Super Eagles forward, Paul Onuachu has completed a season-long loan move to Turkish Super Lig club, Trabzonspor.   The 29-year-old Nigerian international joined Trabzonspor from English Championship side, Southampton, where he had a brief stint.   Onuachu’s time at Southampton was not as successful as he had hoped, as he failed to make a significant impact during his spell at …

Nigeria’s badminton team made history at the All African Senior Badminton Championship in Egypt, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the women’s and men’s events. The team defeated the hosts Egypt in the final of the women’s team event, while the men’s team settled for silver after losing to Algeria. Nigeria also clinched bronze medals in the mixed team …

Atletico Madrid fullback Samuel Lino has revealed that the team’s Champions League clash against Inter Milan will be a ‘do or die’ affair on Tuesday.. He made this known in a chat with Marca, where he stated that Atletico Madrid will be aiming to defeat Inter at their own backyard. “Let that role of favourites remain for them, we are …

The Nigeria Football Federation has described as ‘admirable’ the mental toughness displayed by midfielder Peace Efih in helping the Super Falcons to a five-goal spanking of the senior women national team of Cape Verde in Abuja on Thursday. Efih’s biological mother breathed her last 48 hours before the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations final round, first leg encounter, but …

Nigerian midfielder Ngozi Okobi has called more inclusion of local league players in the Nigeria’s Women’s senior national team, the Super Falcons. Okobi during an X (Twitter) space interaction with Osasu Obauiwana stated the players plying their trade at home will stand no chance of making the team, with the current influx of players from abroad. Waldrum handed number of …

Big Defeats for Super Eagles Stars on PL Return – Latest Sports News In Nigeria Onyeka, experienced a 4-1 defeat with Brentford against table-toppers Liverpool.     Coming off the bench, the Midfielder was introduced in the 63rd minute, only to receive a yellow card shortly after for a challenge on Ibrahima Konate. Meanwhile, Iwobi, …

2023 AFCON: Nigeria draw hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau – Latest Sports News In Nigeria Nigeria have been handed a tough draw at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw which held on Thursday night, in Abidjan, saw …

In a thrilling kickoff to the highly anticipated Optima Energy Gold Cup 23, Ifeanyi Ihemekwele etched his name into the annals of football history as the first player ever to secure a hat-trick on the opening day of the tournament. The dynamic forward’s exceptional performance sent shockwaves through the stadium as he netted three goals in less than 60 minutes, …

Victor Boniface found his scoring prowess again, ending a five-game goal drought and securing a crucial 1-1 draw for Bayer Leverkusen against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. The 22-year-old striker endured difficult difficult November, failing to score a goal in the league, experiencing a goal drought since October 8, when he last scored against Koln. The Nigerian international found the back …

Following the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, the focus has shifted to the next edition, with the preliminary draw of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 scheduled for Tuesday, 20 February 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. The draw will be conducted at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT). The preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa …