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By Mathew Bala Nigerian Football Academy based in Delta State, Jude Gbaboyor Academy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Turkish clubs at a ceremony in Lagos. The signing ceremony, which was held on Thursday at Stop Over Hotel, Airport Road Ikeja facilitated by a UK-based Nigerian, Mr...

Dolores Aveiro, mother of football star Cristiano Ronaldo, has refuted claims that her son and longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, is having problems in their relationship. According to reports in Spanish and Portuguese media last month, the striker was “fed up” with the Spanish model and influencer and they were said...

Nigeria’s first Olympic Gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa, was on Thursday decorated as a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The officer was decorated by her new boss, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba. Ajunwa made history as the first Nigerian to win gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the...

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, in an interview with CNN Sports after winning the Laureaus World Sportsman of the Year award said he never had the idea of being considered in the top 10. While answering questions in the interview, Messi said, “The truth is that it is an honour today...

A throwback video re-emerged on Wednesday, where Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, stated that playing for Chelsea would be the greatest opportunity ever. The interview was conducted on TVC in 2016 after Osimhen became the all-time leading goal-scorer during the FIFA U-17 World Cup. When asked who his role model was,...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, celebrated Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, for leading Napoli to clinch its Seria A title after 33 years. The governor, in a statement shared on his Facebook page, said, “So many stories begin in Lagos and it’s always a moment of pride...

By Eric Ojo Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) has hosted the newly introduced Shuttle Time initiative, a grassroots programme that is developed by Badminton World Federation (BWF) in Nnewi, Anambra State.  Shuttle Time is a project in which lessons are designed to provide children with a positive image of badminton...

Argentine international football icon, Leo Messi, has been crowned the 2023 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Laureus revealed this in a post on its Instagram page on Monday. The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, which was first awarded in 2000, is an annual award honouring...

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, for a 10-day camping programme ahead of this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals. This was made known in a video shared on the Nigeria Football Federation Instagram page on Monday. The video was captioned, “ The Flying...

Argentine football superstar, Lionel Messi, has finally broken his silence after he was suspended by his football club, Paris Saint-Germain, for embarking on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Messi flew to the Middle East country at the start of the week on a supposed day off for the players...