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Hosts Rwanda on Tuesday in Butare beat visiting South Africa 2-0 to shoot to the top of Group C table in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers. The result meant that Rwanda now had four points from two matches to stop South Africa…

Total of 165 international matches played in October Movement in top ten, but podium remains unchanged Lithuania are biggest climbers No fewer than 165 international matches were contested earlier this month, with FIFA…

By Ifeanyi Eduzor The board of Nigeria National League has announced the postponement of the kick off date of the 2023/2024 league season to a yet to be announced date. The league originally planned to kick off on Saturday October…

Godwin Udoh An official at the 7th Edition of the National Youth Games, currently holding in Asaba, Delta state, Rev. Martins Osagie Asemota, has faulted the method of screening of athletes adopted by the National Screening Committee for…

By Ifeanyi Eduzor Board member of the Nigeria National League (NNL), Mallam Yakubu Sarma has urged coaches in the country to invest in training and retraining themselves to be abreast of the latest knowledge of the game of football.


Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award, becoming one of the few players from the country to have achieved the feat. The Napoli striker was in impeccable form last season, helping the Italian side…

Chief Executive Officer of Monimichelle Group, Nigerian foremost sports facilities construction giant who is also a FIFA licensed match agent and the patron of Grassroots Sports Foundation (GRASOF) Ebi Egbe says he is on cloud nine over the…

Akani Alaka The announcement that former governor Nyesom Wike has been appointed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was met with excitement and trepidation by those living inside and outside the…

Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua beat Finnish stand-in Robert Helenius with a seventh round single-punch knockout, on Saturday, to keep himself on track for a lucrative payday against American Deontay Wilder next year.…

Photo: Fans enjoying the matches at the Sanni Abacha Stadium, Kano It was a goalden start in the NNL play off on Monday at the Sanni Abacha Stadium, Kano.