The National Sports Festival will end after seven days instead of the scheduled 12 days, over the failure of the Federal Government to release funds. The Coordinator of Media and Publicity, National Sports Festival, Ebomhiana Musa, made this known in a statement on Wednesday night, he confirmed that the decision was taken after an…
The English Premier league kick-started shockingly as relegation-threatened West Brom won 5-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, April 13, inflicting Thomas Tuchel’s first defeat as Chelsea manager in emphatic fashion. Chelsea was down to 10 men for most of the game after Thiago Silva’s red card just moments after the Blues had taken the lead…
Alex Iwobi has been ruled out of Nigeria’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after testing positive for Covid-19. The Everton forward tested positive in the Benin Republic before Saturday’s AFCON clash against the home team, which Nigeria won 1-0. He later traveled back to Nigeria with the rest of the squad…
Nigeria has confirmed their place at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, even before the kick-off of their game against the Benin Republic in Porto Novo. This follows a goalless draw between Lesotho and Sierra Leone in the early kick-off in Group L. The result means Lesotho can no longer qualify for next year’s tournament…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria squad have embarked on their trip to Porto Novo, Benin Republic by boat ahead of their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game on Saturday, March 27. Coach Gernot Rohr’s players left Nigeria on Friday morning, March 26, to Benin using the country’s waterways due to the proximity of both…
Chelsea FC have been named as the English club of the decade for 2011-2020. According to IFFHS, Chelsea beat Manchester City and Manchester United to win the prize. The Rankings are decided by rating victories and draw from each competition. The last ten years were filled with success for Chelsea, which saw them win the…
Former Super Eagles striker, Barnabas Imenger is dead. The team manager of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Lobi Stars died on Sunday night, March 21 after battling an undisclosed sickness. Imenger who has reportedly been in and out of hospitals since January 2021 made a name playing for BBL Hawks Makurdi, BCC Lions Gboko, El-Kanemi…
For Nigerian-American mixed martial arts champion, Kamaru Usman, he and his family have paid their dues in Nigeria before moving on to greener pastures and now enjoying the fruits of their labours. The UFC’s current welterweight champion disclosed this and many more in a wide-ranging interview on a Channels TV program, Gist Nigeria. According to…
UFC chief, Dana White has announced that fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov will be retiring from the sport. Khabib, one of the greatest fighters of all time, beat Justin Gaethje in October to make it 13 wins from 13 in UFC and an unbeaten 29-0 record overall. The news online amid rumors of a return to the…
Four Chelsea players have been included in the UEFA Champions League team of this week. UEFA released the Champions League team in a post via its website on Thursday afternoon following the conclusion of the week’s round of 16, second-leg fixtures on Wednesday. The four Chelsea players are Edouard Mendy, César Azpilicueta, Emerson, and Hakim…