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Nigeria men and women teams have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Beach Volleyball event at the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria men’s team beat Egypt 2-1 (21-15, 13-21, 15-13) while the women’s team defeated Gambia 2-0 (21-12, 21-9) to book sports in their respective quarterfinals. Nigeria women’s …

The victorious D’Tigress will be arriving Nigeria through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by 9:45pm on Monday night. The  women national basketball team, D’Tigress on Sunday defeated hosts Senegal in the final of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket to win their fourth continental title. The  victory for D’tigress meant that …

Anthony Joshua believes “a lucky punch” caused his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr and has criticised his rival for taking too long to conclusively end their fight. Joshua was floored four times in seven rounds when he lost his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight championships to Ruiz Jr but …

Bayern Munich have signed attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona on a season-long loan deal which includes an option to buy. Barcelona say the German side will pay 8.5m euros (£7.78m) to take the Brazilian, 27, on loan while the option to buy stands at 120m euros (£109.84m). Bayern will …

Lack of proper coordination among judo stakeholders in Nigeria prevented the country from winning any medal in the event at the ongoing 12th African Games, an official has said. Bolaji Yusuf, a member of the Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF), told newsmen on Monday in Rabat on the sidelines of “Rabat …

By vjwale Former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, has reacted through his associate following the handed life ban by FIFA for alleged bribery and match-fixing. Siasia who led Nigeria U20 and Nigeria U23 teams to second-place finishes at the 2015 Fifa U20 World Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics was …

Defending Champions, D’Tigresses, defeated  Stubborn  and host Senegal 60-55  to retain their Afrobasket title. details to follow  

United Kingdom-based Nigeria football coach, Folabi Ojekunle, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to organize friendly matches for Super Eagles with African teams rather than European countries. LEADERSHIP sports reports, that the Super Eagles will lock horns with the Senior National Team of Ukraine in an international friendly scheduled …

D’Tigers’ earlier scheduled trip to China in continuation of their preparation for the FIBA World Cup may have suffered a setback over paucity of funds as the Nigeria Basketball Federation continues struggling to make funds available. This much was made known to journalists at the weekend by the General Manager …

‎Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Kano Pillars, on Friday said it signed six players ahead of 2019/20 new season.‎ The Media Officer of the club, Idris Malikawa, disclosed this on Friday in Kano.‎ Malikawa said that the club had already completed their registration in compliance with the League Management …