Latest Sports News in Nigeria

Former Super Eagles star and Golden Eaglets Assistant coach, Nduka Ugbade, has revealed why Kelechi Iheanacho has not been playing to his full potential at the English Premier League. The Foxes were labelled to have pulled off quite…

Cloud of uncertainty that had gathered over the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games qualifiers involving Nigerian athletes and other athletes around the world has been cleared by the International Olympic Committee. The postponement of the…

Odion Ighalo has declared he wants to stay with Manchester United. The Nigeria striker is on-loan from Shanghai Shenhua. Ighalo has become a fan favourite in just over two months. When asked by a fan during a Twitter Q&A if…

Management of Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia has confirmed that Charles Tambe who was shot by hoodlums on Friday morning in Ibadan is in a stable condition. Confirming this to newsmen, the Club's Sporting Director, Patrick Ngwaogu said…

Four Olympic Solidarity programmes, which support more than 1,600 athletes, have been extended through to the new dates of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The four programmes covered by the extension are Olympic Scholarships for…

Toyota has reportedly confirmed its continued support of its athletes after the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games until 2021. Visa was said to be the first company to formally extend its financial support of…

Anthony Joshua's next fight against Kubrat Pulev has been postponed as the coronavirus pandemic KO's the original June 20 date. Joshua's mandatory defence against the 38-year-old Bulgarian now looks destined for the reserved July…

Manchester United center-forward, Odion Ighalo, has stated he is bored without football action and eager to play again. Most football leagues across the world, including the Premier League, have been suspended with only a handful of…

Adjustments to the organisation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be required to reduce the additional costs resulting from the postponement of the Games until 2021, according to a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official.…

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has declared that he could not score himself six months after assuming office, even as he remains focused on re-inventing the wheels in spite of the challenges. Speaking on…