Nigerian-born British professional boxer, Anthony Joshua, says his target in 2025 is to beat Tyson Fury and become a three-time world heavyweight champion. Joshua made this statement while speaking with State House Correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Lagos. It will be recalled that the boxer on Wednesday, visited President…
Ademola Lookman, recently crowned CAF men’s best player of the year winner, scored the second goal in Atalanta’s 3-2 victory over Empoli in their Serie A encounter. Before the start of the match, Lookman displayed his glittering orb that was awarded to him on Monday when he was crowned the 2024 CAF player of the…
Ademola Lookman, Super Eagles winger, has said that his success as the 2024 CAF men’s player of the year came after he “failed in front of the world” four years prior. Lookman spoke after receiving the award as the best African male footballer of 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday. The 27-year-old finished ahead of…
Augustine Azuka “Jay-Jay” Okocha a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder has recalled how a journalist almost embarrassed him in the early years of his career. The football legend said his inability to speak fluent English almost got him embarrassed but he however turned the table around. “Within the early 2000…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped eight places in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking for November, slipping from 36th to 44th position, the biggest drop among the ranked countries. The rankings, released by FIFA on Thursday, also saw the Nigerian national team fall from 4th to 5th place in Africa. This drop is likely tied…
World record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, is basking in the euphoria of being the youngest inductee into the University of Texas El Paso’s, Hall of Fame, seven years after graduating from the school. Amusan along with Beto Bautista (men’s basketball), Izabela Piekarska (women’s basketball), Tony Tolbert (football) and Brandon Wolfram (men’s basketball) …
Former Super Eagles player and coach, Sunday Oliseh, has expressed his unwavering support for Augustine Eguavoen, the current caretaker coach of the Nigerian national football team. Eguavoen became the coach of the Super Eagles on an interim basis in September and has since been at the helm of the team during a crucial period. Under…
Nigerian former professional footballer, Dr. Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, has described Dr. Felix Owolabi, retired Nigerian footballer as a player of a different breed. In a post titled “Tribute to Dr. Felix Owolabi at 70”, Dr. Odegbami described the popular Owoblow as a one man army. “I don’t remember the very first time we met. It…
Nigerian football legend, Christian Chukwu has recounted a chain of positive events that led to the country’s national team becoming known as Super Eagles. Chukwu, who was fondly called ‘Chairman’ during his playing days, pointed out that the team was called ‘Green Eagles’ when he was first invited to the national camp in 1974. He…
Former Nigeria international, Etim Esin, has expressed concern over the continued failure of strikers, aside from Victor Osimhen, to deliver for the Super Eagles during international assignments and describes the situation as a worrisome one that requires urgent attention. The current Super Eagles squad boasts an array of strikers excelling at their respective clubs. However,…
