The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers opener on Saturday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The win came following a tremendous performance by Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman who scored one and two goals respectively. Lookman opened the scoring in the first…
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in the early hours of Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and…
Harvinder Singh won gold in the men’s individual recurve open competition, three years after earning India’s first Paralympic medal in Para archery. Three years after winning India’s first Paralympic archery medal, Harvinder Singh made more history by earning the country’s first gold in the sport. After the scoreboard showed that he won the final of the men’s individual…
When Mariam Eniola Bolaji defeated Oksana Kozyna to clinch bronze in the women’s Para badminton SL3 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, she created history not just for herself and her country Nigeria, but also for an entire continent. Why? Because Bolaji is now the first African player, male or female, to win a badminton medal…
Eniola Bolaji has won the first medal for Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics in Paris. She won a Paralympic Bronze Medal in the Women’s Singles SL3 category on Monday. Bolaji also became the first African Athlete to win a medal in Badminton at the Paralympics in Paris. She won the Women’s Singles SL3 Titles at…
