Edo State Governor, His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, has rewarded Edo Queens with N50 million for their triumph at the recently concluded CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU-B qualifiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The governor received the continental hopefuls at the…

President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Philips, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing reforms in Nigerian football, urging stakeholders and the media to support efforts to improve transparency, professionalism, and accountability in the administration of the game. Mr Philips…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach of the Super Falcons ahead of their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying fixtures against Comoros in October. Eguavoen, popularly known as ‘Cerezo’, will take…

Nigeria’s Falconets were beaten 2-0 by Spain in their opening Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, leaving head coach Moses Aduku admitting that his side failed to turn up for the encounter. The 2022 champions…

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho continued his remarkable start to life at Bursaspor after scoring twice to inspire the Turkish club to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Manisa at the Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium on Monday evening. The Nigerian international…

FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to suspend its ongoing electoral process and announced plans to send a joint assessment mission to Abuja as the world football governing bodies intensify scrutiny…

Nigeria’s teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin will return to action at the US Open Junior Championships on Tuesday as he faces South Africa’s Connor Doig in the round of 32 of the boys’ singles event. Ogunsakin advanced to this stage…

Former Nigerian Olympian and sports administrator, Yusuf Alli, has stated that the maiden National Intermediate Games, branded EKO 2026, will serve as a litmus test for states genuinely investing in grassroots athlete development versus those relying on recruiting established talents…

Nigeria’s Falconets began their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign on a disappointing note after losing 2-0 to Spain in their Group F opener on Monday. The Falconets, who had arrived in Poland following an extensive period of preparation,…

Made In Africa Sport (MIAS), a sports technology and media company, has launched an artificial intelligence-powered supercomputer designed to analyse and predict all 380 matches of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The model, available on the MIAS…

Nigeria’s D’Tigress ended their 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup campaign with a heavy 56-111 defeat to France on Monday, finishing the group stage without a win. France, one of the favourites for the tournament, dominated from the start and…

Nigeria’s teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has secured his first Grand Slam main-draw victory after defeating 15th seed Kuan-Shou Chen of Chinese Taipei in a thrilling three-set contest at the US Open Junior Tennis Championships. The 17-year-old Aurum Tennis Academy…

Nigeria’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have been thrown into further uncertainty following the injury setback suffered by Paul Onuachu, coming just as Victor Osimhen is already facing a spell on the sidelines. The timing could…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved the immediate release of two buses, a 32-seater and an 18-seater, to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan to support the club’s activities. This is contained in a statement issued by…

All is set for Nigeria’s maiden Wheelchair American Football exhibition, with four teams expected to battle for honours on Thursday at the National Institute for Sports (NIS), National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The exhibition, organised by American Football Elite Development (AFEDEV),…