Category: Sports
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MOTSEPE URGES TRUST AS AFCON 2025 FINAL RULING IGNITES CONTROVERSY
CAF president calls for calm and confidence in football governance after a disputed Appeals Board decision shakes the continent. Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has called for trust and patience following growing controversy over the CAF Appeals Board ruling on the AFCON 2025 final. The Appeals Board recently overturned an earlier Disciplinary…
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TEAM NIGERIA WRESTLERS AIM HIGH AFTER NAIA GOLD SWEEP
Team Nigeria Wrestling is making waves internationally! Coach Akuh Purity says the squad is ready to keep the medals coming, building on their four-gold haul at the 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships in the U.S. The victories earned the wrestlers NAIA All-American honors and spotlighted Nigeria’s rising influence in global wrestling. Akuh credited the…
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CHELLE CALLS IWOBI, LOOKMAN AMONG 23 FOR IRAN & JORDAN FRIENDLIES
Super Eagles Head Coach Eric Chelle has named 23 players, including captain Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, and Ademola Lookman, for upcoming friendlies against Iran and Jordan in Turkey. Originally set for Amman, the matches were shifted to Antalya due to military tensions in the Middle East. Nigeria will face Iran on March 27 and Jordan…
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EBONYI FANS BLAST CAF, URGE NIGERIA FOOTBALL REBUILD
Football fans in Ebonyi have slammed CAF’s decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title, calling it controversial and questioning the body’s credibility. Speaking to NAN, former sports officials and enthusiasts urged Nigerians to focus on domestic football reform instead of the Senegal-Morocco dispute. They stressed the urgency of addressing Nigeria’s failure to qualify…
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SOUTH-WEST STATES GEARED UP FOR BADEMOSI BOYS CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
All South-West states are set to compete in the 7th Bademosi Boys Cricket Championship, happening April 7–11 at Ibadan’s Liberty Stadium, aimed at boosting grassroots cricket. Coordinator Okon Ukpong said the event will feature training for coaches and team captains on modern techniques to raise performance standards and ensure uniform development across teams. Players will…
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SANWO-OLU MOURNS FOOTBALL LEGEND HENRY NWOSU AT 62
Tributes pour in as Nigeria remembers one of the heroes of its historic 1980 AFCON victory. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of former Green Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu as a painful loss to Nigeria and football lovers across the country. In a statement issued by his media aide, Gboyega Akosile, the governor said…
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D’TIGERS WOMEN STUN PHILIPPINES WITH COMEBACK WIN IN FIBA QUALIFIERS
Nigeria erases 10-point halftime deficit to dominate final quarter. Nigeria’s women’s basketball team pulled off a stunning second-half turnaround to beat the Philippines 101–84 in their Group A FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Villeurbanne, France on Saturday. Trailing by 10 at halftime and behind for more than 22 minutes, the D’Tigers Women staged a…
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NIGERIA MOURNS AFCON LEGEND HENRY NWOSU
Green Eagles star of 1980 passes away at 62. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was plunged into grief on Saturday following the death of Henry Nwosu, one of the nation’s football icons. The former midfield maestro reportedly died in a Lagos hospital at the age of 62. Nwosu, celebrated as one of the finest left-sided…
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3SC STUN LEAGUE LEADERS RIVERS UNITED WITH LATE WIN IN IBADAN
Ibadan’s Shooting Stars pulled off a dramatic victory, edging league leaders Rivers United 2–1 with a stoppage-time goal in a thrilling NPFL clash. Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) defeated table-toppers Rivers United FC 2–1 in a rescheduled Match Day 24 fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. The…
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HAVERTZ LATE PENALTY RESCUES ARSENAL IN 1–1 DRAW AT LEVERKUSEN
A dramatic late penalty from Kai Havertz helped Arsenal F.C. secure a 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, ending the Gunners’ eight-game winning streak in the UEFA Champions League. Leverkusen looked set for victory after Robert Andrich headed home from a corner just seconds into the second half, handing Arsenal their first deficit in this season’s…
