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There are nine 2018 World Cup second round first leg matches across Africa from Friday. Ghana and Nigeria are both away but will be favourites to beat Comoros and Swaziland respectively. The reigning African champions Ivory Coast begin their campaign to reach a fourth straight World Cup with a trip …

World’s football governing body, FIFA, Thursday, approved five candidates to stand in February’s vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s governing body, however, Michel Platini has not yet made the list. The five who met the qualifications following a series of integrity tests were: Prince Ali Al …

Nigeria’s Under-17 team returned home, Wednesday, to a rapturous reception after their World Cup success in Chile. Thousands were at Abuja’s international airport   to greet the team, who beat Mali 2-0 in Sunday’s final. Fans cheered and hugged the Golden Eaglets players and officials, who also posed for pictures with …

Sunday Oliseh will not be swayed by past reputations as he looks to inspire the Super Eagles to a win in Friday’s 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Swaziland’s Sihlangi Semnikati. Swaziland will be looking to inflict a first competitive defeat on Oliseh at the Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba. The …

The former president of International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lamine Diack, has resigned from his honorary membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It follows his suspension by the IOC on Tuesday after he was accused by French investigators of taking bribes to cover up positive drugs tests. Senegalese …

Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Sunday Oliseh has described the Swaziland team as ‘tough’ just as he admitted not having fully recovered from the illness that stopped him from the last engagement of the team. He said he has to tinker the team since the assignment is huge because it bothers …

The victorious Nigeria’s U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, will arrive Abuja, Wednesday afternoon, officials have announced. Nigeria won a fifth FIFA U17 World Cup on Monday when they defeated Mali 2-0 in an all-African final in Vena Del Mar, Chile. “The latest Golden Eaglets will land in Abuja between 2 …

Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi and Manchester City rookie Kelechi Iheanacho joined Super Eagles camp, Tuesday morning, as numbers of invited players swelled to 17 ahead Friday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Swaziland. Aside Mikel and Iheancho, Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi, Turkey-based Godfrey Oboabona, Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, Monaco defender …

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy’s five goals in four games won him the English Premier League’s player of the month award for the first time in October, while Arsene Wenger bagged the managerial award after his Arsenal team won all four of their games. Vardy’s first win of the monthly …

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially congratulated the Golden Eaglets for winning retaining the U-17 FIFA World Cup in Chile, late Sunday night. The President in a statement made available to Global Patriot Newspapers, Monday, and signed by his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, ‘applaud the exemplary zeal, determination, …

Nigerians have been congratulating countryman Wellington Jighere, who has become the first African to win the English-language World Scrabble Championship. The 32-year-old beat Englishman Lewis MacKay 4-0 in the final in Australia. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was among those to congratulate him, saying he has “done the country proud”. Mr …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Kwara and Rivers states’ counterparts, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed and Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, respectively, Monday, congratulated the Golden Eaglets for their feat at the just concluded Under-17 World Cup Tournament held in Chile. The Eaglets, in the early hours of Monday, defeated the …

Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s national team, the Super Falconets have qualified for the finals of the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. This was after they defeated the South African Women’s national team, the Batsaesana 1-0 in Johannesburg on Sunday. Chinwendu Ihehuo netted the decisive goal in …

Enyimba won their seventh Nigerian league title on Sunday after drawing 0-0 with Warri Wolves in a feisty contest decided in Aba on Sunday. The Peoples Elephant created the better of the opening exchanges but failed to put away any of the early chances at the Enyimba International Stadium. Both …

TP Mazembe claimed a fifth CAF Champions League title following a 2-0 win over USM Alger on Sunday afternoon as the Democratic Republic of Congo giants won 4-1 on aggregate over two legs. Mbwana Samatta and Roger Assalé found the back of the net for the hosts in Lubumbashi. The …

32-year-old Wellington Jighere, from Nigeria, beat 129 competitors to win the World English-language Scrabble Players’ Association championship, Sunday, defeating Englishman Lewis MacKay with four straight wins in the best-of-seven final round. The finalists, Jighere and Mackay, are in another room, hopefully outside shouting distance. One of the supervisors in the …

Three Nigerian-born top English Premier League stars, including Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City, Liverpool forward, Jordon Ibe and Tottenham teenager Dele Alli, are among the top 40 players named in the prestigious Golden Boy award reserved for Europe’s best under 21 player, unveiled, Friday evening, The prestigious Golden Boy award, …

Nigeria head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has said he is expecting “an interesting challenge” against Mali in this Sunday’s all-African FIFA Under-17 World Cup final. Amuneke’s team defeated Mexico 4-2 in the semi-final while Mali downed Belgium 3-1 to set up an all-Africa final for the first time in 22 years …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have defeated Mexico’s Under 17 team to qualify for the finals of the Under-17 World Cup tournament holding in Chile. The Coach Emmanuel Amuneke tutored Eaglets scored 4 goals while the Mexicans scored 2 goals in the exciting game that saw the Mexicans scoring first. The Nigerian …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will seek to solidify the road to winning her fourth trophy in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup when they tackle the Joven El Tri of Mexico in Concepción on Thursday. The semi-final game is a rematch of the 2013 final of the competition when Nigeria beat Mexico …

The Swaziland national team have gone into camp in preparation for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria on November 13. The Sihlangu, Wednesday. started their final leg of preparations at the National Football Association Technical Centre in Lobamba for the first leg of the qualifier Coach Harries ‘Madze’ …

Falconets head coach, Peter Dedevbo has called for calm as his wards battle the Basetsana of South Africa for a spot at the 2016 Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. The Nigerian campaigners will be taking their 2-1 first leg advantage at the Abuja National Stadium to …

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state, Monday, urged the Nigerian Under 17 National team currently in Chile defending the title they won two years ago not to be carried away by their 3-0 victory over their Brazilian counterparts at the quarter final stage of the competition but psyche themselves up …

Nigeria Under-17 coach Emmanuel Amuneke has praised his World Cup semi-finalists but says there is still a lot to do to retain their title. The Golden Eaglets, who play Mexico in the last four, Thursday, have impressed and striker Victor Osimhen is the standout player in Chile. “Victor is a …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The lingering crisis rocking the Bayelsa State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has been resolved following the intervention of the leaders of the regional body. This comes as the national leadership of the sports writers’ body also ordered fresh election into the state …