Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist, Maiyegun, dies at 85
Nigeria’s first medalist at the Olympic Games, Nojim Maiyegun, is dead.
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Rangers draw G.D. Sagrada Esperança as Enyimba get Etoile de Filante
Nigeria’s remaining clubs in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inter-club competitions, Rangers Football Club of Enugu, and Enyimba Football Club of Aba, have been drawn against Angolan and Burkinabe sides respectively in the Second Round of their various championships.
Israel Adesanya labels Lagos babes prostitutes
Nigeria professional mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, has labelled Lagos females as ‘asewo’, a Yoruba derogatory word meaning prostitutes.
Rangers scrape through, El-Kanemi out of CAF competitions
It was mixed fortunes for Nigerian clubs at the CAF inter-club competitions, at the weekend, with Enugu Rangers barely managing to qualify for the second round of the Champions League, while El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri were eliminated from the Confederation Cup.
Bruno Labbadia named as new Nigeria coach
:Former German international Bruno Labbadia has been named as Nigeria’s new coach, becoming the third appointment to the post this year.
Mikel challenges Jackson to ‘shut me up with goals’
Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has challenged Ivorian striker Nicolas Jackson to shut him up with his goals.
AFN hopeful as Nigeria’s junior athletes seek glory in Peru
After a near-disastrous outing at Tokyo Olympics three years ago, Nigeria’s junior athletes brought relief to the country by putting up outstanding performances at the World U-20 Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. The country placed third overall for the first time in history at the championships just a few months after the Games.
Nigerian junior athlete accused of rape in America gets freedom, cries out
Nigerian junior athlete, Emmanuel Ineh Ortisemeyiwa, was a promising athlete with potential to be a world champion in the long jump, but his life and athletics career took a tragic turn after he was accused of rape in Alabama, United States.