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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially appointed former ace winger Finidi George as Super Eagles Head Coach following the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee. According to reports,  NFF has narrowed down its choices to three local coaches: Finidi George, Emmanuel Amuneke, and Daniel Amokachi. Finidi who served...

  Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, has entered a strategic partnership with Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) to host the 2024 National Schools’ Team Chess Competition. The competition is scheduled to hold between 24th – 28th May 2024 at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) in Victoria...

Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan, has been hailed by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) after her impressive victory in the 100m hurdles at the recent Diamond League meet in Oregon, USA. Amusan claimed the title in a time of 12.33 seconds for her third consecutive Diamond League triumph. It was a...

Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum believes that the team has a bright future despite their exit from the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after losing to England. The Super Falcons on Monday crashed out of the tournament after losing to the Three Lionesses of England in...

  Super Falcons midfielder Osinachi Ohale has said that she and her teammates want to show the world what Nigeria can do at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Ohale, who won the player of the match award, dismissed fears that she sustained an injury in the 3-2 win over...

Premier League side, Chelsea FC, completed on Tuesday, June 20,  their swoop for France international striker, Christopher Nkunku, from RB Leipzig in a deal report to worth £63 million ($80 million). The forward had agreed a pre-contract with the London club in December and has now stamped his move to...

  Manchester City have won the 2022/2023 English Premier League after closest rival Arsenal lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest. On Saturday. The defeat of Arsenal means Manchester City who have amassed 85 points with three games to go are winners without kicking a ball having become unreachable Manchester City play...

Chelsea Football Club has reportedly agreed to terms with Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach, according to multiple emerging reports. The details of the deal are expected to be finalised in the coming days, and Pochettino is set to begin his new role this summer with a backroom team...

  My heartfelt congratulations to you, Victor Osimhen! I am very glad that you have accomplished a major milestone in your football career, after scoring your 47th goal in the Italian Serie A league. The records show that with this goal, which you netted on Sunday, May 7, 2023 when...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped from 35 to 40 in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. The ranking published on FIFA’s official website saw the Super Eagles also drop in Africa as they are now sixth on the continent. Guinea-Bissau, who shocked the Eagles on match day...