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Former Super Eagle, Dickson Etuhu who played for Manchester City, Sunderland and Fulham, and now works as a football agent, has been charged after an 18-month investigation. Etuhu, 36, is accused of offering a bribe to AIK Stockholm’s Kenny Stamatopoulos, his former team-mate, to fix a match against Gothenburg last year. The match was cancelled […]
6 years ago
Since adopting a new format in 1992, the Premier League has grown into a global spectacle, attracting some of the finest talents from across the world. Back then, only 13 foreign players featured in its debut season. Today, a staggering 117 of FIFA’s 211 member nations have been represented in England’s top flight. The evolution […]
4 days ago
For decades, Morocco has harbored a relentless dream of hosting football’s greatest spectacle, the FIFA World Cup. Now, that dream is finally coming true. As part of a historic joint bid with Spain and Portugal, Morocco will co-host the 2030 tournament, marking a monumental achievement for the North African nation and Africa as a whole. […]
5 days ago
Fencing, traditionally seen as a niche sport, is steadily gaining traction in Nigeria thanks to the Nigeria Fencing Federation’s (NFF) concerted efforts. Under the leadership of Adeyinka Samuel, the NFF has taken bold steps to ensure that Nigeria becomes a force to reckon with in international fencing while fostering local participation and development. Through strategic […]
1 week ago
Football in Nigeria is more than just a sport—it’s a passion that pulses through every street corner, uniting people across divides. This December, that passion takes on a thrilling new dimension with the launch of the Lagos Liga, a private football league that seems interested in rewriting the playbook. Forget the conventional 11-a-side matches that […]
3 weeks ago
On the 18th of April 2021, during the game between Arsenal and Fulham, a story began to unfold in the European press about the emergence of a Super League in which 12 European teams—Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Juventus—tried to create their […]
1 year ago
Prior to 2016, it had taken Lagos 20 years to establish a team to represent the state in the Nigeria Professional Football League, and Eko Akete, a city noted for its quick ability to show up and show out, had yet to live up to its reputation on the football field. Until Mountain of Fire […]
1 year ago
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has produced exciting football, club rivalry, and off-the-field drama for a little over two years, culminating in 2022 when the football league’s administration— League Management Committee— which oversaw the runnings of the football league for a decade, was declared illegal by Nigeria’s government through its Sports Ministry. After declaring […]
1 year ago
On Wednesday, August 8, 2023, the World Player Union, The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (FIFPRO), issued a statement on its social media channels in support of the Super Falcons of Nigeria in its dispute against the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), requesting that the country’s federation honor their commitments to pay outstanding match […]
1 year ago
Wearing the right sportswear might be obvious to those in professional teams. However, those partaking in sports for fun or wishing to join a professional team in the future might not quite understand the importance of wearing the right sportswear. This guide will talk you through all of the reasons it is very important to […]
1 year ago
Joel Omotto, bird story agency Nigeria stunned co-hosts Australia on Thursday (July 27) at the Women’s World Cup, earning a famous 3-2 victory and coming a step closer to the final round of 16 at the tournament “down under”. The Super Falcons demonstrated their determination early on, with Uchenna Kanu, Osinachi Ohala and Asisat Oshoala […]
1 year ago
Joel Omotto, bird story agency Nigeria was the only African team to walk away with a point from the first round of fixtures at the Women’s World Cup, leaving Africa’s women with it all to play for in the coming two rounds. While Nigeria earned their single point from a scoreless draw with Canada, the […]
1 year ago
By Joel Omotto, bird story agency, Auckland Nigeria Nigeria is the first African team to take the field at the 2023 FIFA World Cup, following the tournament’s opening games on Thursday, which saw co-hosts Australia and New Zealand triumph over the Republic of Ireland and Norway with identical 1-0 wins. Nigeria boasts the most […]
1 year ago
