KARATE: Team Nigeria Dazzle at the Ufak Zone 3 Championships in Abidjan

Nigeria won a total of three medals - two gold and one bronze - at the Ufak Zone 3 Championships in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire which held at the weekend.  Olorunmbe Benjamin won gold in...

NPFL MD19 Round Up: Teams Jostle For Playoff Spots and Survival as End of...

With three games to the end of the regular season, Enugu Rangers and Akwa United sit pretty with healthy cushions at the top of Groups A and B respectively after Matchday 19 of the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional...

TABLE TENNIS: 2019 Nigeria Open Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus Gets Improved Prize Money

Players competing at this year's Nigeria Open are in for a windfall after the Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus tournament had its total prize money increased to $60,000 (N21m) - an improvement of $14,000. The...

ATHLETICS: Nigeria’s 400m Hurdler Stripped of Gold Medal

Nigeria's Glory Onome Nathaniel is set to be stripped of her women's 400 metres hurdles gold medal from the 2018 African Championships after she was given a four-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

NPFL: Enyimba Fans Ready To Turn Against Abd’Allah Over Starting Spot For Loved Midfielder...

Die-hard fans of seven-time league champions Enyimba of Aba have all but lost patience with head coach Usman Shariff Abd’Allah whose puzzling refusal to start mercurial midfielder Chukwuka Onuwa more frequently, especially at the Enyimba Stadium has...

RUGBY: NRFF Appoint New Technical Director

Abubakar Yakubu has been appointed as the acting Technical Director of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF). According to the NRFF President, Kelechi Mbagwu, the appointment of Yakubu is in line with the federation’s...

VOLLEYBALL: Men’s National Team Coach Vows To Clinch AAG Ticket

As preparations intensify for their Zone 3 Men’s All Africa Games (AAG) Qualifiers, head coach of Nigeria's senior volleyball team, Japhet Nuhu has expressed confidence that the present crop of national team players will excel at the tournament...

Manchester United Appoint Mike Phelan as Solskjaer’s Assistant

Mike Phelan has been confirmed as Manchester United's assistant manager on a three-year deal. The 56-year-old returned to United in December as part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's backroom team. Phelan, who...

WAFU Women’s Cup: Super Falcons Aim for Niger’s Total Annihilation

African champions Nigeria intend to take all their opportunities when they clash with the senior women team of Niger Republic in Abidjan on Saturday in order to seal a place in the WAFU Women’s Cup Tournament.

Super Eagles: NFF Deny Friendly Match With Morocco as Part of 2019 AFCON Preparations

The Nigeria Football Federation has denied that the Super Eagles will play a friendly game with the Atlas Lions of Morocco in France as part of preparations for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, which...