The House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Wednesday pledged to wade into the crisis over unpaid bonuses to national football teams players by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Ekene Abubakar said this in Abuja at a meeting with the NFF at the National Assembly complex. The committee and the federation …

Manchester City won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time on Wednesday but needed penalties to beat Sevilla after a 1-1 draw in Athens. Youssef En-Nesyri’s towering first-half header gave the Spaniards the lead. European champions City were far from their slick best but hit back to force the game to penalties through Cole Palmer’s header. City were then …

Manchester City is in line to earn €5 million (£4.3 million) if they defeat Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night. The game is usually between the UEFA Champions League holders and winners of the UEFA Europa League. City will be looking to lift their fourth piece of silverware this evening in Piraeus, Greece. However, they could also …

It was a sad end to Nigeria’s pre-Olympics qualifiers after D’Tigers lost their second consecutive game to Mali at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos on Tuesday. After losing their first game of the qualifiers to Senegal on Monday, Ogoh Odaudu’s side needed a win to get back on track but they failed losing 77-68 to the Malians. Once again the …

Former Chelsea defender William Gallas has said that Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia are players for the future. He said that Chelsea need to bring in experienced players to help the midfielders and the young players in the squad succeed now. According to the former France international, Mauricio Pochettino’s side lacks experience throughout the team. Gallas, a former Arsenal defender, …

Montpellier striker, Akor Adams has laid a marker in the French Ligue 1 by becoming the first player to score two goals in his first league game, as well as recording the fastest brace in the French topflight. Following a move from Norwegian side Lillestrom last week, the Nigerian was handed his first appearance in Ligue 1 by coach Michel …

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, on Monday, hailed members of the Nigerian female football team, Super Falcons following their performance at the ongoing female FIFA World Cup championship. Super Falcons crashed out of the tournament following their loss through penalties to the English team, the Lionesses last week Monday. Addressing the players at the State House, Abuja, …

Some fans of former Super Eagles flamboyant skipper, Augustine Okocha (popularly called Jay-Jay) on Monday felicitated the midfield impresario as he clocked the quinquagenarian age of 50. Okocha began his football career with Rangers International Football Club of Enugu and made his maiden appearance for the country at the U-20 AFCON in the island country of Mauritius, in January 1993. …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced a nine-member technical committee to select a monthly NPFL Team of the Month, which will be made up of 11 players. There will be a coach and seven reserve players to complete the squad. NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye said the decision was arrived at to create aspirational value for the players and coaches. …

The World Athletics has denied the reports that Tobi Amusan has been cleared of doping and was now enabled to defend her title in the forthcoming World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Tobi, who was formerly excluded by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria from participating in the competition billed to hold 19th to 27th August, as a result of the …