Football stadiums in affected states of the federation will be used as isolations and test centres if the coronavirus outbreak gets out of hand says Nigeria’s Sports Minster Sunday Dare. Dare made the announcement via his official Twitter handle on...

Manchester United's Odion Jude Ighalo has been offered a contract extension by his parent club Shanghai Shenhua. The new contract will see Ighalo earn £400,000 per week for the next two years if he decides to rejoin the Chinese Super...

Enyimba midfielder Dayo Ojo and Abia Comets' Benjamin Iluyomade have both regained their freedom three days after they were kidnapped busybuddiesng.com can confirm. Eight-time Nigeria Professional Football League champions Enyimba confirmed Ojo's release from his captors late on Wednesday via...

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has lauded the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games till 2021, describing it as ‘the best thing to do’. On Tuesday, the IOC...

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is set for a definite shift to 2021 after Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe proposed the Games be delayed by one year due to the coronavirus crisis. Abe made the announcement during a conference call with...

Captain of Nigeria’s 1980 AFCON-winning Green Eagles (now Super Eagles) Christian Chukwu says the memory of claiming the biggest continental football prize ‘can never be forgotten,’ 40 years after lifting the title. Chukwu, who led stars like Segun Odegbami, late...

Enyimba midfielder Dayo Ojo and Abia Comets player Benjamin Iluyomade have been reportedly kidnapped. Both players were kidnapped at Ipele, after Ifon in Ondo State on Sunday. A third player Emma James also of Enyimba escaped the clutches of the kidnappers...

Enugu Rangers forward Ifeanyi George and two others have died following a ghastly road accident on Sunday. George, 26, was on his way to Lagos along with Emmanuel Ogbu from Rangers' youth team and Eteka Gabriel, a friend of George's...

Sports Minister Sunday Dare has lavished encomiums on the victorious 1980 Green Eagles on the fortieth anniversary of their winning the most coveted football trophy on the continent. Exactly 40 years ago on March 22nd 1980, the Green Eagles led...

Juventus' Paulo Dybala became the latest footballer to test positive for coronavirus. The striker confirmed he contracted the virus on Saturday. "Hi everyone," he tweeted, "I just wanted to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test...