Sports
NPFL Sanctions Kano Pillars, Suspends Home Ground Indefinitely
The Nigeria Premier Football League has sanctioned Kano Pillars for the unruly behaviour of its fans during their Matchday 8 home game against...
How Nigeria Snatched World Cup Playoff Spot Despite Fewer Raw Points
The Super Eagles’ qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs sent shockwaves across Africa: Nigeria qualified despite others collecting more points at...
Traoré Demands Answers After Burkina Faso Miss Out on Playoff Spot to Nigeria
Burkina Faso President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has publicly sought explanations following his country’s dramatic exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff stage....
2026 World Cup: Eric Chelle Releases 23-man Squad Ahead Of Lesotho, Benin Clash
The Head Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Eric Chelle, has unveiled the 23-man squad ahead of the upcoming 2026 World Cup...
Outrage As AFN, NSC Officials Outnumber Athletes At World Championships Amid Relay Failure And Ofili’s Exit To Turkey
Nigeria’s participation at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo is facing outrage following revelations that more sports administrators than athletes made the...
Why Nigeria’s Female Athletes Shine
From the first electric moment when a Nigerian woman leapt into the Olympic gold circle in Atlanta, to a world record broken under...
Nigeria’s 54th Professional League Season Begins Today as Defending Champions Remo Stars Face Rivers United
The stage is set in Ikenne as Remo Stars FC, reigning champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), begin their title defence...
Senegal Knocks Out Nigeria’s D’Tigers in AfroBasket Quarter-Final Clash
Nigeria’s hopes of reclaiming the AfroBasket title suffered a major blow on Wednesday as D’Tigers crashed out of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship...
FIFA Weighs Biennial Club World Cup From 2029
FIFA is considering staging the Club World Cup every two years from 2029, a proposal that could reshape the global football calendar but...
FIBA AfroBasket 2025: Nigeria Clinch Quarterfinal Spot After Beating Cameroon
Nigeria’s D’Tigers ended their Group B campaign at the FIBA AfroBasket 2025, defeating Cameroon 99-90 on Sunday at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Kilamba....
Nigerian Stars Chiamaka Nnadozie, Madugu Named in 2025 Ballon d’Or Shortlist
Nigeria has once again made the spotlight as the 2025 Ballon d’Or nomination lists unveiled on Thursday named Chiamaka Nnadozie and Justine Madugu...
Nigeria Rewards D’Tigress with $100,000 and New Apartments After Historic AfroBasket Win
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have been rewarded following their record-breaking fifth consecutive AfroBasket title win. Each player on the championship-winning squad will...