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2023/2024 NPFL: Enugu Rangers crowned champions, pocket N150m
The curtain came down on the 2023/2024 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), with Enugu Rangers going to the east with...
Gusau to present NPFL trophy to the Enugu Rangers in Jos on Sunday
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, will on Sunday at the New Zaria Road Stadium, Jos, present the Nigeria...
CAF announces new date for 2025 AFCON in Morocco
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe said on Friday that the next Africa Cup of Nations will begin in Morocco...
Nigeria win two gold medals after Day 1 of African Athletics Championship in Cameroon
Nigeria’s dominance at the ongoing African Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon, was in full swing, with Team Nigeria topping the medal table. Persecondnews...
CAF shifts 2024 WAFCON to July 2026.
“Persecondnews reports that the rescheduling was necessary because of overlapping events, including the Paris 2024 Olympics, where three African teams will participate in...
Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio hospitalised after armed men attacked his home in Italy
Italian football legend Roberto Baggio has been hospitalized after being attacked by armed robbers who stormed his home. The intruders locked his family...
Lionel Messi becomes the most-capped player in Copa America history
Argentina star Lionel Messi became the most-capped player in Copa America history as he made 35 appearances in the opening match of the...
NFF Pres. Gusau to inaugurate Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee June 20
Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), will inaugurate the Federation’s Futsal and Beach Soccer Sub-Committee on Thursday at the...
PL Opening Weekend Fixtures: Chelsea vs. Manchester City Headline Week 1
English football fans will take a moment to shift their focus from Euro 2024 to the confirmed 2024/25 Premier League fixture list, which...
Exclusive: CAF to train 1125 experts to curb football violence, hooliganism in Africa, says Dr. Emeruwa
Football has united Africans more than any summit ever held on the continent, football has brought Africans together, but the scourge of football...
NBA Finals: Celtics win historic 18th NBA title after defeating Mavericks in Game 5 106-88
The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Boston on Monday night to win the...
Amusan’s wins her fourth consecutive national title in Edo
Tobi Amusan made light work of the Olympic trials in Edo State as she won her fourth consecutive national women’s 100m hurdles title....
Hamburg police shoot man with an axe ahead of Euros match
Police shot and injured a man who threatened them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail ahead of a Euro 2024 match in...
Nigeria will qualify for the next World Cup – NFF Pres. Gusau
After an abysmal World Cup qualifying series and a shock defeat to the Benin Republic, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF),...
Disruptive conduct at Cathedral: NPFL fines Enyimba, Rangers N15m
The Nigeria Premier Football League Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Rangers International of Enugu and Enyimba International of Aba for their disruptive conduct in...
Sports Minister consoles Doma United FC over the crash
“I extend my prayers and best wishes for a quick and full recovery to all those affected. We are grateful that no lives...
