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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 …

Barau FC moved to the top of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following a 2-0 victory over Abia Warriors in their matchday five encounter at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Maliya Boys maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a disciplined home performance, securing maximum points thanks to goals from Joseph Atule and substitute Ibrahim Ayoola. …

Enyimba continued their poor start to the season with a 3-2 home defeat to Sporting Lagos on Wednesday. The nine-time champions remain at the bottom of the table with zero points from their first five games. Stanley Dimgba put Enyimba ahead a minute before the break, but Sporting Lagos equalized six minutes after the restart thanks to Abdulraqeeb Abdullahi. Enyimba …

Thirteen-year-old swimming star Yu Zidi claimed a dominant victory in the 400 meters individual medley to complete a hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games. China’s Yu led from start to finish to set a new Games record of four minutes and 28.56 seconds, beating the previous record – which had stood since 2014 – by almost 4.5 seconds. …

…I am proud of my players – Masajedi Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics were ended by Morocco at the 2026 African Men’s Volleyball Nations Championship in Tunisia. The West African team lost to the North Africans 3-2 in a thrilling quarter-final match on Monday, September 21. Nigeria won the first set 25-20 before Morocco responded …

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has come into the spotlight after she was spotted with American rapper Cardi B in Milan while her international teammates were already on the pitch preparing for Nigeria’s opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Madagascar. Okoye was among 24 players invited by coach Éric Chelle for Nigeria’s September qualifiers against Madagascar …

Post views: 49 By Precious Oham The hallmark of every leader is results-based management through the use of resources, people and programs with measurable results. This is similar to Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club’s long-time general manager, Ifie Ozaka, who has successfully built a culture of excellence, collaboration and accountability at the club. On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Rivers Hoopers …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has settled on the duo that will lead the team’s two-man attack on Friday against Madagascar in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The team will be without striker Victor Osimhen, who is injured, so the coach will have to choose one from the quartet of Akor Adams, Tolu Arokodare, Taiwo Awoniyi and …

Former Real Madrid defender David Alaba has reached a verbal agreement to join Serie A club Udinese as a free agent following his departure from the Spanish giants. The Austria international became a free agent after leaving Real Madrid this summer when his contract with the club expired. The proposed move will see Alaba return to Serie A, where he …