The Nigerian Sports Ministry has announced a strong list of 87 athletes that will fly the country's flag at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The games, which are scheduled to hold from July 26th to August 11th, will see Team Nigeria vie for medals alongside athletes from 193 countries across the globe. The list comprises of 36 athletes - 18 men and 18 women partaking...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara made cash donations worth N160 million as part of efforts to reward state athletes who excelled recently in national and international tournaments. The governor stated the gesture was not about the money doled out but appreciating the athletes who showed genuine love for the state in their victorious outing at sporting events held. Also today, I received a group of talented...
Nigerian champions, Rangers International have been drawn against Comorian league winners, US Zilimadjou in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Rangers will travel to Comoros for the first leg between August 16-18 before playing host to US Zilimadjou the following week in Nigeria. The winner of the encounter will face either Angola’s GDSE or St. Louis of Mauritius in the next round. Nigeria’s second...
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been selected by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) as the flag bearer for Greece at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris alongside race walking legend Antigoni Drisbioti. The 29-year-old Milwaukee Bucks star will be making his debut at the games after guiding Greece to the the competition with an 80-69 win over Croatia in the final of the qualifiers. It will be Greece's...
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, was amongst the early birds at Napoli's pre-season training despite reports he will be leaving the club in the ongoing summer transfer window. The striker arrived at Napoli's Castel Volturno on Tuesday morning to undergo medical examinations before commencing training with his teammates under the guidance of the new manager, Antonio Conte. The 2022-23 Serie A scorer has been linked to...
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