Football

Video: Watch Former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo on the Pitch at a Novelty Match to mark his 85th Birthday

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo participated in a novelty match at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library’s 5-a-side football pitch in Abeokuta, Ogun State’s...

30 years after, Nigeria’s football legend, Muda Lawal, gets football supporters club’s posthumous award

About 30 years after his demise, Nigeria’s football legend, Muda Lawal, has been bestowed with a posthumous award for his patriotism and artistry...

English FA Cup glory: Nigeria Football Supporters Club hails Ndidi, Iheanacho

Midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi and Forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, who helped their club, Leicester City, to clinch the 2020/2021 English FA Cup title are gifts...

My Father Wanted Me To Be A Mechanic, But Destiny Made Me A World-Class Soccer Star -- Taribo West

My Father Wanted Me To Be A Mechanic, But Destiny Made Me A World-Class Soccer Star — Taribo West

By Boye Ajayi Taribo West, Ex- Super Eagles Rock solid defender, has said that he became a world -famous soccer star against his...

Rohr indicates interest in Crystal Palace rising star, Eberechi Eze

Rohr indicates interest in Crystal Palace rising star, Eberechi Eze

By Boye Ajayi Super Eagles’ Coach, Gernot Rohr, has said that he has contacted Eberechi Eze over the possibility of playing for the...

Fashola, Odegbami, Sylvanus Okpala, Ex-Nigeria Internationals Pay Tribute To Late Sofoluwe

  By Boye Ajayi Minister of Housing and Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola and former Nigeria’s captain, Segun Odegbami, have joined several notable ex...

Breaking: Nigeria’s ex-International, Yisa Sofoluwe, passes on

  Ex-Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe, has exited the world. Sofoluwe was reported to be on life support at the Lagos University Teaching...

Football club president, footballers,  pilot in plane crash

  A plane crashed in Brazil on Sunday killing the President of the Brazilian fourth-tier men’s club, Palmas Futebol e Regatas, four players...

Just in: FIFA picks two Nigerian referees  for Women’s World Cup

  FIFA, the world football governing body,  has selected two Nigerian referees to officiate at the 2023 Women’s World Cup scheduled to be...

16 years of Nigerian football bereft of continental honours

  By Boye Ajayi With countries like Egyptian, Tunisian and Ghana winning African continental football events through their clubs, Nigeria, a country considered a...

Drogba gets Yaya Toure’s endorsement for president of Ivorien Football Association

  Yaya Toure is backing former Ivory Coast team-mate Didier Drogba’s bid to become president of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF). “It’s time...

Football enthusiast calls for stronger league in Nigeria

Lagos, July 2, 2018 –  A football enthusiast, Shina Philips, on Monday called for more investments in the nation’s league in order to produce a...

George Weah’s Son Signs For Paris Saint-Germain

Timothy Weah, son of the legendary Liberian striker George, and a rising phenom himself, turned professional by signing his first official contract with...