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Victor Boniface has brushed off rumours linking him with a summer exit from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. The Nigerian forward has been the subject of transfer speculation following what many considered a below-par 2024/25 season, during which he scored 11 goals and provided one assist in 27 appearances across all...

2016 WNBA MVP and Seattle Storm star Nneka Ogwumike said she is awaiting FIBA’s greenlight to represent Nigeria after ditching the United States women’s basketball in 2020. Ogwumike was named in D’Tigress’ provisional squad for the Paris 2024 Olympics but she failed to make the final selection after her nationality...

Chelsea have completed the signing of winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £48.5m plus the potential for a further £3.5m in add-ons. The 20-year-old, who joined Dortmund from Manchester City in 2020, has signed a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge. The England Under-21 forward scored 17 goals and...

According to multiple reports, the incident occurred near Zamora, Spain, when the car the 28-year-old was in alongside his brother, Andre, went off the road. Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died following a car accident in Spain. The tragic news comes just two weeks after Jota married his long-term girlfriend...

There are reports that Milan will try to offload Samuel Chukwueze this summer, but the Nigerian winger hints on social media that he wants to stay at San Siro. Nigerian winger Chukwueze appears unwilling to leave Milan this summer. The 26-year-old has shared an Instagram post in which he is seen wearing...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled “Born Winners” as the official slogan for the 2024 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, a bold affirmation of the growing movement within African women’s football. The slogan resonates with Nigeria’s Super Falcons and aligns with the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF)...

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has officially announced the ban of one of Nigeria’s quarter milers, Imaobong Nse Uko, 20, for two years for dope violation. In the updated list of athletes sanctioned for dope related offences published on July 1, 2025, Uko’s ban was retroactively effected from June 5,...

Head Coach Justine Madugu insisted on Monday that Nigeria’s Super Falcons must continue to improve in several areas, despite an emphatic 3-1 win over Ghana’s Black Queens in a friendly in Casablanca on Sunday evening. Goals by Mexico-based Chinwendu Ihezuo, Asisat Oshoala and captain Rasheedat Ajibade affirmed the Falcons’ supremacy over the...

Three late goals in each half were all Chelsea Football Club of London needed to advance to the next round of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after a dominant 3-0 win over Esperance de Tunisie. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match, which was played at...

The Confédération of African Football (CAF) has announced that the Super Eagles B will play their group games of the 2024 African Nations Championship in Zanzibar following the reveal of the venues that will host the group matches of the competition to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. CAF also announced...