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By Shedrack Frank The Chairman of the Bayelsa United Interim Management Board, Peter Singabele, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing Nationwide League One (NLO) U-19 Youth League in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. Singabele made his position known while speaking with journalists in Yenagoa, where

The Federal Government of Nigeria, acting through the National Sports Commission (NSC), has delivered a firm ultimatum demanding the immediate resignation of Ibrahim Musa Gusau and the entire executive board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The directive comes as state authorities

A major rift has opened at the top of world football as Sándor Csányi, a high-ranking FIFA Vice President and Council member, officially withdrew his backing for embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino. ​In a damning letter addressed directly to Infantino on Tuesday,

Nigerian football fans were among the biggest participants in SuperSport’s digital FIFA World Cup 2026 experience, accounting for 21.2 per cent of users on the broadcaster’s SuperSport Predictor platform. Post-tournament figures released by SuperSport showed that Nigerian users ranked second among registered

The Nigerian Wrestling Federation (NWF) has announced plans to establish a training camp in Iowa State University in the U.S., in preparation for the forthcoming 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. A statement  by the Federation on Sunday in Abuja confirmed

Arsenal launched their 2026 title defense campaign with a blistering statement of intent, sweeping aside Manchester City 3-0 to claim the FA Community Shield at the Principality Stadium on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side needed just 24 seconds to shatter the pre-match tension

Cameroon finally ended their long wait for continental glory on Sunday, sweeping aside debutants Malawi 3-0 in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. Marie Ngah scored twice, on either side of

The story of Enugu Rangers International FC cannot be told without Dominic Nwobodo, affectionately known across West Africa as “Alhaji.” A towering figure in Nigerian sports history, both literally and metaphorically—Nwobodo embodied the post-war resilience, artistic creativity, and fierce competitive spirit that

The Efunkoya Foundation National Cadet Championship says it has produced emerging talents capable of replacing Nigeria’s table tennis stars. Lajide Ogunranti, a Foundation Board of Trustees member, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in

By Babatunde Ogunrinde The National Sports Commission (NSC) has congratulated Nigeria’s U-18 women’s basketball team, Junior D’Tigress, for qualifying for the 2027 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup in China. The commission’s commendation is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos