Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa has been given an eight-match ban and fined for abusing a referee.
Former Super Eagles player Peter Ijeh has said it will take time for Nigerian players to climb the ladder of becoming the African footballer of the year.
Flying Eagles defender, Valentine Ozornwafor has expressed readiness to fight and keep his place in the Paul Aigbogun-led Flying Eagles team after the influx of new players in camp.
Gbenga Ogunbote has said Rangers Int’l FC are still focused on finishing in the top three of their group; picking a playoff spot, and aren’t getting carried away by their recent, impressive run of form.
Rangers attacking sensation, Ifeanyi Egwim, who fractured his leg on the final matchday of 2016 NPFL season that saw the ‘Flying Antelopes’ emerge champions of the league for the seventh time after a 32 years wait says he is a very happy man playing competitive football again.
Manchester United have reportedly made a £90m bid for Napoli and Senegalese center-back Kalidou Koulibaly.
Former Vice President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation Chuma Anosike has called on board members and the Nigeria Cricket Federation to try as much as possible to explore regional Cricket competition so as to fully ensure that players are actively engaged and given more opportunity to compete before making the cut for the national team.
Nigeria Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has “blankets pulled over his head” by unscrupulous officials in the Ministry of Sports, who are bent on tarnishing the Country’s grassroots sport, so says national President of Nigeria School Sports Federation, Ibrahim Mohammed.
The ITTF Africa Junior and Cadet Championship holding in Accra has been a good tournament for Nigeria team so far after back-to-back over Egypt in the U-21 junior boys’ category of the competition.