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He is the same man who many believe helped create the disaster we face today; the same man who, allegedly driven by personal interests and his well-documented disagreement with the then NPL president, Chief Oyuki Obaseki, popularly known as “The Moving Train”, weakened the leagues by taking away their voting rights and handing them over to the 37 FA presidents …

South Africa’s defender #6 Aubrey Modiba (C) fights for the ball with Nigeria’s midfielder #8 Frank Onyeka (L) and Nigeria’s forward #11 Samuel Chukwueze during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 semi-final football match between Nigeria and South Africa at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on February 7, 2024. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by …

England’s Coventry City forward Taiwo Awoniyi has revealed that he enrolled in a postgraduate program because “education has become a very important part” of his life journey and he wants to continue learning off the pitch. Sports247 reports that Awoniyi made this known when he took to social media to reveal his recent graduation with a merit-graded Postgraduate Diploma in …

The Nigeria team has landed in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to compete at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad to be held from September 15 to 27 at the Silk Road International Tourist Centre. The 10-man delegation, which departed aboard Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, will join a record number of 400 national teams in the Open and Women’s categories. Nigeria sports a …

Following the lighting of the Torch of Unity for the 2026 Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival by His Excellency Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, the symbolic flame will begin its journey across the 31 local government areas of the state on Wednesday, September 16 and conclude on Saturday, September 19, ahead of the official opening ceremony of the games. According to …

For 13 years, the Nigeria Pitch Awards has remained one of the most enduring platforms to recognize excellence in Nigerian football. At the center of its extraordinary journey is its founder and president, Dr. Shina Philips, an entrepreneur, FIFA-licensed football agent and sports administrator whose determination has kept the prestigious awards alive despite numerous challenges. Described as a man of …

1xBet has introduced its 2up feature, which allows qualified users who place selected winning bets to receive a payout if their chosen team takes a two-goal lead during a match, regardless of the final result. Under the terms of the feature, a qualifying bet can also be settled if the selected team ultimately wins the match. The 2up feature is …

Doma United head coach, Deji Ayeni, has revealed that the club’s main objective is to make a good impression in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). After a dream start to the 2026/27 campaign, winning three consecutive games without conceding a single goal, Ayeni, in a chat with completespots.compraised his team’s defensive discipline and winning mentality. Also Read:Euromatch NPFL: Rangers …

Philippe Coutinho has joined his close friend and Brazil teammate Neymar at Santos FC until the end of the season. The former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder, 34, has been without a club since leaving Vasco da Gama in February. Coutinho returned to his childhood club in 2024 but left after 81 appearances, saying he was “mentally tired”. Santos welcomed the …

Nigeria senior team head coach Eric Chelle has made recent changes to the Nigeria senior team squad for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers in September, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Nigeria will participate in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers by opening their campaign at home against Madagascar on the 25th, before traveling to meet Guinea-Bissau in Morocco four days later. Chelle’s roster was …