Chris Danjuma, head coach of Nigeria’s Under-20 Women’s team, the Falconets, has thrown his weight behind his side ahead of their crucial match against Germany at the ongoing 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Danjuma says he is confident the Falconets will put up a better performance against the Germans in their second Group D match in Bogota on Wednesday. “The team performed well...
Team Nigeria clinched its second medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as Esther Ogechi Nworgu won the silver medal in the women’s up to 41 kg para-powerlifting. Nworgu set two new Paralympic records (PR) with her last two attempts, lifting 112 kg and 118 kg, respectively. However, the Nigerian just fell short, finishing behind China's Zhe Cui, who set a new PR of 119...
Leicester City have won their appeal over an alleged breach of Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), Afrosport reports. The decision by the appeal board means Leicester will not have their points deducted as an independent panel reported that the Premier League did not have the “jurisdiction” to punish the club as they had been relegated to the Championship as at the stated time when...
Nigeria’s Under-18 boys’ team finally got some good news on Tuesday regarding the visa issue hindering their participation in the U18 AfroBasket tournament in South Africa. The Junior D'Tigers have now been granted visas to South Africa to represent Nigeria at the tournament, Afrosport reports. According to the head of delegation for the Nigeria U18 basketball team, Ugo Udueze, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) have stepped...
AC Milan forward Samuel Chukwueze and Nantes winger Moses Simon alongside four others are the latest players to arrive at the Super Eagles camp in Uyo, ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations Group D qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Chukwueze and Simon are joined by Crawley Town defender Benjamin Tanimu, midfielders Alhassan Yusuf and Raphael Onyedika and Portugal-based defender Bruno Onyemaechi in the...
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