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  The third-place match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place today (Wednesday) pitches Nigeria’s Super Eagles against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Having failed to reach the final of this year African soccer showpiece, as both Nigeria and Tunisia were defeated in the semi-final matches  by...

  Riyad Mahrez rifled in a stoppage-time free-kick to earn Algeria a dramatic 2-1 victory over three-time champions Nigeria on Sunday and set up a rematch with Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Algeria led through a first-half own goal by William Troost-Ekong before Nigeria equalised with an...

Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest of nuts for Roger Federer to crack to claim his fifth Wimbledon title on Sunday. It was the first All England Club final match to be decided by a tiebreaker. The Serbian repelled everything the Federer could throw at him in am epic final...

One of the major sponsors of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Zenith Bank, has commended the Super Eagles for their exploits so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Egypt. Super Eagles won two games 1-0 respectively against Burundi and Guinea in the preliminary stage...

Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after Simona Halep stunned the off-key American 6-2 6-2 in a one-sided Wimbledon final match on Saturday. An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-times champion Williams to become the first Romanian to...

A vintage display by Roger Federer took him past Rafael Nadal into the Wimbledon final in an eagerly-anticipated first grass court duel between the great rivals for 11 years on Friday. The 40th career meeting between the golden duo with 38 Grand Slam titles between them swung this way and...

Super Eagles of Nigeria booked a place in the semi final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night with a 2-1 defeat of Bafana Bafana of South Africa’s at the Cairo International Stadium. Villarreal forward, Samuel Chukwueze scored Nigeria’s opening goal in the 27th minute after collecting...

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, increasing the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally filled with refereeing controversy but this year rather muted. It was originally planned to use VAR from the semi-final stage but it...

  Segun Odegbami, an ex- international, has expressed optimism that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will win the quarter final match against the South African team in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Odegbami made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Ota,Ogun, on...

President Muhammadu Buhari in Niamey, Niger Republic signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, making Nigeria the 53rd state on the continent to append its signature to the document. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the president signed the agreement at exactly 10.47 am...