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Despite glaring limitations, countless Nigerian athletes have braved the odds to become global and continental champions after the country gained Independence in 1960. Here, PUNCH ...

FIFA has appointed Togolese referees for the 2024 Olympics qualifier between the Super Falcons of Nigeria and Ethiopia. The second preliminary round contest of the ...

Cameroon Police have opened an investigation into match-fixing claims against the country’s Football Federation President, Samuel Eto’o. The former Barcelona and Chelsea striker is alleged ...

The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have lined up friendlies against against Cote d’Ivoire and Eswatini ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifier against the ...

The Falconets, Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team, have been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World ...

Nigeria have been eliminated from this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup, following a 1-0 defeat to Korea Republic on Sunday. The Flying Eagles failed to ...

A panel of judges will decide the winners of the s*x competition while the audience will also influence the final decisions. The European nation of ...

Muhammadu Buhari’s time as President of Nigeria came to an end on May 29, 2023. Across his two terms, Buhari’s administration made several gaffes and ...

Golden Eaglets head coach, Nduka Ugbade admitted his side must be more effective and prolific when they take on South Africa, Saturday (today). The two-time ...

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is close to buying French Ligue 2 club, Valenciennes. According to French media outlet, Entreprendre, the business mogul, who is ...

Hiba met Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi, 24, in 2018 at a photo shoot for Vogue Arabia while he was playing for Real Madrid. Paris ...

Achraf Hakimi is a Moroccan professional footballer, who also plays for Paris Saint – Germain, a French club in Paris. Achraf Hakimi biography, Achraf Hakimi ...

Paris Saint-German (PSG) defender, Achraf Hakimi left his wife, Hiba Abouk, empty-handed and without any alimony following a divorce application she filed over allegations of ...

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Emmanuel Ebiede has died at the age of 45 after a protracted illness. Ebiede died on Friday, April 14, after battling ...

A former Chairman of Shooting Stars Sports Club, also known as 3SC, Pa Samson Olayiwola Lakondoro, has been buried. The deceased died in the early ...

Israel Adesanya has defeated Alex Pereira to reclaim the UFC middleweight belt title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287. The Nigerian-born New Zealander knocked ...

Pele’s funeral will take place inside the Santos stadium next week Monday January 2 and Tuesday January 3rd, the Brazilian club said, when fans will ...

Brazilian soccer star Pelé has died. The three-time world cup winner had been battling colon cancer since 2021. He was considered one of the greatest ...

Many football fans in Nigeria, especially those with more interest in Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi and Portuguese football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo have expressed their ...

More than a million Argentines crowded the streets of Buenos Aires as their unexpected World Cup victory prompted a wild night of celebrations across the ...