Author: Brila

N’Golo Kante has been voted the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year.

Barcelona breathed fresh life into their La Liga title hopes as Lionel Messi scored a last-minute winner against Real Madrid in a breathtaking match at the Bernabeu.

The Kano Pillars Football Club board have accepted the resignation of Kadiri Ikhana, who steps down as Technical Adviser.

Alexis Sanchez struck an extra-time winner as Arsenal came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 in their FA Cup semifinal at Wembley.

Team Nigeria’s 4x200m squad to the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations World Relays failed to retain its title by finishing a distant fifth with a time of 1:33:08sec.

Nigeria’s Sand Eagles and 15 other countries at the Beach Soccer World Cup will enjoy the sun and sandy beaches of Bahamas on the luxurious Three Star, Atlantis Resort Paradise Island Hotel.

Rivers United arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday from Rwanda where they sealed qualification into the group phase of the CAF Confederation Cup and despite the tough draw that lies ahead, Midfielder Nzube Anaezemba insists the club can fight for the cup.

Liverpool, Southampton and Bournemouth had scouts at the Guldensporenstadion to perhaps make their final assessment of highly rated 19-year-old Nigerian Striker, Henry Onyekuru when AS Eupen played a Europa League classification match away to KV Kortrijk on Saturday night.

Victor Moses was tripped inside the Tottenham box by Heung-Min Son, just before half time , resulting in a penalty duly converted by Willian to restore Chelsea’s lead and help them to an eventual 4-2 win in what was a see-saw game in their English FA Cup semi final match at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Rivers United have qualified for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after a 0-0 result away to Rayon Sports in the second-leg to go through 2-0 on aggregate.