Before the days of Jay-Jay Okocha, there was a playmaker in the Nigerian team who was a great dribbler and was even nicknamed “The African Maradona”, his name, Etim Esin. The Nigerian star footballer who could have been the World Best Player lost it all due to youthful exuberance. The Nigerian U-20 team was in…
Women’s 100m hurdles world record-holder, Tobi Amusan, in the early hours of Wednesday, confirmed that she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation. Amusan also promised to resolve the charges against her before this year’s competition, set to be held next month in Budapest. The 26-year-old Nigerian athlete disclosed this in a post…
Super Falcon’s head coach, Randy Waldrum, has expressed satisfaction with the team’s preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The nine-time African champions are currently sweating it out in Brisbane, Australia, ahead of the World Cup. Waldrum’s side will take on local side Lions FC in a friendly on Saturday. The American hinted that…
Nigerian-born mixed martial arts champion Israel Adesanya has posted images on Twitter of him training US tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. It comes head of a potential cage match between the boss of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and his rival Elon Musk – the South African-born entrepreneur who now heads Twitter. “We both have…
Forty-seven years after Nigeria boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and evacuated its athletes from the event, a member of Team Nigeria to the Games, Segun Odegbami, says “it was the most shattering experience of our lives.” Twenty-nine countries — mostly African and including Nigeria — boycotted the Montreal Games after the International Olympic Committee…
Nigeria has won the 2023 African U-21 Nations Women’s Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic. Nigeria defeated Ghana 3:0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-10) in the finals on Sunday night to clinch the title. The girls had earlier eased past local rivals, Ghana in their first match of the tournament with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-15,…
Super Falcons’ Asisat Oshoala has been shortlisted for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. The nomination was announced via France Football’s social media pages on Friday. Oshoala, the Nigerian forward, was nominated for the Socrates award category of the Ballon d’Or. The Socrates award identifies the best solidarity actions carried out by committee champions. Vinicius (Brazil/…
Nigeria forward, Kelechi Iheanacho is attracting the interest of Saudi Arabian clubs. According to transfer expert, Florian Plettenberg, several Saudi Arabian clubs have submitted offers for Iheanacho. Plettenberg however revealed that Leicester City are yet to take a decision on the future of the player. The 26-year-old is among the players looking to leave Leicester…
The Nigeria Football Federation has called off the bluff of Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum labeling him “an incompetent loud mouth who had found his voice now that he is about to achieve his only ambition of leading a national team to the Women’s World Cup.” “Everyone knows that FIFA pays preparation money for every…
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum has launched another scathing attack on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Waldrum and the Nigeria Football Federation have been at loggerheads in recent weeks over different issues ranging from the team list for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, preparations and non- payment of salaries. The American on the…
