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African Scrabble have announced a record prize purse of $35,000 for the 2026 Africa Scrabble Championship scheduled to hold in Monrovia, Liberia, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Pan African Scrabble Association confirmed that the 16th…
Cross River State sports authorities may have made a major breakthrough in talent discovery, as the State’s trials for the 2nd Niger Delta Games have been held in the central senatorial district. Organised by the Liaison Committee members of the…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Rabat for their semi-final encounter against the Atlas Lions of Morocco, DAILY POST reports. The players and their officials drove in from Fès around 5.05pm local time. The road trip from Fès to the Moroccan…
The Super Eagles have returned to their Africa Cup of Nations base in Fez to begin preparations for their semi-final clash against Morocco, following their quarter-final victory in Marrakesh over Algeria, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In a brief statement from…
Wikki Tourists have bolstered their squad with the signing of three new players ahead of the second stanza of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. The new arrivals are Abubakar Aliu, Obed Ponkap and Ibrahim Shuaibu. Aliu and…
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has issued an apology to Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior following an incident during their Spanish Super Cup semi-final last week. According to BBC Sport on Monday, Simeone reportedly made comments from the touchline aimed…
As the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) enters its decisive stage, a familiar pattern has returned. Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, and the host nation, Morocco, have booked places in the semi-finals. This ensures that the last four teams are entirely…
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has officially confirmed investigations into at least two matches at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. CAF on Monday, warned of possible disciplinary action. They will be looking into the last-eight fixture between…
The Confederation of African Football has unveiled Nigeria’s route to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup following the draw for the African qualifiers held on Saturday in Rabat, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, will…
Super Eagles right-back, Bright Osayi-Samuel has predicted a difficult game when Nigeria face Morocco in the semi-final AFCON tie on Wednesday. The Birmingham City defender, however, backed Eric Chelle’s side to beat the AFCON host nation. Nigeria and Morocco head…
YouTube star-turned-boxer KSI — real name Olajide Olatunji — has officially announced he is done with boxing, confirming that he will not face longtime rival Jake Paul in the ring. KSI, one of the pioneers of influencer boxing, first drew…
The Super Eagles will train behind closed doors on Monday (today) as they intensify preparations for the highly anticipated semi-final encounter against Morocco, DAILY POST reports. The session will hold at the Complexe Mohammed VI in Rabat. The training session…
Former Arsenal and Germany defender Per Mertesacker has announced that he will step down as Head of Arsenal’s Academy at the end of the season. According to Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Monday, Mertesacker was quoted as saying, “Arsenal is…
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha, has said it is difficult to compare him with Brazil football legend, Ronaldinho. He also admitted that Ronaldinho is the most skilful player he ever played alongside. Okocha revealed this during an interview…
Michael Carrick has emerged as the frontrunner to become Manchester United’s caretaker head coach, according to sources close to the process. As reported by BBC Sport on Monday, United’s hierarchy are aiming to have an appointment in place before players…
At least two people were shot and more than 10 women abducted when bandits attacked Tudun Mallam village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday night. The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on…
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