first international break approaches, Moses Simon opened his goal account for the season in France as Nigerian players abroad...

26th August 2024
MOSES AND EMEGHA

Paralympics: Nigeria eye medals in table tennis

Nigeria’s eight-man table tennis squad to the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, tutored by Nasiru Sule, is determined to bring medals home from the event that begins on Thursday, August 29. The Paralympics...

26th August 2024
NASIRU SULE

Olajide, Eyakpobeyan join NCAA

Nigerian sprinters Olayinka Olajide and Justina Eyakpobeyan have completed their switches to the National Christian College Athletic Association in the USA, joining the long list of Nigerian athletes ...

26th August 2024
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NFF mourns Heartland coach, Obi

The Nigeria Football Federation has described the death of Heartland FC coach and former U-20 goalkeeper, Christian Obi, as shocking and sad. Heartland’s Media Officer, Olatunde Liadi confirmed ...

24th August 2024
Christian Obi

Lookman more technical than Osimhen – Peseiro

Former Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro believes Atlanta forward Ademola Lookman is more technical than his Super Eagles teammate and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Peseiro...

24th August 2024
OSIMHEN AND LOOKMAN

France name Renard’s successor amid Eagles link

Herve Renard’s successor as head coach of the France women’s team has been revealed, meaning the 55-year-old could now take his fifth job in Africa, having been linked with the Super Eagles job. O...

24th August 2024
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UPDATED: Heartland lose coach in ghastly crash

Heartland FC were involved in a ghastly accident, with their head coach and former Nigeria goalkeeper Christian Obi losing his life. According to sketchy reports on the club’s Facebook page, the acc...

23rd August 2024
Heartland FC accident scene

Rangers, Zilimadjou tie still 50-50 – Ilechukwu

Despite securing a 1-0 win in the first leg of their CAF Champions League first round preliminary tie against Zilimadjou FC of Comoros, Enugu Rangers coach Fidelis Ilechukwu believes the game is still...

23rd August 2024
ILECHUKWU

‘Remo ready to win ‘war’ against AS FAR’

Remo Stars captain Junior Nduka has described their CAF Champions League first round, first leg win over AS FAR of Morocco as winning a battle, while the war still lies ahead in the return leg on Sund...

23rd August 2024
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Oluwafemiayo eyes second Paralympics gold in Paris

Commonwealth Games Champion Folashade Oluwafemiayo says her next target is to win her second Paralympic gold medal at the upcoming Paris 2024 Paralympics, which hold from August 28 to September 8. Olu...

23rd August 2024
OLUWAFEMIAYO

Learn from me, Esin tells Osimhen

Ex-Nigeria international Etim Esin has weighed in on the lingering transfer of Napoli Striker, Victor Osimhen, attributing the delay to off-field issues, especially the player’s outburst against for...

21st August 2024
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