Ghana remains in a celebratory mood over 24 hours after the national football team bundled Nigeria out of the qualifying phase for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Many Ghanaians and neutrals doubted the ability of the Black Stars to edge the Super Eagles in the final stage of the qualifiers after playing goalless in the first leg in …

The Board of the Nigeria Armwrestling Federation on Monday appointed Navy Commodore Mayowa Olukoya as the Chairman, Local Organising Committee for the 2022 African Armwrestling Championship. The Championship, tagged “Nigeria 2022”, the 11th edition and will be hosted in Lagos from 19th to 24th July to 24, this year. Nigeria in 2017 hosted the 8th edition in Lagos. The Federation …

The protracted leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) is not about to abate as the two factions citing different authorities to claim legitimacy. One faction is led by Mark Igoche, while the other has Musa Ahmadu-Kida as head. Igoche told newsmen on Friday that he would obey the orders of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, while Ahmadu-Kida insisted that it …

Nigeria’s U20 national female football team, the Falconets on Saturday became the 13th side to qualify for this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in that category. Leading in the first leg 3-1, the squad added more pains to their Senegalese counterparts’ wound by winning 4-1 in Benin City in Africa’s final qualifying round. First leg heroine, Flourish Sebastine contributed two …

Ghana’s parliament is rallying support for the national football team, the Black Star ahead of Friday’s crucial encounter with Nigeria. Addressing the house on Wednesday, first deputy speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu asked all members to wear Black Stars-branded jerseys to the House on the match day in support of the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Nigeria. …

Three hundred and sixty-one. Those were the number of goals recorded in the first half of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), which resumes the second stanza on 3rd April. The 361 goals in centres across the country average 1.9 goals per game. Rafiu Ishaq of log leaders Rivers United emerged the highest scorer in the period with 11 goals. In …

The second half of the season will start next Sunday with Rivers United at the top of the table after garnering 42 points from 19 matches. Plateau United, who have been chasing the Pride of Rivers for weeks, finished midway through the season at No 2, a point short of the leaders. Rangers remain at third place, while Remo Stars …

Which team will lead the rest of the field into the second half of the season that is due to begin next weekend? The contest of log leadership is between current No 1 Rivers United and Plateau United. Both are separated by just a point, while the latter have a four-point advantage over Rangers in third. The Flying Antelopes have …

Gombe United frustrated Rivers United in Port Harcourt, but the home side stay on top of the table going into the last Matchday of the season’s first half. Goalless the game ended at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium. It was River United’s second barren result at home this term after the same scoreline against Sunshine Stars earlier. The result left Plateau …

Rivers United will be looking to step further in the race for leadership of the Nigerian topflight league. A positive result Sunday evening in Port Harcourt will see the Pride of Rivers to reach halfway in the season as No 1. Both Rivers United and Plateau United have each garnered 38 points, but the latter have a game on hand which …