“There is not much to say for now as there will be another test on Tuesday. The result of the test will determine what to do next,” Omo-Agege told Brila.net. Speaking about Olaitan Olaore’s 0-5 loss to a Kazakhstan opponent, the vice president said: “He wins sometimes, he loses sometimes. Boxing has always had very good results and we have …

Victor Osimhen’s expected departure from Italian Serie A club Napoli is one of the biggest headaches for the team’s new coach, Antonio Conte, as the team steps up preparations for the start of a new season. Own goal Nigeria.com reports. Osimhen is expected to leave the club before the close of the summer transfer window and PSG are rumoured to …

In a bold move to ignite passion and competition among players, Plateau United FC General Manager Hosea Mutla announced a substantial reward for outstanding performance in the upcoming Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Sports247 met. Read also: 1xcup 2024 participants got to know their opponents in the group stage The announcement has sent waves of excitement through the football community, …

Nigerian tennis star Offiong Edem lost 4-0 to Brazilian Bruna Takahashi in the women’s singles round of 16 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday, July 28. Edem’s defeat marks the third elimination of a Nigerian from a table tennis event after Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo were eliminated in the men’s singles event on Saturday, July 27, crashing …

Team Nigeria’s Olaore Olaitan Adam has been eliminated from the boxing event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Competing in the men’s 92kg preliminaries at the North Paris Arena, Adam was defeated by Kazakhstan’s Oralbay Aibek. The match had a competitive first round where Adam managed to score points, but Aibek counterattacked effectively and achieved a narrow victory with …

Nigerian international winger Chidera Ejuke presented himself to the club’s fans at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán by winning the man of the match award in the Antonio Puerta Trophy pre-season tournament. Sevilla defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad 1-0 in the pre-season match organised in honour of the late Spanish footballer Antonio Puerta. It was Ejuke’s first game in front of …

In an electrifying match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi showed her prowess by defeating Nigeria’s Offiong Edem with an impressive 4-0 victory in the round of 16 of the women’s singles table tennis. This defeat marked a difficult day for the Nigerian team, whose hopes were pinned on Edem’s performance. The first game set the pace …

A superb long-range free-kick from Alexia Putellas gave world champions Spain a 1-0 win against Nigeria’s Super Falcons in their second Group C match at the women’s football event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. This is now two consecutive defeats for the Falcons, while the Spaniards have achieved two victories in two games. Falcons coach Randy Waldrum made some …

Team Nigeria’s table tennis campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics started on a disappointing note as Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo were eliminated in the men’s singles event. The duo faced tough opponents in the round of 16 on Saturday at the South Paris Arena. Iran’s Noshad Alamiyan celebrates his goal against Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via …

Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika is excited about a big season ahead and is undeterred by the host of clubs vying for his signature in the summer transfer window. However, the lure of playing in the Premier League could be enough to sway the Club Brugge player’s stance. Onyedika joined FC Midtjylland in 2020 as a raw teenager with little …