‘Stop us if you can!’: Nigeria are tipped as the early favourites to win the Africa Cup of Nations after…
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Kelechi Iheanacho was 13 when he made his debut in the shirt of Nigeria. Later, he won the Golden Ball…
Aaron Boupendza scored his fifth goal for GabonAaron Boupendza’s first-half finish was the difference as Gabon edged past Africa Cup…
Issued on: 09/01/2022 – 14:40 The long-awaited African football bonanza kicked off with a win for hosts Cameroon as they…
Published 10 January 2022 The Confederation of African Football has announced January 22 as date for the 2022 World Cup…
Accra-based club, Hearts of Oak has won this season’s MTN FA Cup. The club won the cup after beating Obuasi-based club, AshantiGold FC in the finals played on August 8 at the Accra Sports Stadium. The match went to penalties after it ended in a goalless draw during the normal 90 minutes as well as…
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked all residents of the South-East region to comply with its sit-at-home order every Monday until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released. Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony brought against him by the Nigerian government over his campaign for the Republic of Biafra. IPOB had…
Comrade Taiwo Otitolaye has been elected as the new National Coordinator of a non-governmental organisation, Publish What You Pay (PWYP). He was elected recently at the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of PWYP. In his speech, Otitolaye thanked all delegates and members for giving him the mandate to coordinate the coalition for the next three…
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, an African sports apparel company fully kitted a country at the biggest sports competition in the world. AFA Sports on July 14, announced that it had partnered with the Ministry of Sports to kit the Nigerian contingent to the Tokyo Olympics. In lieu of this,…
Barcelona letting go Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer in the history of the sport, because they cannot afford to keep him embodies the decline of the team he long incarnated – as the club’s financial mismanagement sent them slumping from the soaring achievements of the Pep Guardiola era to the status of also-rans.