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Canada’s historic run at the FIFA World Cup ended Saturday with a 3-0 loss to Morocco in the round of 16 in Houston, Texas. While many Canadians were heartbroken after the men’s national team’s deepest World Cup run came to an end, thousands more took to the streets and restaurants to celebrate. In cities such as Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto, …

Morocco produced a devastating second-half performance to beat co-hosts Canada 3-0 on Saturday and book a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Azzedine Ounahi scoring two goals in a commanding victory at Houston Stadium. After a hotly contested first half, the Atlas Lions shifted gears after halftime to end Canada’s remarkable tournament run and continue …

Abayomi Ademola The Nigerian Flamingos fought back twice to defeat Benin Republic 3-2 in the first leg of their final qualifying round for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 at the Remo Stars Sports Complex in Ikenne on Saturday. Benin shocked the home crowd when Yenido Romaine Gandonou put the visitors ahead in the 14th minute, but the Flamingos …

Nigerian U17 girls, Flamingos, on Saturday defeated their Bénin Republic counterparts, the Amazons, 3-2 in the first leg of the final qualifying round for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals. It was a hotly contested match at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, with both teams highlighting the qualities that took them to the African final stage of …

Atlas Lions of Morocco have booked their ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after beating co-hosts Canada 3-0 on Saturday night. More to follow…

Post views: 81 By Silvernews Over 300 students of Nathaniel Gift International School, Ogun State, have benefited from a mental health and stress management program organized by the Nelo Dreams Foundation in collaboration with the Rangers International Football Club Foundation under the Beyond The Pitch initiative. The engagement, which took place on Friday, June 26, 2026, was aimed at …

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The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Honorable Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, has reiterated the Nigerian government’s determination to protect “clean athletes” and ensure that competitors who stay away from performance-enhancing drugs are not overwhelmed by cheaters. Sports247 reports that the women’s football promoter and former member of the House of Representatives made this statement at the inauguration of …

Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Head of Mission of Team Nigeria at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Hon. Bukola Olopade, arrived at Team Nigeria’s pre-match training camp in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he received arriving athletes, coaches and officials ahead of the final stage of the country’s preparations for Glasgow 2026. Olopade, who inspected facilities and accommodation, continued …

Nigerian team begins final preparations in Aberdeen Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Head of Mission of the Nigerian Team to the Commonwealth Games 2026Bukola Olopade, was present to welcome the Nigerian team athletes and officials at the pre-Games training camp in Aberdeen, Scotland. The team will camp for 20 days before moving to the Games Village …