Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to positioning the state as a hub for local and international sporting events, following the successful hosting of an international friendly match between Nigeria and Cameroon at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta. Speaking to journalists after the Super Falcons defeated the Lionesses of Cameroon 2-0, Abiodun disclosed that …

Rasheedat Ajibade scored twice as the Super Falcons earned a comfortable 2-0 win over Cameroon in the much-awaited international friendly match played on Tuesday at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta. It was a strong start from the hosts, who passed with confidence in the early stages and created several chances before the breakthrough came in the 26th minute when …

The international friendly between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon will now be held on Tuesday (tomorrow) at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta, after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rejected a proposed shift to Monday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Super Falcons, who had earlier announced the rescheduling of the tie via their official …

Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has named a 23-woman squad for the upcoming international friendlies against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, with captain Rasheedat Ajibade leading the side in the absence of star forward Asisat Oshoala. Oshoala, one of Nigeria’s most decorated players, is a notable omission from the list as Madugu turns his attention to testing the depth …

Five Nigerian pastors and others residing in the Idabato II community of Cameroon, formerly known as the Bakassi Peninsula, have been arrested and detained by the Cameroonian authorities. Their detention followed the kidnap of the community’s Divisional Officer, Ewane Roland, by armed men in early October. A former chairman of the Yoruba community in the defunct Bakassi Peninsula, Eniola Alabo, …

No fewer than 27 fishermen were slaughtered and four others were abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād popularly known as Boko Haram terrorist group in the fringes of Lake Chad on the border between Cameroon and Nigeria. It was gathered that terrorists suspected to be from the Buduma faction of Abou Ummaymah attacked a local fishing community harbouring …

Belgian Marc Brys has been appointed Rigobert Song’s replacement as Cameroon’s national team coach, the country’s sports ministry announced on Tuesday. The 61-year-old has coached 15 clubs in his career, in Belgium, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia. His last job was a three-year stint with Leuven. Brys’ assistant coach will be former Cameroon forward Francois Omam-Biyik, who scored 26 international …

It was a drama-filled fight night in Abuja at the weekend as Cameroon’s Octave Ayinde defeated Nigeria’s Vincent Ebenezer in the event’s main card. This was after another Nigerian, Yahaya Yahuza, had defeated Christopher Moly of DR Congo in the -84kg weight class. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 16 fighters slugged it out for …

The Nigerian Navy, said on Wednesday, that it arrested three men at Ibaka in the Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Monday as they were ferrying 10,000 litres of petrol to neighbouring Cameroon. The Commanding Officer of the Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Navy  Captain Uche Aneke handed over the suspects, the boat, and the petrol to …

Six Nigerian university lecturers, some refugees and asylum seekers, detained in Cameroon, after their alleged illegal deportation from Nigeria, have called on the National Assembly to intervene to secure their immediate and unconditional release. They had written to the House of Representatives, appealing for the intervention of the House to assist in releasing them from Cameroon prison, where they have …