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Secretary General of world football –ruling body, FIFA, Ms Fatma Samoura arrived in Nigeria on Saturday, ahead of more than 20 Presidents of FIFA’s Member Associations across the African continent for Monday’s 2nd AITEO-NFF Football Awards…

Tottenham Hotspur will be without Eric Dier and Serge Aurier for Sunday’s English Premier League (EPL) trip to Liverpool, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. Dier suffered a groin injury in England’s 5-0 win over Czech Republic…

Azeri weightlifter Valentin Hristov was stripped of his 2012 Olympics 56-kg bronze medal on Friday after he was one of three athletes to test positive for banned substances in re-tests conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).…

Nigeria have climbed to the 38th position in the latest FIFA women’s world rankings released on the FIFA official website on Friday. The Super Falcons maintained their position as number one in Africa after amassing a total of 1,599…

Super Eagles and Leicester City’s midfielder Wilfred Ndidi currently tops the list of tacklers in the English Premier League (EPL). According to reports posted on the EPL official website on Friday, the 22-year-old Nigerian has…

The former Technical Director, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Olatunde Disu, on Friday said that the steady improvement of the senior national team, the Super Eagles, under the Franco-German tactician, Gernot Rohr, impressed him.…

  All is now set for the second edition of the AITEO-NFF Football Awards ceremony which will take place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday evening. The AITEO-NFF Football Awards is an annual event that rewards…

The first batch of Nigeria’s contingent to the 2019 African Senior Wrestling Championships on Thursday arrived Hammamet, Tunisia, venue of the tournament. The delegation, which was led by President of the Nigeria Wrestling…

The 2019 domestic basketball season in Nigeria will start in April with stakeholders meeting, Congress and Annual General Meeting, according to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). NBBF President, Musa Kida, gave the…

Samuel Ikpea, National Chairman, Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), on Thursday said the Super Eagles had officially sealed it’s qualification for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Championship and had exhibited readiness for the…