Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says CAF Player of the Year nominee Moses Simon deserve his spot in the list of 30 players released by the football governing body. Simon was the only Nigerian nominated for the award and that has led to talks about the standard of football…
Super Falcons ready to compete – Oshoala The tournament is making a return after a four year break.The last edition was slated to take place in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2021, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.The tournament is now making a return in grand style with the…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, has again demonstrated his characteristic love for the unity of this country through sports, by pledging to build a Wall of Fame for Nigeria’s distinguished sports icons whose strides played a tremendous role in unifying the country, projecting her in a favourable light…
More than half of all players at the finals of last year’s European Championship and the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in February were subjected to discriminatory abuse online, a report published by global football governing body FIFA has revealed. The independent report used artificial intelligence to track more than 400,000 posts on social media…
Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko says President Volodymyr Zelensky is “unbelievable” and he is very proud of how his country and its people have been dealing with the war. Shevchecnko, who played for teams including Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan and Chelsea, is Ukraine’s record goalscorer and also managed the national team at last year’s European…
Voting to elect the presidential standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will commence today by 6pm at the party’s national convention. The APC national convention to elect its presidential standard-bearer is scheduled to officially commence at 10am on Tuesday. The venue of the APC national convention is the Eagle Square, Abuja. Delegates from the…
Ukraine missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team was beaten 1-0 by Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA football showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net on Sunday while trying to clear Wales captain Gareth Bale’s first-half free kick.While Wales heads to a…
Ardent sports and wellness-supporting brand, Amstel Malta Ultra has doubled down on efforts to strengthen the sports culture in Nigeria and give upcoming sportsmen platforms to thrive with its sponsorship of the Okpekpe 10km International Road Race. Certified a Silver Label race by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), the race which is in…
Inter Milan claimed their eighth Italian Cup on Wednesday after overcoming old foes Juventus 4-2 in an extra-time victory full of incident and controversy.Ivan Perisic secured a thrilling win with a double in the first half of extra time but the match hung on the awarding of a soft-seeming penalty which Hakan Calhanoglu smashed in…
