The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has made a bold move by appointing Jose Mourinho as the new manager of the Super Eagles, replacing interim head coach Finidi George who was deemed unworthy by the NFF executive. Mourinho, a well-known Portuguese manager, just landed at Lagos International Airport for the official signing of his contract and…
The Eagles of Mali defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in a friendly match in Marrakech, Morocco on Tuesday night. A first half goal from El Bilal Toure and a late second half goal from Kamory Doumbia gave Mali the victory over Nigeria at the Grand Stade de Marrakech. This latest defeat comes after the Super…
The Black Princesses of Ghana defeated Nigeria’s Falconets in the Under 20 women’s football final at the ongoing African Games. The match ended 2-1 in favour of Ghana after 120 minutes at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday night. Nigeria opened the scoring in the first half through LovethEdeh. However, Tracy Twum restored parity for…
Federation Internatonale de Football Association, FIFA, has declared that the Men’s and Women’s Under-17 World Cups will now be held annually, starting from 2025. Both the tournaments have been expanded as 48 teams will participate in the men’s edition whereas, there will be 24 teams vying for glory in the women’s category. This move marks…
Interim Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, said that he is happy with the team’s spirit, stating that Eagles will make Nigerians proud as they battle with the Black stars of Ghana and Mali ahead of the 2024 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria will take on Ghana in the first of the two friendlies…
The Nigerian hurdles sensation, Tobi Amusan, claimed victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the African Games in Ghana on Wednesday with an impressive time of 12.89 seconds. Amusan encountered a false-start scare during the initial race attempt, which could have led to her disqualification. Nevertheless, the officials decided to go easy on her and…
The Super Falconets of Nigeria sealed their place in the final of African Games 2023 with a commanding 2-0 victory over Uganda in Cape Coast, Ghana. The Ugandans put up a resolute performance in the match, keeping the Falconets at bay until they conceded two goals in the last 16 minutes of the encounter. Okah…
Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigerian former track and field athlete who holds the distinction of becoming the first Nigerian to win an individual track and field medal at the Olympic games, has been included in a 16-man Local Organizing Committee ahead of the 2024 National Sports Festival (NSF) to be held in Ogun State, by the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun….
The 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner, Segun Odegbami has charged the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to prioritise appointing a Nigerian head coach for the Super Eagles. Since Nigeria won her first AFCON trophy in 1980, ten foreign coaches have handled the men’s national team. Only Dutch tactician Clemens Westerhof repeated the feat, guiding the…
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua returned to training on Monday after brutally knocking out Francis Ngannou in the main event of their ‘Knockout Chaos’ clash on Friday, March 8. Joshua dropped the former UFC heavyweight champion three times in two rounds with the final right hand closing the show in dramatic fashion with Ngannou…
