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Napoli’s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Italian Serie A footbal match between Napoli and Bologna on October 16, 2022 at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples. Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to launch a …

The Super Eagles will know their opponents in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers tomorrow at the draw in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. According to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the draw will be live on CAF digital platforms …

Napoli’s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Italian Serie A footbal match between Napoli and Bologna on October 16, 2022 at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples. Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed the …

Hilda Bacci Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci was on Tuesday finally declared as the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon. The Guinness World Record in a statement on its website said Hilda now holds the record following a …

  The Flying Eagles advance to the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in 12 years after defeating host Argentina 2-0 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in the early hours of Thursday. …

  Nollywood celebrated actor, Obinna Nwafor, better known as Saint Obi who passed on at 57 remains the subject of discussion among peers in Nollywood. Former President Association of Movie Producers(AMP) and Director’s Guild of Nigeria(DGN), Mr. Zik Zulu Okafor …

  The United States can select Folarin Balogun after the England under-21 forward, who has starred for Ligue 1 side Reims this season, opted to represent the 2026 World Cup co-host. FIFA said on Tuesday it approved a request by the …

Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after hitting the …

Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of the event at the Nelson …

Barcelona women’s team are confident of achieving their goal of reaching a third consecutive Champions League final when they host Chelsea on Thursday, boasting a 1-0 advantage from the semi-final first leg. The Catalans, who lifted the trophy as part …

  Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, has reportedly been offered more than £100million to coach Saudi Arabia in a two-year deal which would make him the highest paid manager ever, Daily Mail reports. The English news platform on Thursday also indicated …

  Barcelona snatched a 2-1 Clasico win over Real Madrid with Franck Kessie’s late goal Sunday to move 12 points clear at the top of La Liga. The victory dents Madrid’s ambitions of retaining the title and leaves the Catalans …

  It is said that the greats start showing glimpses of their future greatness from their early strides. Many of the world’s great men and women grow to reckoning through efforts and paths they took in their growing up years. …

    Chelsea kept their season alive by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2-1 on aggregate on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz, with a twice-taken penalty, got the …

  Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice as Liverpool shrugged off a season of frustration to thrash Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men set a new record margin of victory in the …

  It was, perhaps, the worst game played by any Nigerian national U-20 team, but the Flying Eagles managed to beat Uganda 1-0 to qualify for the semifinals of the ongoing African U-20 Nations Cup in Egypt. The victory also …

  Novak Djokovic, yesterday, battled back from match point down to win his first tournament of the year with a thrilling victory over Sebastian Korda in the final of the Adelaide International 1. The 35-year-old certainly did not have it …

• Mozambique is first country to arrive As it were at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which held without the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s flag is also missing at the African Nations Championship (CHAN), holding in Algeria from …

  Paris Saint-Germain, without World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Neymar, lost for the first time in any competition since March 20 last year when they were defeated 3-1 at Lens on Sunday. “Lens deserved their win,” said PSG coach …

  Mbappe’s hat-trick not enough for Les Blues Thirty-six years after Argentina’s ‘god,’ Diego Amando Maradona, led his country to win their second FIFA World Cup title, his heir, Lionel Messi, yesterday at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar, entered the global …