Police said Julius was driving on the Paralimni-Protaras road when his car collided with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, near Pernera. The talented striker, from Plateau State, had joined Cypriot club, Enosis Neon Paralimni three weeks ago from Egyptian side El Gaish. Enosis Neon Paralimni…
Ex-Nigeria international Etim Esin has weighed in on the lingering transfer of Napoli Striker, Victor Osimhen, attributing the delay to off-field issues, especially the player’s outburst against former Super Eagles coach Finidi George. Osimhen, who slammed Finidi during a live video in June over comments regarding his absence from the national team, has been a…
Speaking about his experience prior to the 2016 Olympics were the dream team won bronze he said “When I represented my country at the Olympics in Brazil, we had to fly there, and we waited for morning till night, waiting for a plane to take us to Brazil,” Mikel said on his podcast. “There…
Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has issued an apology to Nigerians over the poor outing of the Nigerian team at the just-concluded 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. President Bola Tinubu had approved N12bn for the country’s outing at the Olympics and the Paralympics. N9bn was earmarked for the former while N3bn was…
The Federal Government has apologized to Nigerians for the disappointing performance of the country’s athletes at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Paris, where the Nigerian contingent failed to win any medals. Senator John Owan Enoh, Minister of Sports Development, acknowledged the poor outing and expressed regret that Nigeria’s performance fell short of expectations. He…
Meanwhile, neither the NOC nor AFN has taken responsibility for the incident, with both bodies pushing the blame onto each other. Nigerian cyclist Ese Ukpeseraye said she had to borrow a bicycle from the German team to compete in the Keirin and Sprint events at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics after the Nigeria Olympic Committee…
Nneka Annette Echikunwoke, the Nigerian-American athlete who holds the African record in the hammer throwing event, earned an Olympic silver medal for the United States on Tuesday after switching allegiance from Nigeria. Echikunwoke had missed out on an opportunity to participate in the Tokyo Olympics hammer throwing event in 2021 because the Athletics Federation…
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2024 Paris Olympics without a win after losing 3-1 to Japan to make it three losses in three games. Nigeria lost their first two games against Brazil and Spain, but went into Wednesday’s match hoping to make it to the quarter-finals of the women’s football…
Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, has revealed the only regret he has from his playing days. According to him, it’s not signing for Real Madrid. Finidi signed for Real’s LaLiga rivals, Real Betis, after leaving Ajax. Before he joined Betis however, the former Nigerian international was close to signing with Real Madrid. But…
The world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, was the fastest over the barriers, setting a world-leading time of 12.40 (0.9m/s). Danielle Williams, a two-time world champion, was ahead for most of the race but lost her rhythm over the final two hurdles and finished second with 12.46. “This is the healthiest I’ve…