14-year-old table tennis star, Matthew Kuti has entered the top 200 ranking of the International Table Tennis Federation, occupying the 185th position in the latest standings released on April 30. After helping Nigeria to win the ITTF West Africa Regional Championships in Togo in April, Kuti climbed 750 spots to his new position in the men's singles category. The teenage sensation was a part of the...
Africa's best table tennis players, Omar Assar of Egypt and Quadri Aruna of Nigeria will lead Africa's quest for glory at the Saudi Smash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from May 4. Assar is the best-ranked African player in the ITTF standings as of April 2024, occupying the 13th position in the world while Quadri Aruna is placed 19th. The duo will begin their campaigns for the...
Former Nigeria midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has tasked Nigerians to throw their weight behind Super Eagles new head coach, Finidi George. Finidi's appointment was confirmed on Monday by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after he worked in an interim capacity in the last two months. In a video posted on his (X) handle, Adepoju congratulated the former Ajax winger who won the UEFA Champions League with the...
Anglo-Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua is looking forward to a return to the ring and has hinted about a potential fight at Wembley in September 2024. The two-time world heavyweight champion stopped Francis Ngannou in his last fight in March, knocking him out in the second round. Boxing promotion company, Matchroom is planning an event at Wembley and Joshua said it would be in September. The...
Nigerian internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, alongside Ghana's Abdul Fatawu and Zambian forward Patson Daka, have all been crowned champions of England's second division following Leicester City's 3-0 win at Preston North End on Monday night. Ndidi played 70 minutes at the Deepdale Stadium before being replaced by Hamza Choudhury; Fatawu, who assisted Leicester's final goal of the game, played 84 minutes before being replaced...
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