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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Why Eguavoen should be given the chance to guide Super Eagles to Morocco

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be the centre of attraction once again when they take on neighbours Benin in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday evening. The previous encounter is one Nigerian fans will not want to remember having been beaten by the Cheetahs 2-1 in Abidjan during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June. It...

U18 Afrobasket Championship: Junior D’Tigers return to winning ways against Angola

U18 Afrobasket Championship: Junior D’Tigers return to winning ways against Angola

Nigeria's Junior D'Tigers on Saturday returned to winning ways at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Afrobasket championship with victory over Angola in Pretoria, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian Under-18 side were beaten 70-57 by Egypt in their opening game. Fubara Onyanabo's team, will now play Uganda on Tuesday in their last group game as they aim to reach the knockout stages. The Nigerian team had a difficult traveling...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria v Benin Republic – All you need to know & how to watch

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria v Benin Republic – All you need to know & how to watch

The Super Eagles will kickstart their journey to securing a spot in the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, this Saturday when they battle the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. The West African Neighbours are no strangers to each other as Nigeria, ranked fifth in the continent have always had the upper hand over Benin, the...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle reaches Para-table tennis semifinals

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Ogunkunle eyes table tennis gold medal

Nigeria's Isau Ogunkunle says he is looking forward to winning the class 4 Para-table tennis gold medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, but admits he is aware that he must first win his semi-final clash with South Korea’s Kim Young-gun on Saturday. As he intensifies preparations for the clash with reigning World number two, Kim Young-gun, the Nigerian exclusively told Afrosport that the aim...