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INSIDE AFCON 2019: Egypt’s Amr Warda Ejected From Camp, Banned Indefinitely

Egypt have confirmed that star midfielder Amr Warda has been sent home and banned from the national team indefinitely. 25-year-old Warda was a rare shining light for Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Gernot Rohr Praises Super Eagles Players After Guinea Win (AUDIO)

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has commended his team for putting their row over unpaid bonuses with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) behind them to become the first team to secure qualification to the knockout stage...

Super Falcons Coach: Winning AWCON Trophy Not Important (Audio)

Super Falcons head coach Thomas Dennerby says the Falcons “want to win the tournament” but that his “absolute most important of all” goals for the 2018 African Women Nations Cup in Ghana is ensuring that the Falcons qualify for...

Basketball: 3×3 D’Tigress Open Camp for First-Ever African Beach Games

The Nigerian Women’s 3x3 Basketball team have begun camping in Abuja for the 1st Africa Beach Games (ABG) in Sal, Cape Verde from June 18, 2019. Head coach, Acha Chris has invited 8 players...

UEFA EURO 2017 Daily Wrap: Jodie Taylor And England Secure Record-Breaking Win

It rained goals in Utrecht on Wednesday night as two-time Runners-up England made a perfect start to their 2017 Women's EURO campaign with a mind-blowing 6-0 whitewash of neighbours Scotland. For a team that had not won a EURO finals...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Tanzania Sack Emmanuel Amuneke After Failed Campaign

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has relieved Emmanuel Amuneke of his job following the poor performance of the Taifa Stars in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, according to Goal. The East Africans...

National Badminton Championship Ready To Serve Off

All is now set for the serve off of the second edition of the Mutual Benefits National Badminton Championship organised by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) from 13th to 17th November 2018 at the Mutual Benefits/Police Badminton Hall,...

Cross River To Host 20th National Sports Festival After Previous Failed Attempt

After failing to host the National Sports Festival in 2014, Cross River State government has opened a fresh bid to host the 20th edition of the competition. Cross River won the rights to host the festival after the Eko 2012...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: D Day as Super Eagles Await Payment of Bonuses

ALEXANDRIA - It's crunch time in the city of Alexandria where players of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, currently spearheading Nigeria's bid to win a 4th Africa Cup of Nations title at the 32nd AFCON in Egypt...

Enyimba Reveal Master Plan to Conquer Raja Casablanca (Audio)

“We've been in this situation before so for people writing us off I think we are going to prove them wrong.”

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Junior Ajayi To Miss Poland Clash Due To Visa Issues

Super Eagles invitee Junior Ajayi will miss the team's international friendly game with Poland on Friday because of visa issues. The Super Eagles camp opened...

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