The Busy Buddies

A lineup of sporting events including football matches have been postponed in Italy due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. According to The Guardian, a dozen towns in northern Italy effectively went into lockdown on Saturday after the deaths of two...

New Orleans Pelicans centre Jahlil Obika Okafor has reportedly agreed to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo a twitter account affiliated to the national team announced on Monday. The 24-year-old 6'10 NBA player who is American by birth...

Enyimba coach Fatai Osho has described his side’s 2-0 loss to Nasarawa United as ‘unexpected’ and ‘unfortunate’ as he watched The Solid Miners snap the 5-match winning streak of the NPFL champions. Chinedu Ohanachom and Dauda Maigishiri both scored in Lafia to...

Victor Osimhen failed to find the back of the net in Lille's 3-0 victory over Toulouse on Saturday. The Nigerian International, however, turned provider for Renato Sanches in the 72nd minute as the Great Danes capped the night with a...

Kano Pillars coach Ibrahim Musa says missed chances are responsible for his side’s 2-1 defeat to Rivers United in a Match Day 21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash in Port Harcourt on Sunday. Goals from Konan N’guoan (from the...

All the players have arrived. The venue is set. And the atmosphere is charged. It is the 2020 ITTF Africa Top Cup 16, and it serves off today in Rades, Tunis, the capital city of the North African nation,...

Rivers Hoopers head coach Ogoh Odaudu has expressed confidence in his team’s chances of making it to the single-elimination playoffs of the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL). Hoopers were drawn alongside Patriots, Ferroviario de Maputo, US Monastir, Forces Armees et...

Amr Fahmy, the former general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has died according to media reports in Egypt. Fahmy reportedly died on Sunday at the age of 36 following a long battle with cancer the reports said. The...

Supporters of Serie A club Lecce were attacked by hundreds of rival fans from Bari as they travelled to Rome for Sunday's top-flight clash against Roma, local media reported. The clashes occurred near Ofanto, between Bari and Foggia, in Italy's...

Nigeria and six other countries secured tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the on-going African Qualification Tournament in Morocco. The spread of the medals acutely reflects the difficulty and competitiveness of the Olympic qualification process, as well as the...