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African Games: Again, Nigerian women outperform their male counterparts in sports

Nigeria, April 13 -- Nigeria's contingent of 358 athletes recorded inspiring victories at the just concluded 13th African Games in Ghana. The Nigerian women especially put up unforgettable performance... Read More


UCL: Atletico, Barcelona take slim leads into second legs

Nigeria, April 11 -- In the UEFA Champions League, the matches provided intense drama, particularly in Paris where Barcelona staged a comeback against PSG, while in Madrid, Borussia Dortmund secured a... Read More


Amusan, Brume, five other Nigerian athletes chase $50,000 payday in Paris

Nigeria, April 10 -- Nigerian athletes like Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume have an extra incentive to chase gold at the Paris Olympics: a $50,000 prize for gold medal winners. This historic decision by Wor... Read More


UCL: First quarterfinal legs in Madrid, London stay on knife edge

Nigeria, April 10 -- The first legs of the quarterfinals in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League delivered thrilling action and intense drama on Tuesday. In Madrid, Manchester City faced Real Madrid in ... Read More


EPL Review: Liverpool take over at the top as Arsenal, City settle for draw

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Super Sunday clashes saw Liverpool retake leadership of the EPL table after a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Brighton, while Manchester City could not make home advantage count ... Read More


EPL Review: Villa maintain UCL ambition, Manchester United drop points

Nigeria, March 31 -- As the 2023/24 English Premier League season nears its end, the battle for top-four and European spots intensified during Saturday's matches. Newcastle started matchday 30 with Al... Read More


Finidi's two auditions: What we learned, Eagles' needs, and players to wave good-bye

Nigeria, March 29 -- Mali's 2-0 victory over Nigeria starkly demonstrated the importance of tactical cohesion and system understanding. Eric Chelle's team outperformed the Super Eagles in these areas,... Read More


Nigeria 0-2 Mali: Super Eagles humiliated by AFCON quarterfinalists

Nigeria, March 27 -- A goal from El Bilal Toure in the first half and a late goal from Kamory Doumbia condemned the Super Eagles of Nigeria to a 2-0 loss to their Malian opponents. It was Mali's first... Read More


Ghana 1-2 Nigeria: Finidi passes audition with goals from Dessers, Lookman

Nigeria, March 23 -- Two goals in each half, one from Cyriel Dessers and a later one from substitute Ademola Lookman confirmed the Super Eagles' recent dominance over the Black Stars of Ghana in a fri... Read More


EPL: Awoniyi, Aina drop into relegation spot with Forest after PSR ruling

Nigeria, March 19 -- Nottingham Forest, including Nigerian stars Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina, now face a fight for Premier League survival after receiving a four-point deduction. This penalty, imposed ... Read More