IMC presents take-off grant to NPFL clubs today
Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye
Nigeria Sport News
First away win lifts Forest out of drop zone at Saints
SOUTHAMPTON, England: Taiwo Awoniyi scored and lifted Nottingham Forest out of the relegation zone with a first away win of the Premier League season on Wednesday (Jan 4) as Southampton remained rooted to the bottom of the table.
Opobo marathon winners to pocket N1m
The fifth edition of Opobo marathon, scheduled for January 5, 2023, continues to gather momentum as athletes and people from all walks of life arrive the ancient kingdom to participate in both the Leisure and Elite categories.
Brazil prepares to bury legend Pelé in city he made famous
Brazilian sports legend Pelé is being buried Tuesday, with his nation of more than 200 million people and the world watching.
Pele’s prophecy inspired my career in football — Owolabi
Felix Owolabi (left); Pele and Muda Lawal during the late Brazilian legend’s visit to Nigerian in 1977
The King is dead, long live the king
The world is mourning the passage of ‘the Black King’. I cannot help but add my humble voice to the outpouring of tributes. My friend Idy calls me up this morning from the United States. He wants to know if flags will be flown at half mast in Nigeria today in mournful acknowledgment of the passage of a great Black man whose place in Black history is in the category of Muhammed Ali, Nelson Mandela and Patrice Lumumba.