By Abdulrahman Yahaya Cape Verde pushed reigning champions Argentina to the brink but eventually lost their round of 32 2026 FIFA World Cup match 3-2 after conceding an extra time own goal on Friday in Miami. The Africans came back into the game twice to push the game to extraContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has urged Team Nigeria to compete with integrity and surpass the country’s best-ever Commonwealth Games performance at the 2026 edition in Glasgow, Scotland. The President also warned athletes against doping, urging them to depend on talent, discipline and hard work to achieve success onContinue Reading
By Vivian Ahanmisi Portugal reached the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 after defeating Croatia 2-1 in a dramatic knockout contest filled with VAR controversy, late twists and Cristiano Ronaldo’s historic contribution. Portugal dominated the opening exchanges, with Cristiano Ronaldo leading the attack alongside Pedro Neto and Rafael Leão, forcingContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu Government Secondary School (GSS), Owerri, has qualified for the Imo State finals of the maiden FirstBank Samuel Okwaraji U-16 Secondary Schools Football Championship after emerging champions of the Owerri Zone qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GSS Owerri secured the zonal ticket with anContinue Reading
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Shehu Dikko, says Team Nigeria is on course to win between 16 and 20 gold medals at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Continue Reading
The Rise of Mobile Sports Entertainment Across Africa Saturday afternoon, Soweto. A man is standing outside a small shop. He is holding a phone in one hand and there is a Premier League match being shown on a screen. The screen has a crack running from corner to corner. He’sContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya The Nigeria Under-17 football team, the Golden Eaglets, will depart Nigeria on Thursday night to participate in a four-nation international football tournament in Yinchuan, China. The Nigerian Football Federation announced in a statement released by its Communication Department on Thursday. The NFF said the five-time World ChampionsContinue Reading
The Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) has decorated retired Brig. Gen. G.G. Shipi as an All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) Ambassador and sought Plateau Government’s support for the championship.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Philip Shaibu, the Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) has called for stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors to unlock the economic potential of sports. Shaibu made the call on Tuesday while speaking at the Nigeria Employers’ Summit in Abuja. He commended theContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Coach of the Moroccan national football team, Mohamed Ouahbi, says his team has earned respect after Morocco edged the Netherlands 2-3 on penalty shootouts in their round 32 clash on Monday. The Africans came out top in the penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw in Monterrey, Mexico,Continue Reading
