Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye
Gabon International Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two crucial goals to help Arsenal secure a 16th Community Shield as the Gunners beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 result in regulation time.
In 2013 at the FIFA U17 World Cup, Kelechi Iheanacho caught the attention of the world. Fourteen days before kick off he clocked 17 and the young forward celebrated his new age by inspiring Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to a fourth world cup triumph and was voted player of the tournament.
Sam Okwaraji on this day 31 years ago, slumped on the pitch during a world cup qualifier in Lagos and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has arrived in Naples, Italy ahead of a proposed move to the Italian Seria A giants, SSC Napoli.
Taiwo Awoniyi suffered a “severe concussion” on Sunday during the Bundesliga match between Mainz and Augsburg.
The task was daunting, the Coaches never had full control of the team and players selection was dictated by figures in the Nigeria FA, who kept introducing new foreign-based players to the squad despite the short window of preparation they had.
Leicester City might find it difficult to hold on to their Nigerian midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi with several top European clubs looking to prise the footballer away from the King Power Stadium. Ndidi has been linked with interests from Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and more recently Juventus, as the Italian club plans a summer clear out. The Central Midfielder who is in his third full season at the club is valued at €36 million per Transfermartkt, a sharp drop from the €45 million valuation he was worth before the forced suspension of the 2019-20 EPL season. Reacting to reports of…
In 2010 at the FIFA World Cup midfielder Sani Kaita became the most vilified Nigerian footballer for picking a needless red card in a crunch group stage game against Greece.
Nigeria’s D’Tigers and Abidjan basketball club of Ivory Coast player Abdul Yahaya believes that there is no plan for domestic basketball in Nigeria and as insists a bleak, uncertain future looms for the sport in Nigeria.
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed that there are two offers he could consider should contract renewal talks with the NFF breakdown.
