Maduka Okoye was in impressive form as Udinese secured a 2-1 win over Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in the Serie A on Monday night. The Nigerian goalkeeper was making his 11th consecutive start for the Little Zebras and was on top of his game. Lorenzo Lucca and Oier Zarraga scored in between Lautaro Giannetti's own goal, all goals coming in the space of four minutes...
Team Nigeria won six more gold medals on Day 8 of the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Monday, to take their total tally to 16 gold medals and push them into second place on the medal standings. Following the triumph of Edidiong Umoafia in the men’s weightlifting, the duo of Adijat Olarinoye and Folashade Rafiatu Lawal both cruised to victories in their respective...
Sadiq Isiyaka's penalty was the difference as the Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated South Sudan 1-0 in their second Group B game at the 2023 African Games, keeping their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive. Ladan Bosso's men succumbed to a 2-1 loss to Uganda in their group opener and needed a better result if they were to avoid having a disappointing outing in Ghana. The...
Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s team thrashed their Senegalese counterpart 4-0 at the Cape Coast Stadium in the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The Falconets, who defeated Morocco 2-0 in their opening game, continued their perfect start to the women’s football tournament as they improved to six points after two games, clinching all maximum points in the group. The defending champions opened the scoring in the...
Barcelona full-back Joao Cancelo has rated Victor Osimhen as one of the best strikers in the world ahead of the Blaugrana’s UEFA Champions League second-leg clash with Napoli at Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic on Tuesday. Both sides played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona three weeks ago, Robert Lewandoski giving the Catalan giants the lead on the hour...
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