Taraba To Host Maiden U17 N/East Zonal Female Volleyball Championship

The first-ever U17 North East Zonal Female Volleyball Championship will be hosted in Taraba State from 26 to 27 September 2019. The tournament is being organised under the aegis of the North East zonal...

NWBL: 16 Teams Qualify For National Conference Playoffs

16 teams have qualified for the National Conference Phase of the 2019 Zenith Women Basketball League after the conclusion of the group games across four venues. Nigerian Army Amazons who remained unbeaten after 12...

CHAN2020: Imama Amapakabo Names Ezenwa, Effiong, 18 Others For Togo Clash

Coach Imama Amapakabo has named the 20 players who will fly Nigeria’s flag at Sunday’s African Nations Championship qualifying match against Togo in Lome. First choice in goal Adamu Abubakar is joined by Super...

UCL: PSG Defeat Real Madrid With Zidane’s Job On The Line As Atletico Salvage...

Angel di Maria scored twice against former employers Real Madrid as Paris St-Germain began their Champions League Group A campaign with a comfortable win. Thomas Meunier's stoppage-time goal added more embarrassment for the Spanish...

Adekuoroye Seals Olympics Spot At World Championships

World No. 3 Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after reaching the semi-finals of the ongoing 2019 Senior World Wrestling championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. To secure her...

NPFL 2019: Diamond Academy Dent Akwa United’s Preseason Friendly Record

Diamond International Academy were a goal better than Akwa United in a preseason friendly at the Ikot Ekpene Stadium, Ikot Ekpene on Wednesday. Captain of the Umuahia based Academy, Francis Nweke registered the only...
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Super Falcons: Interim Head Coach Danjuma Names Oshoala Captain As Dennerby’s Future Remains Uncertain

FC Barcelona of Spain forward Asisat Oshoala has been named the permanent captain of the Super Falcons by acting head coach Christopher Danjuma. The announcement at the team's Abuja training camp by...

Combating Sex Trafficking Through Football: Ex-American International Joanna Lohman Opens Up On Nigerian NGO...

Nigeria's estimated modern day slave population stands at 1,386,000 people, placing the country 32nd out of 167 countries with the highest number of slaves according to the Global Slavery Index (GSI). The...

Boxing: Scorpion, Baby Face Promise Explosive Fights On Their Return To The Ring

West African Boxing Union (WABU) welterweight champion, Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde, and national super featherweight champion, Ridwan “Scorpion” Oyekola, have promised to serve up an explosive encounter when they return to the ring at Boxing Night 20,...

UCL: Liverpool, Chelsea Lose Opening Matches As Barcelona Hold Off Dortmund

Dries Mertens' penalty and a late Fernando Llorente goal condemned Liverpool to defeat in their Group E Champions League opener against Napoli. Belgian forward Mertens scored from the penalty spot after Liverpool defender Andy...