Lionel Messi has described his start at former club Paris Saint Germain “very tough”, dubbing two successive failed Champions League bid a massive disappointment. “I came to Paris because I liked the club, because I had friends in the dressing room, it seemed easier for me to adapt rather than another destination I could have…
As a way of giving back to the community where he grew up, Nigerian football star, Ahmed Musa, has embarked on building schools and he recently visited one he newly opened. The footballer took to Instagram to post pictures of the visit. Meanwhile, Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has paid a visit to his home community…
President of the Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Mr. Seyi Johnson, has said the forth-coming Abeokuta Championship is expected to be ‘one of the most important tournaments for players’. The National Championship, which will be staged from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th June, 2023 at the Abeokuta Sports Stadium, the Ogun State Capital, will also serve as…
Cristiano Ronaldo has already made history. He joined the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame 2023 after smashing plenty of records both on and off the pitch, forever shaping the world of football. In 2022, after his 196th match for Portugal, Ronaldo equalled the record for the most international football caps by an individual (male),…
This is not a story of revenge, but it was a promise kept which turned out to be a sweet revenge, ironically, for legendary Mohamed Ali. When Ali faced Holmes in 1980 for the WBC, the heavyweight champion was no longer the dashing phenomenon he was. It was as if the symptoms of the Parkinson…
Nigerian forward, Samuel Chukwueze has been named the winner of the 2022-23 LaLiga Santander African MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award, with the Villarreal CF star coming out tops after thousands of fans and some of Africa’s top football journalists voted for LaLiga’s standout African star this season. More than 30,000 fans from all across the…
Victor Osimhen has made history as the first African to be crowned the highest goal scorer in Serie A. Osimhen is also the first player to combine that with the Scudetto, Serie A trophy, since 2009. Osimhen is the fourth Napoli player to win the award, following in the footsteps of Diego Maradona, Edison Cavani,…
Serena Williams‘ pregnancy plan is an example for Black mothers everywhere…… In August 2022, Serena Williams’ essay in Vogue affirmed: “…if I have to choose between building my tennis résumé and building my family, I choose the latter,” said the superstar athlete. Serena wrote this piece as her farewell to tennis, her love, her career,…
It is difficult to see any reason for Sunday Oliseh’s action, but he embarked on it vigorously that he’s not “Igbo”. Who is contesting Oliseh’s natural birth claim? What are his reasons, which he is entitled to, for the disclaimer? These, and many other questions, beg for answers as likeable Sunday pursued a social media…
He lost his mother at a young age, his father lost his job 3 months after he lost his wife, the little chap went into selling pure water on the streets of Lagos. He was rejected by many clubs but today is one of BEST players in the world and it started with just 15…
