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Abuja, Nov. 14, 2018 Nigeria’s national under-20 side will face their counterparts from Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic in Group B of the WAFU Under-20 Cup Tournament, an official said on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition is billed for Lome, the capital of …

 Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has stated that the deliberate policies introduced by his administration have restored the legacy of the state as a breeding ground for sporting talents in Nigeria. Gov. Ugwuanyi added that the policies have also ensured that the state reaped the full benefits of sports …

Umuahia, Nov. 7, 2018 The Commissioner for Sports in Abia, Dr. Martins Okoji, says Team Abia will compete in 22 games at the National Sports Festival holding in Abuja from Dec. 6. The commissioner made the disclosure on Wednesday when he received the NSF Unity Torch for the 19th edition …

By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, Nov. 1, 2018 FCT Angels of Abuja on Thursday whipped the Kanem Queens of Maiduguri 152-5 in their final match at the ongoing Abuja qualifiers of the 14th Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League. In the game, the Abuja-based FCT Angels who lost 27-46 in their first game …

Madrid, Oct. 31, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) FC Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi returned to training earlier than expected with the Spanish La Liga giants on Wednesday as the forward continues his recovery from an arm injury. The injury has so far kept him out of the team’s wins against Inter …

Leicester (UK), Oct. 28, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Leicester City Football Club’s owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was among five people on board a helicopter which crashed and then exploded after an English Premier League match on Saturday. A source close to the club said on Sunday that also on board …

Barcelona (Spain), Oct. 28, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) FC Barcelona forward Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as his side thrashed arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-1 on Sunday in a highly entertaining ‘Clasico’ at Camp Nou. But beyond this, it was a game which surely will signal the end of hapless coach Julen Lopetegui’s …

Kigali, Oct.  26, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) FIFA has set up a task force to examine president Gianni Infantino’s plans for a new Club World Cup and Global Nations League, avoiding a damaging split with UEFA over the controversial proposals. Infantino told a news conference that the task force would present its …

  By Emmanuel Jonathan, JP. The 2018 Aiteo Cup (otherwise known as the Federation Cup) may have come and gone but the drama and miraculous manner with which the Rangers International Football Club clinched the Cup would remain a story that would be told and referenced while discussing issues relating …

 Following the remarkable feat recorded by Rangers International Football Club of Enugu in the finals of the 2018 AITEO Cup competition on Wednesday, which saw the club staging one of the greatest comebacks to lift the trophy, the Enugu State Government has thanked all enthusiastic fans of Rangers across the …

Manchester (UK), Oct. 25, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola says it will be impossible for him to ever coach another club in England and says he is now a Mancunian for life. Guardiola, who led Manchester City to the English Premier League title last season with a …

Barcelona, Oct. 24, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter Milan to take control of Champions League Group B on Wednesday. Midfielder Rafinha opened the scoring against the club where he spent the latter half of …

Chimezie Anaso Awka, Oct. 24, 2018 Some former players of Rangers International football club of Enugu have applauded their victory over Kano Pillars in  the finals of 2018 Aiteo Cup in Asaba on Wednesday. The veterans and other supporters of the Flying Antelopes who spoke to the News Agency of …

Dortmund (Germany), Oct. 24, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) (Reuters) Borussia Dortmund cruised past Atletico Madrid 4-0 in their Champions League match on Wednesday with two goals from substitute Raphael Guerreiro helping propel them to the top of Group A.   The Germans, unbeaten in all competitions so far this season but without injured …

Abuja, Oct. 23, 2018 World football governing body FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday took to Twitter to pay post-humous respect  to late former Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini. Yekini, who would have clocked 55 on Tuesday, was until his death Nigeria’s senior national football team highest …

IBADAN – First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Football Club of Lagos on Saturday, October 20, 2018, emerged champions of the 32ndedition of the All Financial Institutions Football Competition (AFIFC) defeating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Football Club of Abuja by four goals to two via penalties in a pulsating match …

As the Enugu Rangers International Football Club battles Kano Pillars of Kano State in this year’s NFF/AITEO Federation Cup finals in Asaba, Delta State capital on Wednesday, October 24, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all enthusiastic fans of Rangers and indeed the Igbo nation, to offer …

New York, Oct. 17, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and the streaming service DAZN have agreed to a five-year, 11-fight deal that will pay the boxer at least 365 million dollars (about N131 billion). The deal is the highest-paying athlete contract in history. DAZN became the broadcast …

By Victor Okoye, Nicholas Obisike Abuja, Enugu, Oct. 16, 2018 Odion Ighalo on Tuesday scored twice for the Super Eagles to beat Libya 3-2 and shoot to the top of Group E in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighalo scored in …

Three goals from Odion Ighalo and one from Samuel Kalu gave the Super Eagles a 4-0 win over Libya in a 2019 AFCON Qualifier in Uyo, moving into second place in Group E. The Eagles are now with six points from three matches, one point behind South Africa who earlier …

By Isaiah Eka/Dianabasi Effiong   Uyo, Oct. 12, 2018 The President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has expressed the hope that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will one day win the FIFA World Cup Pinnick expressed the hope on Friday in Uyo after playing in the maiden novelty match between …

 Sydney, Oct. 10, 2018  Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to start up front for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match on Friday and the Jamaican said his future as a soccer player could be on the line.  The 32 year old eight-time Olympic gold medalist is …

Freetown, Oct 9 , 2018 Sierra Leone may have gifted Ghana Black Stars six points in two African Nations Cup qualifiers scheduled for Kumasi on Thursday and Freetown next Monday. Sierra Leone are barred from the two matches after the country’s football association failed to get a FIFA suspension lifted. …

  Southampton (UK), Oct. 7, 2018 Ross Barkley scored his first goal for Maurizio Sarri’s unbeaten Chelsea to help move them provisionally top of the Premier League in a 3-0 win at Southampton on Sunday. Willian had a shot deflected on to the crossbar and Danny Ings missed a golden …

Free Town, Oct. 5, 2018 FIFA has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect, due to government interference in soccer affairs, the sport’s world governing body said  on Friday. FIFA’s decision came after it wrote to the African country’s sports minister expressing “grave concern” about the removal of SLFA …