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Nigeria Football

Akanni spells out a solution to Eagles’ poor performances

Former Nigerian defender, Waidi Akanni has described as "an ill wind that blows no one any good" the over-reliance on foreign-based players by the manager of Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr. Rohr recently prosecuted the best-forgotten 2021 Africa Cup of Nations...

Reuben secures Bayelsa NWFL unbeaten record

Bayelsa Queens striker, Charity Reuben is over the moon as her lone strike gave her side victory over hard-fighting visiting side, FC Robo Queens on Thursday (December 24). The Restoration Girls piped the Lagos Landladies 1-0 in the Nigeria Women...

OM School in Nigeria completes first Open Day

A partnership between French team Olympique Marseille and Nigerian sports companies took another step forward on Saturday (May 15) as parents and guardians of students enrolled at the Olympique Marseille (OM) School, in the southern city of Port Harcourt,...

Nigerian woman entrepreneur buys Portuguese club Lusitano

Nigerian entrepreneur Nneka Ede is the new owner of Portuguese club, Lusitano Ginásio Clube, Futebol SAD, it emerged Thursday (July 18) after the club announced they had concluded a deal. Ede purchased the third division club in June, becoming the...

Emmanuel Ndubuisi Egbo makes history

Emmanuel Ndubuisi Egbo, the former Nigeria international goalkeeper who coaches KF Tirana of Albania has led his club to the Albania Superliga Championship. Egbo becomes the first African to win a major European league, also qualifying his team for the...

Monday Gift excited by hat-trick

FC Robo Queens’ hat-trick heroine, Monday Gift has admitted that scoring three goals against hard-fighting side, Osun Babes had not even crossed her mind at the start of the clash. The Lagos side defeated their counterparts from Osogbo 3-1 in...

Otop in cloud nine after classy debut performance

Vandrezzer FC centre forward, Okon Eta Otop has said he is the happiest man on earth following his five-star debut performance in the South West derby. The derby pits Vandrezzer against neighbours, FC Nilayo. The Lagos side pipped the...

Ahmed Musa rejoins Kano Pillars

Ahmed Musa has rejoined Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Kano Pillars on loan until the end of the season. Musa, who is the captain of Nigeria's men's national team, the Super Eagles was top scorer in the NPFL with...

No NPFL tourism at Jigawa, says Oghali

Heartland striker, Shedrack Oghali has enthused that his side are not in the Crocodile City (Kaduna) for tourism. The Naze Millionaires are guests of Jigawa Golden Stars in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 7 clash at the hosts...
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