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Footballer Victor Osimhen Visits Peter Okoye

NewsDeskNgMar 30, 2023March 30, 20230

Nigeria’s Napoli superstar striker, Victor Osimhen, has visited Singer Peter Okoye of the PSquare music group, at his residence. Okoye shared video and pictures from the visit via his Instagram account on Wednesday. In the video shared, Osimhen arrived at the singer’s mansion, took pictures with Okoye’s children and autographed...

Messi Honoured With ‘Baton Of Football’, Statue

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2023March 28, 20230

South America football governing organisation, CONMEBOL, has honoured Argentine superstar footballer, Leo Messi, with the ‘Baton of Football’. A life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup was also made in his honour. The footballer shared photos from the event on his Instagram page on Monday. He wrote, “Thanks to...

Eagles don’t need Peserio to deliver, says ex-NFF board member

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2023March 28, 20230

Sani Fema, a former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the Super Eagles are a group of talented players without good coordination and head coach. Fema, who is now a Special Assistant on Sports to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made this known on Monday in Abuja, in...

International Military Sports Council lauds Nigerian referee

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2023March 28, 20230

The International Military Sports Council has lauded the certification of Bayelsa-born international wrestling referee, Maj. Timipre Okou, by United World Wrestling (UWW) and subsequent admission into the International Military Sports Council. UWW is the international governing body for amateur wrestling which oversees wrestling at the Olympics. The News Agency of...

CSED, Netball Stakeholders Oppose NFF Registration

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2023March 27, 20230

By Eric Ojo Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative and members of the Naija Netball Stakeholders faulted the registration of Nigeria Netball Federation (NNF) and its current leadership. In a statement made available to the media, at the weekend, the group described the registration of the NFF which was...

Egyptian Referee Suspended For Using Spectator’s Phone To Review Goal

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

An Egyptian referee, Mohamed Farouk, has been suspended indefinitely by the country’s FA, after allegedly disallowing a goal after looking at footage on a spectator’s phone. Mohamed Farouk took charge of an Egyptian Second Division clash between Al-Nasr and Suez on Friday and in the absence of VAR, relied on...

Fury, Usyk April 29 Fight Is Off, Says Manager

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The fight between heavyweight boxing champions, Tyson Fury, and Oleksandr Usyk slated for April 29 at Wembley in London has fallen through, according to the Ukrainian’s manager, Eglis Kilmas, Daily Mail reports. A Twitter user, Steve Kim revealed this first on his page after an interview with Kilmas on Wednesday....

EFCC FC Through to Federation Cup Final

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

EFCC FC, the football club of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, March 18, 2022 booked a place to represent the Federal Capital Territory in the Federation Cup Final, after it emerged runners-up of the FCT FA Cup, losing the final game 2-4 on penalties to the...

Body Of Missing American Footballer Bryn Hargreaves Found After 14 Months

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2023March 20, 20230

The body of former rugby league player, Bryn Hargreaves, has been found in America more than a year after he went missing. According to DailyMail on Monday, the ex-player went missing after failing to show up for work in January 2023, sparking a massive police search. Bryn was working as...

Moment Sir Alex Ferguson Met 100-year-old Fan

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2023March 13, 20230

Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, recently met with a 100-year-old fan, Arthur Lilly. The heartwarming video of their meeting was shared on Man U’s Instagram page on Sunday. The caption read, “Sir Alex meeting 100-year-old fan, Arthur Lilly, is the most wholesome content you’ll see.” Credit: Instagram |...