40-year-old Nigerian boxer, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, has d!ed after collapsing during a boxing match in Ghana. The former National and West African light-heavyweight champion, was facing Accra-born John Mbanugu, nicknamed “Power” in an undercard bout of Ghana’s Professional Boxing League when the incident occurred at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Olanrewaju…
By Akanimo Kufre Agustino Mwamele’s brilliant effort gave Tanzania a comfortable victory against top-ranked Ugandan side on Saturday, Day two of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Lagos. Uganda dropped several catches, hence the chance to dismiss Tanzanian batters in the 1st inning of the game. Tanzania took the opportunity seriously and…
By Akanimo Kufre The top ranked Namibian cricket team was under severe pressure before a sudden comeback to victory against the Junior Yellow Greens of Nigeria by 10 runs at TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos. The Friday game of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers for Africa was thrilling as Nigeria fielders restrained…
A Spanish court on Friday, March 28, 2025, overturned Dani Alves’ conviction of rape on appeal. Alves, who played for Brazil and Barcelona during his football career, was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. He was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison…
Namibian captain, Francois Du Plessis (L) and Nigeria’s captain, Gafar Kareem. Akanimo Kufre Gafar Kareem, Nigeria’s U19 Cricket team captain, will lead his squad against the best ranked team, Namibia, in the six-nation qualification tournament in Lagos by 9:30 am on Friday March 28. Captain Gafar Kareem had promised to surpass the record of his…
The captains at the press conference. By Akanimo Kufre Six African Nations will begin hostilities for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifiers slated for 28th March to 6th April 2025 in Lagos. Consequently, the U19 cricket captains from Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and host Nigeria were at the Tafawa Belewa…
