Latest Sports News in Nigeria

Twenty-six French lawmakers have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Israel from competing in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris over the conflict in Gaza. In a letter to the president of the International…

Rafa Benitez has warned Xabi Alonso not to rush into taking the Liverpool job as the Bayern Leverkusen manager continues to be linked with replacing Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. Alonso is seen as the number-one target to replace Klopp after…

Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro has finally revealed why Nigeria's Super Eagles were defensive-minded in Ivory Coast. Despite reaching the final, some football stakeholders and fans believed the team was more defensive which is quite…

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach, Rhulani Mokwena says it is important for an ambitious club like Mamelodi Sundowns to consistently be in the knockout phase of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League. Mokwena, who was assistant to Pitso…

Napoli Striker,Victor Osimhen and Barcelona Femení Striker are front-runners for the Nigeria Pitch Awards nominationsAt the press conference for the award winners, Shina Philips ,listed the two players among the nominees. READ ALSO:…

An epic African women’s football showdown awaits in the quest to securing a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics, as reigning champions South Africa will face off against the Super Falcons of Nigeria in the fourth and final round of…

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The former Manchester United player was provisionally suspended in September after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in…

Michael Edwards will demand ‘total control’ of football operations at Liverpool if he is to consider returning to Anfield, according to reports The club’s former sporting director left in 2022 after a decade on Merseyside, having…

Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) has congratulated Team Nigeria's taekwondo star, Elizabeth Anyanacho, for qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Leadership reports. The 24-year-old, one of the beneficiaries of the…

Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong has revealed how he suffered an injury during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire, but he continued playing regardless. Troost-Ekong played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s silver…

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 10, 2024 in London, England. Tottenham Hotspur are in…

Interim coach of Team Nigeria table tennis Segun Toriola has declared the readiness of the team to compete for honours at the upcoming African Games. The Nigerian team had a competition to forget in the just-concluded WTT championship…

Liverpool are looking at bringing a player compared to Javier Mascherano to Anfield, following a superhuman performance against Arsenal. The Reds brought in four new midfielders last summer, with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai…

Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum has assured that his team will thrive to be more efficient and clinical in converting their chances after the 1-0 narrow victory over Cameroon in Abuja. Nigeria reached the final round of the…

President of African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), Khaled El-Salhy has hailed South Korea for staging a world class World Championships while tasking African teams to use the tournament as a build-up to next month’s African Games in…

Nigeria reached the final round of the African qualifying series for this year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament after Esther Okoronkwo’s 15th minute goal at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja separated Nigeria and Cameroon in…

Inspired by the world of games and animation, "TO Tag" made its debut on Saturday as the mascot of the FISU World University Games Winter Torino 2025. As our daily lives regularly intersect between real life and the digital world, "TO…

On Sunday 25 February, India's Sports Minister Anurag Thakur stressed that India's remarkable progress in various fields, especially sports, positions the country as a compelling choice to host the 2036 Olympic Games. "It makes more…

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Para-powerlifting athlete Latifat Tijani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. The Nigerian athlete Latifat Tijani provided…

As the South-East Zonal U-17 NPFL Youth League champions, Rangers International F.C kick start their journey towards becoming the national champions with a game against their opponents, Katsina United this afternoon in the ancient city of…