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Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso’s decision not to include Brentford defender Michael Kayode in his squad for the World Cup qualifying playoff has brought the defender one step closer to playing for Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Born in Italy to parents of Nigerian descent, the 21-year-old was hoping to be included in the Italian squad for the home-and-away playoff matches …

Team Nigeria will depart on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 for the Lefika International Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, as the country intensifies its effort to qualify for the World Relay Championships later this year. The contingent will be transported by Ethiopia Airlines, with a stopover planned in Addis Ababa before arriving in Gaborone on March 26. Nigeria will compete in four …

Post views: 27 By Silvernews The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has moved to resolve the ongoing leadership dispute within the Nigeria Basketball Federation by officially recognizing the Ahmadu Musa Kida-led council and outlining a clear timetable for fresh elections. In a letter dated March 16, 2026, signed by FIBA ​​General Secretary Andreas Zagklis, the world basketball body said the …

Former United States of America (USA) based Super Falcons striker, Patience Avre-Odeli, has reminded the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to add former national football team players who previously dominated the African women’s football scene to the list of his reward plans. The former Ufuoma Babes FC of Warri and Princess Jegede Babes FC of Lagos forward has reiterated …

Lagos-based pan-African sports brand Afasports, unveiled new uniforms for the glorious Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress as they embark once again, on the women’s Olympics qualifier in Belgium beginning February 8 to11 on their journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics games. Read Also: 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Welcomes Over 81 Elite Athletes,15 Refugee Runners The reigning Afrobasket champions …

Eberechi Eze will be out for about a month due to a calf injury, reports completesports.com. Eze suffered the injury during Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen last week. The injury caused him to miss Sunday’s Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City and withdraw from the final England squad. Read also:Trabzonspor rejects Saudi approach for Onuachu According to …

Former Nigerian international Sam Sodje has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding CAF and its decision to award the AFCON 2025 title to Morocco. Sodje acknowledged that CAF could be legally justified if its regulations clearly sanctioned teams for leaving the field of play. However, he stressed that from a football point of view the situation is still very …

Post views: 6 In a significant initiative, a big fan gifted personalized jerseys to Barau FC captain, Usman Maidubji, for his exceptional leadership style with the Kano team. Maidubji, who has received praise from several quarters for steering the wheel as skipper of Barau FC, was praised by the fan who traveled 294km from …

A proposed permanent transfer of Samuel Chukwueze will boost the finances of Italian giant AC Milan. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Fulham have contacted Milan about the permanent transfer of the Super Eagles winger following a season-long loan deal. The purchase clause that was initially reported was €30 million, but the figure is now said to be €24 million. …

In a world full of ideas but little execution, a bold new voice steps forward with a promise that sounds almost too good to be true: you can grow anything. READ ALSO: “I will continue to work hard” – Clinton Ezekiel shines on return despite Bayelsa United defeat Azeez Amida’s How to Grow Anything, scheduled for release on April 1, …