Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday hosted Super Falcons duo Rasheedat Ajibade and Rofiat Imuran in Ede, his hometown, after their outing at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nigeria exited the tournament last week, after a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat against England in the round of 16. Both Ajibade…
Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa has ordered a purchase of an apartment worth 5million Naira to a veteran Kannywood Actor Abdullahi Kano, popularly known as Karkuzu Na Bodara. Musa also sent a cash gift of 500,000 to Karkuzu for his upkeep. This was coming after Baba Karkuzu granted interview to Zinariya TV narrating his predicament….
Lagos State Government has assured the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of her preparedness to provide good sporting facilities and the enabling environment to boost the interest of Nigeria in co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with the Republic of Benin. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat gave the assurance while receiving, on…
As Nigerians curiously await the ruling of the Athletics Integrity Unit on women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria says it is expecting the verdict in the next six days ahead of the 2023 World Championships, which will hold from August 19 to 27 in Budapest, Hungary. With eight days…
Some members of the Super Falcons to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the country following their elimination from the tournament against England on Monday. The Lionesses knocked Nigeria out 4-2 in a last-16 penalty shootout in Brisbane, with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick after Desire Oparanozie and…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has admitted it is “broke” as their standoff with the women’s national team over outstanding money continues. The football house says it could only disburse the funds if they get additional payments from FIFA. This was revealed by a former media officer of the Super Eagles, Colin Udoh, via his…
Tobi Amusan, world women’s 100 meters hurdles champion, is missing from Team Nigeria’s list for the 2023 World Athletics Championship. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Tuesday released a 26-member list comprising 11 male and 15 female athletes expected to represent the country at the competition in Hungary. Amusan was, however, excluded from the…
Nigeria will not play in the quarter-final at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the Super Falcons lost to England via penalty shoot-out in the Round of 16 on Monday. Nigeria had played a 0-0 draw with England after 120 minutes. Desire Oparanozie and Michelle Alozie missed…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated African champions D’Tigress after clinching the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title for the fourth consecutive time, The PUNCH reports. Following their triumph at the just-concluded tournament in Kigali, Rwanda, D’Tigress arrived Abuja on Sunday, where they were given a heroic welcome. The four-time champions arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via…
FIFA has opened investigations into an allegation of misconduct in relation to the Zambia women’s national team at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The Guardian reported that head coach of Zambia, Bruce Mwape, has been accused of rubbing his hands over the chest of one of his players. The incident allegedly happened two days before…
