How NSC reforms signal new era for Nigerian sports

By Olanrewaju Akojede Barely months after President Bola Tinubu re-established the National Sports Commission in 2024, Nigeria’s sports sector is undergoing a noticeable structural transformation. The shift marks a clear departure from years of improvised administration towards a more deliberate, policy-driven governance framework anchored on planning and accountability. For decades,Continue Reading

AFCON 2025: Focused Eagles face Algerian redemption test in Marrakech

By Victor Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take centre stage on Saturday in Marrakech, chasing a semi-final place as AFCON 2025 intensifies with a heavyweight quarter-final clash. Three-time champions Nigeria meet 2019 winners Algeria at the 45,000-capacity Grand Stade de Marrakech, with pride, history andContinue Reading

AFCON 2025: Super Eagles storm Marrakech for Algeria quarter-final

By Victor Okoye The Super Eagles have arrived in Marrakech ahead of their high-profile 2025 AFCON quarter-final clash against Algeria’s Desert Foxes. The Super Eagles arrival at the Marrakech-Menara Airport on Thursday ahead of their 2025 AFCON quarter-final clash against Algeria’s Desert Foxes.(PhotoCredit:NAN) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading

AFCON 2025: FG clears Super Eagles’ bonus payments, assures no more delays

By Victor Okoye The Minister of State for Finance, Mrs Doris Uzoka-Anite, says administrative processes for Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 match bonuses have been successfully streamlined. Uzoka-Anite disclosed this in a post on her official X handle on Thursday, addressing concerns over delayed payments to members of Nigeria’s national footballContinue Reading

AFCON 2025: Eagles’ bonuses approved, payments underway — NSC DG

By Victor Okoye The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, says all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dikko’s remarks followed reports of players threatening to boycott training and travel to Marrakech for Saturday’sContinue Reading

AFCON 2025: History, pride, destiny collide as two lions clash in Rabat

By Victor Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and hosts Morocco’s Atlas Lions rekindle one of Africa’s most storied rivalries when history, pride and destiny collide in a high-stake  2025 AFCON quarter-final in Rabat on Friday. The high-voltage encounter is scheduled to hold at PrinceContinue Reading

AFCON 2025: Senegal, Mali renew rivalry as history, grit collide in quarter-final

By Victor Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Senegal and Mali will reignite a storied rivalry when history and grit collide in a high-stakes AFCON 2025 quarter-final at the Grande Stade de Tangier on Friday, with kick-off scheduled for 5 p.m. (Nigerian time). Senegal has made Tangier their fortress, playingContinue Reading