Nigeria’s record goal scorer Rashidi Yekini made his Super Eagles bow as a 21-year-old in 1984.
Fifty-Eight international matches down the line he scored 37 goals, helping Nigeria win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994 and also qualify for World Cup in the same year.
Champions Monaco rounded off their season with a 30th victory of the campaign at Rennes – with several players sporting red and white dyed hair for the Ligue 1 curtain call.
After winning a second Premier League title in a row, N’Golo Kante has added to his awards by being named the Player of the Season for 2016/17.
Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs 120-108 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Fans thought the end of Andre Dirrell’s IBF interim super middleweight title fight with Jose Uzcategui was odd but that was just the start of a bizarre series of events.
2017 is definitely the most memorable yet for Chelsea’s N’golo Kante after he picked up another major individual award for his sterling performance for the Premier League champions this season.
Zambia came out on top in an intriguing tussle with Portugal to get the edge in FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 Group C.
Stanley Eguma says he expects FUS Rabat will come to Port Harcourt with a game plan to “frustrate” Rivers United when the sides clash on Wednesday in a CAF Confederation Cup Group A match.
