NIGERIA

Fulham manager Marco Silva has labelled Calvin Bassey a “very good central defender” following the Nigerian’s impressive display in the club’s 2-1 home win against Arsenal on Sunday. Bassey played a crucial role in the Whites comeback win at the Craven Cottage. The 24-year-old, who was named Man of the Match after the game was an absolute rock at the …

The Super Eagles will be without Wilfred Ndidi for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, Completesports.com reports. Ndidi has missed Leicester City’s last two games due to a muscle injury. Manager Enzo Maresca revealed ahead of Friday’s (today) Sky Bet Championship clash against Leeds United that the midfielder will only return to action after the upcoming …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has confirmed 210 new cases of cholera and 10 fatalities in eight states across the country. The NCDC confirmed these in its latest monthly situation report on Cholera posted on its website on Monday. The cases, according to the agency, were recorded between July 31 and August 27. It added that …

Banyana Banyana of South Africa defender, Lebohang Ramalepe has described the team’s upcoming 2024 Olympic Games qualifier against Nigeria a “do or die” affair. The two rivals are battling for one of Africa’s two spots for the women’s football event. The two-legged qualifier is expected to be keenly contested with both teams desperate to feature at the Olympics. While the …

A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, Hyde Kalu has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar to drop his case pursuing the validity of President Bola Tinubu’s educational qualifications in the United States. The APC youth leader in Abia State said that the call becomes necessary, “because the …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has given reasons why Nigeria did not apply to join the economic bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, popularly known as BRICS. Shettima who represented President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS summit held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, said the country did not apply officially to be part of the …

Three players have arrived the Super Falcons camp ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games qualifier against South Africa. According to information available on the Super Falcons official X handle, Captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeper Tochukwu Oluehi and Jumoke Alani are the early birds in camp. Alani is a replacement for Al Ittihad defender, Ashleigh Plumptre. Plumptre pulled out of the two-legged …

Super Eagles head Coach, Jose Peseiro picked a team of 25 players for the Africa Cup of Nations title in Cote D’Ivoire. Peseiro settled for the usual suspects in a roster that has three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders and eight forwards.   Captain Ahmed Musa returns to the squad after he was left out of the starting games to …

Nigeria claimed the bronze medal at the 2023 African U-18 Women’s Handball Nations Championship in Tunisia. In Saturday’s third-place match, the Nigerian team defeated Angola 28-24 to land the bronze medal. The Nigerian team have already qualified for the 2024 Women’s Youth World Handball Championship for the first time in history. They secured one of the four slots allocated to …

Dr Naik with the Sultan of Sokoto ● Meets Sultan, Air Force, Immigration personnel Controversial Islamic cleric, who was declared wanted by Indian government for terrorism financing, hate speech, and money laundering, Dr Zakir Naik, has visited Nigeria. He arrived in the country on Monday. On arrival, he took pictures with Immigration and Air Force officials at one of Nigeria’s …