Anthony Joshua, the former world heavyweight champion who lost his belts to OleksandrUsyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2021, will face Francis Ngannou in a 10-round heavyweight clash called ‘Knockout Chaos’ on Friday, March 8, 2024, by 4 p.m. GMT, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight is scheduled for a Friday, instead of…
In the grand finale of the 1984 African Nations Cup, Nigeria scored first in the first half and ended up as losers. That was exactly what happened on February 11, 2024. William Troost Ekong’s header was not enough to give the Super Eagles glory. Musa Lawal beat Indomitable Lions goalkeeper, Joseph Antoine Bell, ten minutes…
Stanley Nwabali has reportedly earned a whooping N112 million after helping Nigeria’s Super Eagles to winning silver on his AFCON debut, which was hosted by the Ivory Coast. Chippa United goalkeeper became one of the biggest revelations and outstanding players at the continent’s biggest football fiesta. Nwabali who displaced Francis Uzoho for the Super Eagles…
Ivory Coast lost two out of three group matches but still got to the final. They had a second chance and took it seriously. Don’t play with the second chance life gives you. Don’t give up on yourself! Ivory Coast were beaten 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea, yet they bounced back to the final while Equatorial…
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and piece of land. President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the Council…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations may have come and gone, but some of the stories that happened behind the scenes are beginning to emerge. The tournament ended on Sunday with the host nation Ivory Coast defeating Nigeria 2-1 in the final. There was nothing controversial about the victory, as the Elephants came out fighting…
The Akinuwa of Agbor Kingdom, Chief (Dr) Cairo Ojougboh and a serving member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), simply identified as Samuel, on Wednesday, slumped and died while watching Nigeria’s Super Eagles clash with South Africa in a penalty shootout. It was reported that Ojougboh gave up the ghost as soon as a penalty kick…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has reportedly been threatened by South Africans not to return to his clubside, Chippa United following his heroics against the country. Nwabali, who has been impressive for Super Eagles in the AFCON so far, plies his trade for Chippa United in South Africa. While speaking on Channels Television on Thursday,…
Bafana Bafana of South Africa have joined Nigerians to celebrate the advancement of the Super Eagles into the final of the ongoing 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday. They wrote, “Well done to Nigeria for making it to the final of AFCON 2023 “South Africa Thank you so much for your…
The vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Shehu Dikko, has hailed head coach of the national team, Jose Peseiro, for his bold decision-making against South Africa. The Super Eagles needed a penalty shoot-out to see off Bafana Bafana in the semi-final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night. Dikko, writing on…
