The Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) has assured World Boxing Organisation’s cruiserweight champion, Lawrence Okolie of its support. The Nigerian-born British boxer, who has won four major titles under six years of his career, described his first time visit to his fatherland as a ‘thing of joy’. Okolie, whose father is from Igbuzor in Delta State, has …

It was an evening of victories for all the home sides as teams in danger of relegation showed the desire to stay afloat. Eight more games featured on Sunday, the second day of the commencement of the season’s second half, resulting in Niger Tornadoes and Lobi Stars climbing out of the drop four, while MFM moved up a step from …

Rivers United’s hold on the top spot in the last six weeks is under threat this Sunday evening at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, the temporary home of Sunshine Stars of Akure. Here, Plateau United will go for a win, and if achieved, the result will lift them to the top of the table for the second time this season. …

The League Management Company (LMC) on Wednesday ordered an indefinite closure of the Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi, the home ground of Wikki Tourists. It also directed the club to play their home fixtures behind closed doors at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. The orders followed the conclusion of investigations of the aftermath of the Matchday 19 fixture between …

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 …