LIVE

Obafemi Martins

Obafemi Martins: From Serie A goal poacher to owning Italian nightclub in Nigeria

Obafemi Martins: From Serie A goal poacher to owning Italian nightclub in Nigeria

Former Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins enjoyed an illustrious football career in Italy where he played for Reggiana and Inter Milan. Martins started his career in Nigeria before his European adventure started in Italy in 2000 and he went on to play in England, Germany, Russia, Spain, United States of America and China. The Nigerian was at a time ranked as the fifth-highest paid player in Major...

Martins, Olayinka, Alozie grace Oshoala’s eighth celebrity all-stars match in Lagos

Martins, Olayinka, Alozie grace Oshoala’s eighth celebrity all-stars match in Lagos

Fans were electrified at the Campos Mini Stadium Lagos Island on Boxing Day as the annual Asisat Oshoala's celebrity All-Stars match took centre stage. The event got on the way with an entertaining exhibition match between the Asisat Oshoala Academy and Flourish FC which served the best of women’s football with the girls from Flourish Academy throwing the stadium into frenzy after they secured a 3...

Osimhen & other Nigerian who has won Serie A title

Osimhen & other Nigerian who has won Serie A title

Victor Osimhen became the second Nigerian to win the Italian Serie A title after helping Napoli end their 33-year drought. Osimhen stepped up to score the crucial equaliser in the 52nd minute to cancel out Sandi Lovric's first-half opener for Udinese in Thursday's league match. The 24-year-old scored his 22nd Serie A goal of the season to extend his dominance in the goalscoring chart and the...

Rashidi Yekini: The unforgettable Nigeria football icon

Can Osimhen join Martins, Ikpeba & Mikel in Champions League exclusive list?

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of becoming the eighth Nigeria star to play in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. Osimhen has a chance to play in the last-four stage if he helps Luciano Spalletti's men overturn a one-goal deficit against AC Milan from their first-leg fixture at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old has scored four goals in five...