Victor Osimhen completes loan switch to Galatasaray
Galatasaray have completed a deal to sign Victor Osimhen on loan from Napoli.
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Tinubu congratulates Bolaji on paralympic feat
President Bola Tinubu congratulated Ms. Eniola Mariam Bolaji on winning a medal in badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, becoming the first African athlete to achieve such a feat in the sport at the Games.
Tanimu replaces injured Osayi-Samuel as 19 players now in camp
Super Eagles’ interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has drafted in Benjamin Tanimu, who recently joined English League One (Third Division) club, Crawley Town FC, as a replacement for injured Bright Osayi-Samuel ahead of the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
NPFL explains decision to omit Beyond Limits, register Heartland for 2024/25 season
The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), yesterday, explained that it did not register Beyond Limits Football Academy for its 2024/25 season due to concerns regarding dual interest.
Tough battles await top seeds as CBN Junior Tennis Championship begins
Followers of Nigeria’s junior tennis are in for an exciting time at the 2024 CBN Junior Tennis Championship, which served off yesterday, in Lagos with the top seeds in the six events pitted against emerging talented players.
NFF partners UBEC to boost African Schools Football Championship
The Nigeria Football Federation and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have agreed to a fruitful collaboration that will see Nigeria challenging strongly for honors in the yearly African Schools Football Championship and also compel sporting infrastructure renewal in Nigeria’s pre-tertiary educational institutions.
NFF appoints Aliyu Zubairu as Flying Eagles’ head coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, appointed El-Kanemi’s Football Club’s coach, Aliyu Zubairu, as head coach of the national U-20 boys’ team, Flying Eagles.
At last, South African embassy grants Junior D’Tigers entry visas
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), yesterday, heaved a sigh of relief when the South African Embassy decided to issue entry visas to members of the national U-18 team basketball team, D’Tigers, who are billed to feature in the ongoing AfroBasket Men’s U-18 Championship, in Pretoria. The Nigerian was earlier scheduled to travel to South Africa last weekend, but the refusal of the embassy to issue the traveling document as required delayed their movement. Following the delay in issuing the documents, NBBF officials made frantic efforts yesterday to get the team to Pretoria early enough for their opening match against Egypt today.