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Paris 2024: IOC unveils Olympic sculpture

Paris 2024: IOC unveils Olympic sculpture

The International Olympic Committee, IOC, has unveiled a sculpture named ‘Salon’ to honour the legacy of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris. The unveiling had in attendance the IOC President Thomas Bach, Deputy Mayor of Culture in the City of Paris, Carine Rolland; President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet; and Mayor of the 8th Arrondissement,...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Sports Minister Enoh demands swift action from NFF & Finidi George

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Sports Minister Enoh demands swift action from NFF & Finidi George

Nigeria's Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has demanded urgent steps be taken from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure that the Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Enoh also demanded that the issues that have hindered high performances and growth of Nigerian football be sorted out in an emergency meeting held at his office alongside the NFF top executives. The meeting...

Ranking the best and most exciting AFCON events from 2000 to 2021

2025 AFCON Qualifiers: CAF sets date for draw event

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has scheduled July 4 for the draw of the 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations qualifiers in Johannesburg, South Africa. The draw will see 48 nations, including the four winners from the preliminary round (Chad, Eswatini, Liberia and South Sudan) drawn into 12 groups of four teams each to battle it out for places at the finals. Headlining the confirmed nations...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Super Eagles apologise to Nigerians after defeat to Benin

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Super Eagles apologise to Nigerians after defeat to Benin

Players and officials of the Super Eagles have tendered an apology to Nigerians after their poor results in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June. The 2023 African Cup Of Nations finalists suffered a major setback in their qualification quest for the global showpiece with a shock 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in Abidjan on Monday. The defeat left the Super Eagles in a precarious...