History was made for the Rivers Hoopers on Friday as they beat South Africa's Cape Town Tigers 80-57 in the third-place game at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, to become the first Nigerian side to win a medal at the Basketball Africa League. The King's Men, who are the first Nigerian team to win back-to-back games at the BAL and the first Nigerian team to...
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has declared himself fit after being left out the squad that will take on South Africa and Benin in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers next week. The 30-year-old suffered a muscle injury while on duty at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and played through with it as Nigeria reached the final but lost to the Ivory Coast. Troost-Ekong required...
FC Zurich have reached an agreement to sign 19-year-old Isaiah Okafor from Bayer Leverkusen. Okafor is leaving Leverkusen U-19 side where he scored a goal in 10 games in the just-concluded U19 Bundesliga season. Isiah Okafor is reportedly set to sign a two-year deal with an option to extend until June 2029. 🚨🇨🇭 Excl: FC Zürich have reached an agreement to sign 2005 born midfielder Isaiah...
Bayer Leverkusen forward Nathan Tella is the latest name to pull out of Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic in June. The 24-year-old will miss next month’s qualifiers due to family-related matters, making him the second player to withdraw from the squad after Napoli forward Victor Osimhen. Tella has been replaced by Turkey-based forward Ibrahim Olawoyin, who plays for Super Lig...
Newcomers Inter Lagos are into the quarter-finals of the 2023-24 President Federation Cup after beating cross town rivals Ikorodu City 5-4 on penalties in the round of 16 on Wednesday at the Akure Township stadium. Ayomide Cole put Ikorodu City 1-0 up in the 19th minute, but were pegged back with 20 minutes left to play when Tony Obia equalised for Inter Lagos. Inter Lagos eventually...
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