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Niger Tornadoes have threatened to withdraw from the Nigeria Premier Football League after the league body banned the Bako Kantagora Stadium in Minna from hosting top-flight matches, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The chairman of the…
The Super Eagles have demanded for a bigger bonus at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, DAILY POST reports. According to SCORENigeria, the NFF have proposed a bonus package that increases as the team…
Retired Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has received the national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic certificate from President Bola Tinubu, after Monday’s conferment Troost-Ekong announced the receipt of the official certificate on X on Tuesday,…
Ekiti United have expressed disappointment with their Nigeria National League, NNL, matchday seven defeat to Sporting Lagos. Bolarinwa Idris’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sporting Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan on Monday. Ekiti United believed that…
Premier League clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United have reportedly identified Nice forward Terem Moffi as a potential transfer target ahead of the January window, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to Media Foot, both clubs are considering approaching the Nigeria…
Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has fired a clear message ahead of Nigeria’s Group C opener against Tanzania, insisting that reputation counts for nothing at the AFCON and that complacency is the quickest route to embarrassment. Three-time champions Nigeria arrived…
Kocaelispor striker, Serdar Dursun has revealed Super Eagles hitman Victor Osimhen’s major weakness. According to Dursun, Osimhen’s major weakness is that his finishing is not very good compared to his Galatasaray teammate Mauro Icardi. Speaking on Ertem Şener’s YouTube channel,…
Udinese head coach Kosta Runjaic has refused to place the blame on Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for their 5-1 defeat to Fiorentina on Sunday, backing the shot-stopper after he issued an apology for his costly early dismissal, PUNCH Sports Extra…
The federal government has fulfilled its housing and land pledges to Super Eagles players for their runner-up finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had confirmed that players received certificates for…
The Super Eagles have received the house allocations promised them after they finished runners-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and other…
The stage is set for an electrifying showdown as Nigeria’s finest table tennis players converge on the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, for the grand finale of the 11th Elicris Table Tennis Cup on Tuesday. National champion Matthew…
When the Super Eagles step onto the pitch at the Complexe Sportif de Fès on Tuesday, Nigeria won’t be looking for style points; they’ll be hunting control, tempo and three points. Morocco might host the tournament, but the real pressure…
Former Denmark goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel has identified the massive problem with his former club, Manchester United. The absence of Bruno Fernandes from one or two games would be a massive problem as the Portuguese has been their leader. The Dane…
Anthony Joshua faces losing approximately $66m of his record $140m fight purse to tax authorities in the United States and United Kingdom, leaving him with less take-home pay than defeated opponent Jake Paul, The PUNCH reports. Despite knocking out Paul…
Nigeria will begin their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Tuesday with a Group C opener against Tanzania in Fès, Morocco. The Super Eagles go into the match as clear favourites, but they know AFCON games are rarely straightforward,…
Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has unveiled his new look ahead of the team’s opening fixture Tanzania at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The Chippa United shot stopper now has a blonde hairstyle. Nwabali’s…
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