President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours of Officer of the Order of the Niger on the Super Falcons following their victory at WAFCON. He also announced the award of the naira equivalence of $100,000 to each to the 24 players, and the naira equivalence of $50,000 to the technical team. In addition, the President gave each of the players three-bedroom apartments. The President while receiving the players and the […]
President Bola Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have received Nigeria’s Super Falcons at the Presidential Villa on Monday, following their record victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on Saturday. The coaster buses conveying the players and coaching crew arrived at the forecourt of the Aso Rock shortly before 04:36 p.m. local time. The team secured their record-extending 10th WAFCON title after a […]
Team Nigeria athletes Miracle Ezechukwu, Rosemary Nwankwo, and Mariam Jegede dominated the U18 women’s 100m final, winning the first, second and third position respectively at the ongoing the 3rd combined Confederation of African (CAA) Junior Athletics Championships in Abeokuta. The trio became a cynosure of eyes yesterday as they powered out of the blocks, leaving behind other contestants to sweep the gold, silver, and bronze, eliciting cheers from their supporters. […]
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, will launch a new trophy for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, on Wednesday. The launch will take place in Morocco, the host country for this year’s edition of the tournament, which is held every two years. CAF president, Patrice Motsepe has consistently promised to revamp women’s football in Africa. The trophy launch is part of Motsepe’s vision to grow the game on […]
The Premier League on Wednesday morning, published the fixture list for the 2025/2026 season. Manchester United will host Arsenal in what will be a blockbuster start to the new campaign. The Red Devils will be looking to start strong after finishing 15th last term, while the Gunners hope that they finally win the title after ending runners-up three years in a row. In other games, champions Liverpool welcome Bournemouth, Manchester […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Charles Bassey, a member of the historic 1980 Green Eagles squad that clinched Nigeria’s first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, confirmed the news in a statement released earlier today. Bassey died on Saturday at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness in his hometown of Eket, Akwa Ibom State. […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says the Confederation of African football (CAF) has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by NFF. According to NFF, Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on Nov. 14 will kick off at 8 p.m., Nigeria time. […]
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress on Friday edged Uganda 71-67 to progress to the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024. The Nigerians, who walked away with a win in the nail-biting semifinal fixture at Pretoria University in South Africa, secured a ticket for the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 in Czechia alongside Mali, who steamrolled Cameroon 103-45 in the other semifinal clash at the same venue earlier in […]
