Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
Ivorian Football Legend Yaya Toure has responded to reports that he has retired from football, with a brief message to debunk the claims.
Across three match venues on Sunday, three Nigerian players were involved in action for the respective sides on the penultimate weekend of La Liga.
Daniel Akpeyi suffered his first defeat between the sticks for Kaizer Chiefs on the final day of the 2018/19 PSL season, a defeat away to his former employers Chippa United.
Nigeria’s Men relay team will compete for a place in the final of the 4×200 metres at the IAAF World Relays.
Nigeria’s 4×100 meters team missed out on a place in the final, finishing 4th in Heat 2 and 17th overall at the IAAF World Relay in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons trounced Niger 15-0 to progress, with ease, into the WAFU Women’s Cup semi-final and in the process eclipsed their previous biggest win.
With no date for the new Women’s Premier Basketball League season and the uncertainty of its commencement before mid-year, league champions First Bank BC aren’t relenting.
Nigeria has “limitless potentials” to become the next hub of American Football Athletes and the sport can thrive in the country according to Southern Methodist University Coach Muadianvita Kazabi.
Former D’Tigers power forward, Ejike Ugboaja is confident Nigeria will do well at the World Cup in China but insists the team needs to play many more tune-up games.
Nigeria will seek to make a third successive Summer Olympics appearance in rowing, at the games in Tokyo next year.
