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Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich defender David Alaba has joined Serie A side Udinese as a free agent. Alaba is now team-mates with Nigerian international and Udinese first choice Maduka Okoye. The club confirmed the signing on Thursday, September 24, after the 34-year-old Austrian defender signed a contract until the end of the 2026-27 season after his five-year contract …

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (YAYI), who represents Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, has endorsed the 2026 Abeokuta 10km race, assuring that he will personally grace the October 3 event. Senator Adeola gave this assurance when the Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Limited (NSML), …

Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has squandered the biggest chance he has to be the first choice for the senior Nigerian team, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Okoye has missed two training sessions and will only train once with the team before tomorrow’s game after coach Eric Chelle granted him permission to spend two more days. He stayed on to model the …

Nigerian-born former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua has stepped up his training routine with some gruesome exercises ahead of his much-anticipated grudge match with fellow Brit Tyson Fury later this year. Sports247 gathered that, in order not to be caught off guard by the very tough Fury during their much-anticipated fight in December, Joshua has resorted …

Post views: 125 Couples from St. John the Beloved Apostle Parish, Greenland Estate, Enugu RCC Quarters, participated in a transformative social-emotional learning session on healthy marriages and mental well-being facilitated by Coach Ebere Amaraizu Organized by the Catholic Women Organization as part of their post-August 2026 meeting, the session was themed _Building emotionally intelligent homes for sustainable development_. Going …

George Ilenikhena is relishing the opportunity to represent the Super Eagles and is looking forward to making his first appearance for the three-time African champions. The 20-year-old Al-Ittihad striker received his first invitation to the national team from coach Éric Chelle ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. Ilenikhena excited to begin Super Eagles …

Joshua Oladeji made his long-awaited Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) debut for Nasarawa United on Wednesday, but the milestone was tempered by disappointment as the Solid Miners suffered a 2-1 defeat to Kwara United. In the matchday five match of the Euromatch NPFL, played at the Rashidi Yekini Main Bowl at the George Innih Stadium, Ilorin, Oladeji made his first …

Newly invited striker George Ilenikhena left everyone at the Super Eagles training stunned with his shooting ability ahead of Friday’s AFCON 2027 qualifier against Madagascar, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The Al-Ittihad striker, born in Nigeria but raised in Lagos, made the decision to represent Nigeria after speaking with coach Eric Chelle, and wasted no time in showing why the coach was interested …

Post views: 31 Nigeria’s U17 girls, the Flamingos, continued their impressive run at the 2026 WAFU B U17 Girls Cup with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso U17 on Monday at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro. In a very close first half, both teams failed to break the deadlock despite creating promising openings. The Flamingos, runners-up …

​Inter Lagos fought back in the final minutes to secure a 1-1 draw against Kano Pillars in an entertaining Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clash at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, on Wednesday. READ ALSO: EuroMatch NPFL Matchday 5: Sporting Lagos stuns Enyimba as Rangers and Barau FC claim vital wins ​The visitors looked set to claim all three points after …