By Amaechi Agbo Three years ago, Rasheedat Ajibade was a sombre figure as she left the pitch at the Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca as she was handed a red card for a professional foul against a Moroccan player in the first semi-final match of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations. A team-mate... Read more...
Liverpool and Portugal forward, Diogo Jota has died in a car crash The Portugal forward's brother Andre Silva also died in the accident, which took place in the Spanish province of Zamora. The 26-year-old was also a professional footballer, with Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel. Jo... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Head Coach Justine Madugu insisted on Monday that Nigeria’s Super Falcons must continue to improve in several areas, despite an emphatic 3-1 win over Ghana’s Black Queens in a friendly in Casablanca on Sunday evening. Goals by Mexico-based Chinwendu Ihezuo, Asisat Oshoal... Read more...
As the excitement builds for the 13th edition of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, we take a look back at some of the most memorable moments in the tournament’s rich history. Among them, the 2014 edition stands out as the stage where a future superstar emerged: Asisat Oshoala. While Nig... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Federal Capital territory has begun construction of new sports centres in major cities of the Nigeria’s Seat of Power. The Mandate Secretary, Youth and Sports Development Secretariat of the FCT, Mr Lawan Geidam, disclosed this on Saturday during the Olympic Day C... Read more...
Renowned sports philanthropist and President of Water FC Mr Makanjuola Nureni, popularly known as MK, has expressed his commitment to deepening grassroots sports development in Nigeria through strategic partnership with the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). MK stated this when he paid a court... Read more...
