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President of Sunshine Stars Football Club, Bamidele Ologunloluwa, is optimistic the Owena Whales will thrill Ijebu-Ode fans with scintillating football and good results during the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier League season. …

Azerbaijani club Sabah FC have signed Nigerian players Stephen Ende and Timilehin Adekunle, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ende, a striker joined the Azerbaijan Premier League outfit from Dino Sporting Club, …

The Nigeria women’s senior rugby team, Green Falcons, resumed camping on Tuesday ahead of their Middle East Africa Rugby League Women’s Cup qualifying double header against Kenya later this month, …

Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle is thrilled by his famous win over France’s Maxime Thomas in the quarterfinals of the Men’s Class 4 table tennis event of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, …

Turkish outfit Göztepe are confident about finalising the transfer of Southampton striker Paul Onuachu by the end of this week, as the Super Lig outfit look to strengthen their squad, …

Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated alongside 29 other men’s football stars for the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award. The list was announced on the Ballon d’Or X …

Sunshine Stars’ long-serving captain and former Nigeria junior international, Sunday Abe, has retired from football after 18 years as a professional. The 33-year-old defender announced his retirement on Wednesday in …

New Crawley Town FC defender Benjamin Tanimu has been handed a late call-up to the Super Eagles camp ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, replacing …

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed El-Kanemi Warriors coach Aliyu Zubairu as the head coach of the men’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles. Zubairu’s appointment was announced on Tuesday, …

Shalom Ikedigwe’s journey into the world of basketball started unexpectedly. Like many Nigerian kids, Ikedigwe’s first love was football. Growing up in the Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja, Lagos …