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Super Falcons midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade admitted they faced formidable opposition in Canada during their training camp in Seville. The teams played a friendly match behind closed doors on Wednesday and the Super Falcons narrowly lost 1-0 in regular time before claiming a 5-4 victory in a penalty shootout. Midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade expressed her satisfaction with the team’s performance, highlighting the …

LaLiga side Getafe have been told they have a gem on their hands in the form of summer signing Uche Chrisantus, who has joined the side from third-tier side Cueta. Own goal Nigeria.com reports. Chrisantus joined the team on a four-year contract and has already joined the main squad for pre-season training ahead of the start of the upcoming season. …

A rising striker at Emaijuss FC, Saheed Adekunle was deeply emotional on Thursday after his team qualified for the next round of the 1X Bet Cup 2024. Read also: Aston Villa given green light for Iheanacho transfer Emaijuss achieved the feat alongside Ilupeju-Ekiti Pillars and China Stats, but they achieved the largest margin of victory among all. While Ilupeju-Ekiti beat …

Canada’s Jordyn Huitema celebrates with her teammates after scoring against Nigeria in a pre-Olympic friendly in Marbella. Photo | IG (canwnt) Canada’s Toni Payne and Julia Grosso compete for the ball. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Argentina U-23 coach Javier Mascherano has praised Nigeria’s U-20 team for beating his team at the U-20 World Cup, Own goal Nigeria.com reports. Mascherano, who has been promoted to the under-23 squad, watched on as the Nigerian side eliminated his hosts from the tournament in the round of 16 with a 2-0 win. Looking ahead to the Paris Olympics, the …

There was much jubilation on Thursday evening when the Executive Chairman of the Kwara Sports Commission, Mallam Bola Mogaji, together with former Commissioner for Information and Sports Hameed Adio visited Kwara United at their training camp. Dogo and his soldiers resumed training on Monday as the plan for next season’s NPFL campaign begins with Kwara United being told to seek …

Vincent Enyeama’s son signs contract with Lille – Latest Nigeria Sports News Enyeama proudly shared the news on her Facebook page, writing: “God is the greatest. Home sweet home. Back home with a different skin.” The former Nigeria international enjoyed a successful seven-year spell with Lille, during which he made 143 league appearances. Now, his …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has stepped up plans to recruit a new coach for the Nigeria senior national team by interviewing three shortlisted candidates for the position. Own goal Nigeria.com understand. Nigeria are without a substantial coach following the departure of Finidi George after the disappointment of the last round of 2026 World Cup qualifying, where the team drew …

The management of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) Ibadan has presented a voucherSupport the five female coaches of the Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, to facilitate their participation in the CAF C Coaching Course in Abuja. The Chief Executive of the Oluyole Warriors, Honourable Babatunde Olaniyan Akoro, explained that the gesture was to ensure that the …

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have stepped up their training ahead of their pre-Olympic friendly matches against Germany, Serbia and Japan, Completesports.com reports. D’Tigress recently traveled to begin her pre-Olympic training camp in Saarbrücken, Germany. Read also: OFFICIAL: Aubameyang leaves Marseille to play for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah According to a post in ‘X‘ (previously Twitter), D’Tigress was seen …