Katsina academy secures partnership with Maltese clubs
The Katsina State Football Academy has strengthened its European presence by securing partnerships with three prominent Maltese clubs.
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CHAN Eagles may face tough opponents as draw holds in Kenya
Super Eagles Team B will tomorrow know their group opponents as the draw for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 holds in Nairobi, Kenya. The draw will be conducted at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi at 20:00 local time.
Five major challenges before Super Eagles’ new manager, Chelle
It is no longer news that Eric Chelle has been unveiled as the new Super Eagles gaffer. Love or loathe him, Nigerians are left with no other choice but to wish him all the best as he takes over the reins as national team coach. Given the Frenchman’s background and the fact that he was sacked by FC Martugues, US Boulogne, and the Mali national team—and departed MC Oran in an unfavourable condition—Chelle might well be a divisive appointment. Having said that, he was able to transform the Eagles of Mali into a hard nut to crack, and the Elephant of Côte d’Ivoire can testify to this, given the fact that Mali was unlucky to have crashed out of the last AFCON. It took several bottles of cold water to calm Eric Chelle’s nerves after the Eagles of Mali eventually lost 2-1 to their hosts, and Chelle never recovered from that shock until he was eventually shown the door. But he has told anyone who cares to listen how excited he is to take up the job of one of Africa’s best national teams. While those excitements may have given way to reality, the pressure that comes with barking out orders to Super Eagles stars from the touchlines, below are five major challenges ahead of the stone-faced Super Eagles’ new manager, writes David Meshioye.1. Qualifying For the 2026 World Cup While Chelle’s job is safe irrespective of what comes out of the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, he will be a dead man walking should Nigeria fail to beat Rwanda and Zimbabwe in the two crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Golfers chase N20m as Acutech Pro-Am tees off in Lagos
The first competition of the Nigeria Professional Golf season, the 2025 Acutech Pro-Am Championship, teed off yesterday at the Ikeja Golf Club in Lagos.
Sources: Dodgers, Padres, Blue Jays finalists for Sasaki - ESPN
The Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays are the finalists to sign Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Monday.
Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead at house
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead at a house in Salford. Emergency services were called to a concern for welfare report at a property on Hope Hey Lane in Little Hulton at around 7.30am on Sunday (January 12).
Vegas man arrested in connection with Jontay Porter betting scheme - ESPN
A Las Vegas man was charged in connection with an illegal betting scheme involving Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors player who admitted to manipulating his performance for gambling purposes and was banned from the NBA.
‘It sucks’: Tsitsipas first big name to fall at Australian Open
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas said, “it sucks” after being on the end of the first big upset of the Australian Open on Monday, with the worst part having to hang around before his next tournament.