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Nine-time Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Enyimba FC, have unveiled six players nominated for the club’s October Fans’ Player of the Month award. The People’s Elephant announced the nominees on Tuesday via their official name X. The list of six finalists includes: Ifeanyi Ihemekwele, Richard Ezinwa, Obichere Odinaka, Hamisu Salisu, Idris Bonni, Emeka Onyema. The sextet were nominated after …

Post views: 123 Young Nigerian star Spencer Silas has continued to show his impressive form with Finnish second division side Haka FC. The exciting young midfielder born in Aba, who made his first move to Europe to sign for Oulu FC after showing his talent with Aba based Nigerian lower league team, Jewels Football …

The Nigerian National League (NNL) will train participating clubs on the process of joining the BetPawa Locker Room Bonus ahead of the 2026/2027 season. The NNL said its partnership with gaming company BetPawa has been renewed and expressed its pleasure in announcing this to its 34 participating clubs. The training, which will be carried out via Zoom, is designed to …

Nigeria has joined representatives of the National Olympic Committees and other stakeholders of the Olympic movement in Los Angeles, United States, for a pre-match meeting ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games, as the country begins to strengthen its preparations for the next edition of the global sporting event. Nigeria was represented at the meeting by the Director General of the …

Lille defender Alexsandro Ribeiro has expressed his excitement about facing Victor Osimhen when the French side host Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League. The two teams will meet at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in a matchday three match, with both teams looking for their first points in the competition after losing their first two games. The match will also mark a …

By Ademola Adeshina PSG defeated Barcelona 4-2, while Liverpool produced a thrilling comeback to beat Villarreal 4-3 at Anfield as the UEFA Champions League matchday three fixtures provided an action-packed night of football on Tuesday 20 October. Manchester City also recorded a convincing 5-1 victory over AEK Athens, while AS Roma, Napoli and Borussia Dortmund were among the other teams …

EDMONTON – It was a battle of the NHL’s big guns, and the Edmonton Oilers’ shooting ace ended up making the biggest noise at the end. Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner in a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday as the Oilers (7-1-1) continued their good start to the season. The game was a matchup of …

VANCOUVER – Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each had two goals and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday. Nicolas Deslauriers also contributed a pair of goals for the Hurricanes (8-2-1), and Jackson Blake recorded three assists. Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 of the 17 shots he faced for the defending Stanley Cup …

Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, continued their campaign at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Puerto Rico in their Group B encounter on Tuesday evening in Rabat. The 2022 World Cup bronze champions started the match with real intent, pressing high and causing early problems for the Puerto Rican …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeboye Anthony Adeyinka, has taken another step towards expanding international opportunities for young Nigerian athletes following a diplomatic engagement with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Nigeria, His Excellency Moha Ou Ali Tagma, in Abuja. Adeboye, who paid a courtesy visit to the Moroccan embassy on …