The Super Eagles have dropped two places to 42nd in the latest world ranking released by global football body FIFA. This comes on the back of the three-time African champions recording 1-1 draws against lowly-ranked Lesotho and Zimbabwe in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers last month, making it three draws in four games stretching back to the October international break when they played Saudi Arabia and...
Nigeria’s senior women’s team, the Super Falcons, has been shortlisted as one of the ten nominees for the best national women’s team at the 2023 CAF Awards, slated for December 11 in Marrakech, Morocco. The nine-time African champions finished fourth at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 2022 and were one of the four representatives of the continent at this...
Nigeria maintained their position in the latest FIFA World Rankings released by the football governing body on Thursday. The three-time African champions are placed 40th in the world and they occupy the sixth position in Africa, following their uninspiring results in the two friendly matches played earlier this month. Jose Peseiro’s men drew 2-2 with the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia on October 13 before claiming...
Burkina Faso has announced the route for Tour du Faso 2023 that will begin from October 26 to November 5. The 34th edition of Burkina's foremost cycling competition will feature 10 stages across seven regions that will cover a total distance of 1207.8 kilometres. The Tour du Faso is returning this year after the 2022 edition was cancelled out due security reasons after the military coup...
Hugues Fabrice Zango made history at the 2023 World Athletics Championships on Monday by becoming the first person to win a gold medal for Burkina Faso in the global athletics event. Zango claimed gold medal in the men's triple jump after a leap of 17.64 metres in his fifth attempt in Budapest etched his name in history books. His success in Budapest is a progression of...
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